Campaign Milestone
Introducing Canada’s Arctic Marine Atlas
Our new atlas provides a comprehensive overview of the Arctic marine environment, from the people who rely on its natural resources to the marine mammals and seabirds that thrive there.
Oceans North Executive Director Louie Porta at the JPAC meeting in Toro Negro, Puerto Rico.
Crédit : CEC
Travel Story
Lessons in Community Resilience
What recovering from disasters can teach us about adapting to our shared future.
Part of Thomas Raddall Provincial Park, displayed in 2D using aerial imagery collected by the drone.
Crédit : Maxime Lapierre, MAPVisLab
Showcase
How Drones Can Help Nova Scotia Communities Adapt to Climate Change
Maps can help people better understand and visualize the threats our coastline is facing, as well as help identify current and future issues.
Collecting seawater samples through the ice outside Pond Inlet, Nunavut.
Crédit : Sid Pain
Floe Edge Blog
Pilot Program Conducts Ocean Plastics Workshop with Youth from Nunavut’s Pond Inlet
The Arctic Community Ocean Plastics Initiative samples seawater to look for microplastics and trains northern youth to build capacity for community-based plastic monitoring in the Arctic.
An adult beluga whale approaches a tourist boat. Many thousands of tourists come to Churchill each summer wanting to see these white whales up close.
Crédit : Jessica Sportelli for Oceans North
Guest Post
Studying How Belugas Interact with Churchill’s Whale-watching Boats
In July, Oceans North launched a study examining how beluga whales in Manitoba’s Churchill River spend their time and how they behave around whale-watching boats and other tourism-related vessels.
Atlantic herring.
Crédit : Ingrid Maasik
Commentary
Decision-Makers Are in the Dark on Atlantic Herring
We need more scientific information to ensure herring's future in Atlantic Canada.
Crédit : Krasowit
Commentary
Twenty-seven Years After the Cod Collapse, We Still Haven’t Learned Our Lesson
A strong Northern Cod stock could help rural Newfoundland and Labrador—if it isn't overfished first.
Time-lapse camera image from "Floe Cam" on Mt. Herodier above Eclipse Sound.
Crédit : Oceans North
Floe Edge Blog
Sea Ice Cams Spring to Life in Nunavut’s Eclipse Sound
Time-lapse sea-ice cameras installed a year ago in Nunavut's Eclipse Sound have come back to life and are sending images of this Arctic region.
