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Healthy Waters

What Canada Can Do Next to Protect the High Seas

Signing the high seas treaty was an important step. But as with any big step forward, it is only the start of the next chapter.

For the Ocean

Oceans North Celebrates Canada’s Signing of High Seas Treaty

The signing is an important step towards protecting marine ecosystems that make up nearly half the planet.

Protected Areas

Oceans North Celebrates Next Step Towards Protection for Western...

Today, the Mushkegowuk Council and Parks Canada announced they have completed the feasibility study for a new National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA) in western Weeneebeg (James Bay) and southwestern Washaybeyoh (Hudson Bay).

For the Ocean

Manitoba’s Beluga Habitat Sustainability Plan

This document, originally published by the government of Manitoba in 2016, is part of “TomorrowNow - Manitoba’s Green Plan,” an eight-year strategic action plan for mobilizing Manitobans to protect the environment with an environmentally conscious economy.

For the Ocean

Conservation and Safety Concerns Give Grounds for Closure of...

Given the conservation and safety concerns, Oceans North supports the proposed closures of the elver fishery for the 2024 season.

Resilient Livelihoods

Study Suggests Indigenous Harvesting Promotes Better Health

In many remote Indigenous communities, hunting and harvesting on the land and sea puts food on the table and reduces reliance on over-priced groceries—but researchers are discovering the benefits of harvesting go well beyond the economic.

For the Ocean

As DFO Lifts Moratorium on Redfish, Oceans North Welcomes Low and...

HALIFAX—The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans announced that Canada is reopening the Unit 1 redfish fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, ending the official moratorium that has been in place for nearly three decades. The department has set an initial quota of 25,000 tonnes, with 10 percent allocated to Indigenous communities.

Protected Areas

The Ice Bridge: Monitoring the Wildlife of Pikialasorsuaq

The Arctic’s largest polynya, known as Pikialasorsuaq in Greenland and Sarvarjuaq in Nunavut, is both a biologically rich hotspot for marine mammals, seabirds and fish and a crucial source of sustenance for the people of the region.

Indigenous-led Conservation

An Important Step Towards Indigenous-led Protection of Seal River...

This 50,000-square-kilometre expanse of tundra, forest and wetland in Northern Manitoba is an extraordinary repository of northern biodiversity.

Credit - Alexander Semenov

For the Ocean

Who’s Eating Whom? Untangling the Marine Food Web in Western...

New research will help us understand what measures are needed to ensure a thriving ecosystem.