Protected Areas

At the very top of the world lies a place few have visited: the Central Arctic Ocean.

Science & Monitoring

Between Devon Island and Ellesmere Island, on the western edge of the North Water polynya, researchers are studying changes in deep ocean currents and how these waters may impact the melting of glaciers and the productivity of the marine ecosystem.

Indigenous-led Conservation

26,000 square kilometres of important marine habitat could soon become the Wiinipaawk Indigenous Protected Area.

For the Climate

The new legislation offers opportunities to create jobs, reduce emissions, and protect the marine environment.

Zero–Emission Vessels

Over the last two weeks, countries around the world met at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters in London to discuss an important but often overlooked problem: how to reduce emissions from ships.

Zero–Emission Vessels

Oceans North is attending International Maritime Organization (IMO) meetings on greenhouse gas emissions in London next week. We sat down with Amy Nugent, Associate Director of Marine Climate Action, to talk to her before she left for the meetings and asked her about the key issues under discussion.

Protected Areas

Between Greenland’s west coast and Canada’s Ellesmere Island is Pikialasorsuaq, also known as Savarjuaq in Nunavut. The Arctic’s largest polynya, it is an invaluable point of connectivity between the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans and a rich ecosystem that has sustained Inuit in Canada and Greenland from time immemorial.

Resilient Livelihoods

For generations, John Noksana Jr.'s people have lived off the ocean.

Healthy Waters

On August 2nd, 2024, states at the ISA gathered and voted to elect a Secretary General—but this was no ordinary election. In fact, the recent International Seabed Authority (ISA) meeting culminated in one of the most important elections you probably haven’t heard about for a position you might not be familiar with. And what happened could have major implications for the ocean.