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Fisheries and Oceans Canada said that more #whale deaths were expected due to lower food supplies in their northern feeding grounds last summer, and at least two of the whales found this year were described as in "extremely emaciated" condition. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hawaii’s False Killer Whales Are Wasting Away nautil.us/hawaiis-fals... 🧪🦑🌎
Is this concerning anybody else? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
📸 Say hello to the magical spiny seahorse, or Hippocampus histrix, logged onto iSeahorse by citizen scientist Joanna Frais.
Upload your seahorse sightings onto iSeahorse too! Learn more here: www.iseahorse.org
Of the 10 whales discovered this season, three were found dead in a span of two weeks last month near Haida Gwaii, another four bodies were discovered in April near Vancouver Island.
Of the 10 whales discovered this season, three were found dead in a span of two weeks last month near Haida Gwaii, another four bodies were discovered in April near Vancouver Island.
You can't be saying these deals are still compatible with net-zero by 2050. They're not. The deal is not compatible with it. Just be honest with Canadians about this, said @simondonner.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca @ubcgeography.bsky.social www.msn.com/en-ca/news/i...
The total catch weighed about 1,400 kilograms — enough that some of the turbot could be distributed in the Arctic community while about 680 kilograms could be sold to Skipper Otto , a Vancouver-based company that runs a subscription-style program for Canadian #seafood. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Climate change is causing #fish to move to cooler water. But what if their escape route is blocked?
theconversation.com/climate-chan...
Canada's #ocean research has untapped potential: New report from Council of Canadian Academies. @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social was a participant in this report. www.cca-reports.ca/reports/mobi... (@sppga.ubc.ca @SolvingFCB @feru-ubc.bsky.social)
“That’s 25 #viruses for every person living in Canada,” notes Dr. Curtis Suttle @virosphere.bsky.social . “The prevalence of viruses traveling through the atmosphere likely explains how a virus can be found on one continent & deposited on another.” @science.ubc.ca glassalmanac.com/viruses-lite...
Brazil’s environmental agency approved oil drilling off the mouth of the Amazon River, even though oil company Petrobras considers it “unfeasible” to rescue large animals like #manatees in the event of an oil spill. news.mongabay.com/2026/06/amaz...
A small team of fishermen caught about 1,400 kilograms of turbot north of Clyde River in late April. It was enough to share with the community, and also sell a quantity to Vancouver-based business Ski...
Viruses Descend from the Sky Viruses are falling from the sky, according to a recent study, which found that millions of viruses are airborne each day,…
