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Healthy Waters

Fuel Drum Cleanup Helps Protect Torngat Mountains Base Camp and...

More than 600 used fuel drums were successfully removed from the Torngat Mountains Base Camp and Research Station, also known as Kangidlusuak.

Credit - Nick Hawkins

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What Can the Pandemic Teach Us About Protecting Nature?

The pandemic-related lockdowns this year have offered glimpses of a healthier natural world while highlighting the crucial need to do more to conserve our environment.

Credit - NOAA/US Dept. of Commerce

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Oceans North’s Place in a Warming World

In order to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon future, 2020 must begin a decade of unprecedented climate action.

Credit - Gfed

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How We Can Limit Fishing North of 72°N

There is a way to both protect the area and preserve the opportunity to fish in the future.

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Why We Should Limit Fishing North of 72°N

Industrial-scale commercial fishing poses a threat to the ecosystem and to future community-based fisheries.

Credit - Nick Hawkins

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Atlantic Canadians think ocean protection can help grow the...

Atlantic Canadians greatly value the ocean’s role in our collective prosperity: 99% of respondents stated that the ocean and the marine environment are important to the region’s economy.

Credit - Ingrid Maasik

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Decision-Makers Are in the Dark on Atlantic Herring

We need more scientific information to ensure herring's future in Atlantic Canada.

Credit - Chris Debicki

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Ottawa and Inuit Reach Historic Agreement to Co-Manage Arctic...

Ottawa and Qikiqtani Inuit Assocation today announced an historic agreement that finalizes a joint governance model for the long-sought Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area which will protect more than 109,000 square kilometres of biologically rich Arctic waters.

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Twenty-seven Years After the Cod Collapse, We Still Haven’t...

A strong Northern Cod stock could help rural Newfoundland and Labrador—if it isn't overfished first.

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Modernized Fisheries Act is a win for aquatic ecosystems,...

The updated Fisheries Act restores protection for fish habitats, while also making substantial improvements to the way fisheries are managed.