Feds called on to enforce emergency closure of B.C.’s last herring fishery
Conservation groups are calling for the immediate closure of the herring fishery in the Strait...
Can deep sea mining be sustainable?
Canada’s aspiring goals of global environmental leadership beyond our own continental shelf should provide the...
The demand for luxury shellfish is polluting the ocean with plastic
The federal government has given the West Coast shellfish industry a green light to expand...
A deepsea ‘oasis’ is slated to become Canada’s biggest protected area
An area four times the size of Vancouver Island is home to smoking vents, volcanic...
Canada’s Upcoming Fish Farm Rules Likely to Prop Up Industry, Critics Warn
As the federal government considers bringing in new laws to govern fish farms, there is...
How Oil Lobbyists Pressured Canada to Allow Drilling in a Marine Park
Sharks, sea turtles, corals, wolffish — the 1,200 kilometre Laurentian Channel off the southwest coast...
DFO Slams Kinder Morgan’s Shoddy Analysis of Oil Tankers’ Impact on Whales
A report submitted to the National Energy Board (NEB) by the federal Department of Fisheries and...
The Secret Lives of Sea Otters: Top Predators Not So Cute and Cuddly After All
Sea otters score top marks on the cute and cuddly scale as they float around...
‘Explosion of Discovery’ at Remote B.C. Research Station Bucks Trend of Cuts to Science
A former luxury fishing lodge on a remote island off B.C.’s Central Coast has been...
