The Florida legislation will go into effect in 2021 in an effort to protect the world’s third-largest barrier reef ecosystem. The planet’s coral reefs are in trouble. Like many organisms and habitats, they are suffering […]
At Dalhousie University, Lindy Weilgart has been studying underwater noise for 25 years. Given all the stressors on the ocean, from pollution to absorbing most of the carbon dioxide we’re putting in the atmosphere, we […]
The annual melting of ice on Antarctica happens faster than ever before. The pace is about six times higher than forty years ago. This is causing an ever-increasing increase in sea level, scientists warn Monday. […]
Our Ocean is dying. Plankton is disappearing and scientists do not know why. Actually scientists not in the employment of the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans do know why. We should all know why. […]
After a few big players entered the ring, the environment was spared some 1.5 billion plastic shopping bags in under 100 days. This is remarkable, and a model for other countries around the world. After […]
Scientists say there’s more to the pollution problem than the huge masses of debris that grab public attention. The crisis of plastics filling up the world’s oceans is more complex than it appears. Contrary to […]
Shark populations have dropped over 90% in the past 30 years, threatening the balance of life on earth upon which we depend on. We don’t think you want to be contributing to the demise of […]
In June, the Trump administration tossed out a rule on marine protection for whales and sea turtles caught in fishing nets off the West Coast. The rule change was made despite the fishing industry’s having […]
Conservationists on Canada’s West Coast are raising a red flag. A diver and BC government captured video and took various samples of what some fish farms release into the ocean. The video footage caught the […]
