Green your life: A practical guide to an eco-conscious lifestyle
Worm Lab student Hannah Solway goes above and beyond for an assignment and self-publishes a comprehensive guide to ‘going green’, from agricultural choices to second-hand shopping.
Sixth right whale death in Canadian waters sets researchers on urgent mission for solutions
There is a growing urgency to identify where endangered North Atlantic right whales are migrating, say researchers after a sixth dead mammal was discovered in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Little fish, big impact: How the loss of herring hurts more than our oceans
‘There used to be schools miles long. And now there’s rarely schools more than a few hundred yards long’
Ocean School Makes a Splash with Webby Awards
Often referred to as the “Oscars of the Internet,” the Webby Awards recognize excellence on the Internet
Marine life worse off inside ‘protected’ areas, analysis reveals
Destructive trawling is more intense inside official marine sanctuaries, while endangered fish are more common outside them, a startling analysis of Europe’s seas has revealed.
Ocean School provides students an immersive education on watery realm
Ocean school isn’t a physical place, it’s an online space – and it’s full of possibilities as students are immersed in ocean school while on dry land.
‘We want to be relevant’: Dalhousie, NFB launch new ocean VR learning tool
Dalhousie marine biology professor Boris Worm has been obsessed with the ocean for a long time, and for the last six years, has been obsessed with getting others hooked on his lifelong passion.
New study shines light on shadowy fisheries operating beyond national jurisdictions
It is a phenomenon that happens far from shore, with fishing boats transferring their catches to large, refrigerated ships that carry the lucrative haul back to ports for distribution around the world. The practice – known as transshipment – has for decades operated in the shadows, largely beyond the reach of prying eyes and national…
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Fischer beanspruchen mehr als die Hälfte der weltweiten Ozeanfläche
Etwa 90 Millionen Tonnen Fisch zogen Fischer im Jahr 2015 aus den Weltmeeren. Doch welche Schiffe sich wie lange wo befanden – und ob sie sich nur dort aufhielten, wo sie das auch durften -, war lange Zeit nicht nachzuvollziehen.
Large-scale commercial fishing covers more than half of the oceans, study finds
Scientists tag sharks to see where they roam in the high seas, but until now they couldn’t track the seas’ biggest eater: Humans. By using ships’ own emergency beacons, researchers got the first comprehensive snapshot of industrial fishing’s impacts around the globe. And it’s huge — bigger than scientists thought, according to a new study. Read…
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