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Protected Areas

Northern Latitudes: Mapping the North Water Polynya

Northern Latitudes is a series examining how maps and mapmaking contribute to our work. This is a Q & A with Melissa Turner, marine geographer for Oceans North, about how and why mapping is used to track climate-related changes in the North Water polynya, also known as Pikialasorsuaq in Greenland, and Sarvarjuaq in Nunavut.

Fish & Fishing

New Decision on Atlantic Herring Provides Some Relief for...

HALIFAX—Today, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced that the total allowable catch for the Southwest Nova Scotia/Bay of Fundy herring stock would be 16,000 tonnes—a 5,000-tonne reduction from the current quota. This total allowable catch will remain the same over the next four years as the department prepares a new rebuilding plan for the stock, which has been critically depleted since 2017.

For the Ocean

Oceans North Bids Farewell to Executive Director, Welcomes New...

Oceans North is bidding farewell to former Executive Director Louie Porta today as it transitions to a new leadership structure.

For the Ocean

Northern Cod Decision Repeats Mistakes of the Past

Reopening the commercial fishery risks undoing any progress made to rebuild this important stock.

Credit - Nick Hawkins

Fish & Fishing

Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Northwest Atlantic...

A new study has evaluated the impact of climate change on northwest Atlantic fish stocks and found that some of the most economically valuable ones, such as the $3.26 billion lobster fishery, have the highest risk of exposure to hazardous conditions in the future.

For the Ocean

New Paper Highlights Risks to Marine Life in Warming Northwest...

HALIFAX—As the oceans reach record-breaking temperatures this year, it’s clear that our rapidly warming waters are already having an impact on marine life. But what will that look like in the global warming hotspot of the Northwest Atlantic—and how will it affect the species that many coastal communities depend on for their livelihoods?

Fish & Fishing

Building Climate-Resilient Fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic

Climate change poses a growing threat to marine life, creating an urgent need for climate-informed management strategies.

Credit - NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration

Healthy Waters

Where Does Canada Stand on Deep-Sea Mining?

“It’s beyond time that we stop treating the deep ocean as something to exploit, and start treating it for what it really is: a mind-blowingly vast, virtually unknown world within our world,” John Oliver concluded in his most recent Last Week Tonight segment on deep-sea mining.

For the Ocean

Oceans North Welcomes Action on Marine and Freshwater...

OTTAWA—Today, the government released its 2030 Nature Strategy, a plan for how Canada will take on the urgent challenge of protecting biodiversity. Oceans North is celebrating this important milestone, as well as some concrete actions that will help aquatic species.

Fish & Fishing

Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement Meeting Ends with Step...

INCHEON, KOREA—The third Conference of Parties (COP) of the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement (CAOFA) concluded this week in Incheon, Korea, marking a significant step forward in the protection of one of the planet’s most vulnerable marine environments.