When juvenile wild salmon migrate to sea this spring, there will be six fewer salmon farms on the coast of BC. According a press release from the ‘Namgis First Nation (Alert Bay), back in 2019, “three First Nations off northeastern Vancouver Island signed agreements with the federal and […]
Researchers found that the oceans are dramatically changing due to climate change, the latest evidence of a warming world. The planet’s oceans were the warmest in recorded history in 2019, according to a new analysis published Monday. An international team of researchers analyzed temperature data from sources around the […]
Marine litter notoriously affects the ecosystems of our world’s waterways. As a result, industries such as fisheries and tourism, and even governments, continue to experience sustained economic impacts. To date, few studies have explored the topic of marine litter costs, which limits the ability of local governments to […]
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is aiming to protect the cost of British Columbia through Operation Virus Hunter. As part of that operation Sea Shepherd crew members have been on the water documenting a mass salmon die-off event at salmon farms within Clayoquot Sound, a UNESCO listed World Biosphere […]
A trio of divers off the western coast of Norway had a close encounter with a drifting gelatinous blob — a squid’s egg sac as big as an adult human. A video captured shows a diver slowly circling a spherical blob surrounded by a transparent membrane, with a dark mass […]
Operation Milagro, Sea Shepherd’s campaign to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, reached a significant milestone this month. Over the past six seasons of the campaign, more than 1000 pieces of illegal fishing gear have been removed from the Upper Gulf of California. This federally-protected and UNESCO recognized […]
Nearly half a billion animals have been killed in Australia’s devastating bushfires. Rare species of birds, bees and marsupials on Kangaroo Island could be near extinction. A quarter of Kangaroo Island’s beehives has been destroyed, while thousands of koalas have been killed. Locals have also expressed concern about […]
Millions of hectares of land have burned in the bushfires in Australia, killing an estimated 1 billion animals. As the death toll climbs, many creatures have been orphaned or left without homes. In particular some unique ecosystems, like the one of Kangaroo Island are hit especially hard. Ecologists […]
The Ocean Cleanup (non profit) develops technology to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. To do so, we all need to not only clean up the plastic that is currently there, but also stop new plastic from entering the ocean via rivers. River Cleanup Explained: See the Interceptor […]
A new study reveals stress-reducing benefits for office workers when even just viewing a small plant on their desk. According to a new study from researches at the University of Hyogo in Awaji, Japan, the mere sight of an indoor plant can reduce stress at work. “In modern […]
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