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Whats Going On? Whales, Ships, and the Northwest Atlantic

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Worm Lab student Hannah Solway is featured in Eco Magazine’s, Marine Mammals Special Issue! Read her article and listen to her accompanying recorded podcast here!

Some good ocean news from 2022

MAINSTREET NS | Jan 2, 2023

Some Good Ocean News From 2022

2022 had its fair share of bad news, but there was also some really good news that was was overshadowed, according to our oceans guy Boris Worm. He studies the oceans at Dalhousie University and dropped into Studio A to start off our new year on an optimistic note.

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What a ‘fin whale feeding frenzy’ can tell us about the health of our oceans

MAINSTREET NS | Jul 26, 2022

What a ‘fin whale feeding frenzy’ can tell us about the health of our oceans

A scientific paper out last week describes the first sightings of huge aggregations of fin whales around Elephant Island in Antarctica. Our oceans guy Boris Worm looked into these findings and what they might mean for the health of our oceans.

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Remembering biology professor Jeff Hutchings, an advocate for science

MAINSTREET NS | Feb 2, 2022

Remembering biology professor Jeff Hutchings, an advocate for science

People are remembering Dalhousie biology professor Jeff Hutchings as a principled advocate for science and as someone who was committed to sharing accessible scientific information to the public. He died on the weekend at age 63.

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A vast icefish breeding colony has been discovered off Antarctica

MAINSTREET NS | Jan 19, 2022

A vast icefish breeding colony has been discovered off Antarctica

Mainstreet’s oceans guy Boris Worm tells host Jeff Douglas about the discovery of 60-million icefish whose nests are occupying 240-square-kilometers of the ocean floor off Antarctica. And this is weird— they have clear blood.

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How leaving nature alone to regenerate is helping to reduce our impact on the climate

MAINSTREET NS | Nov 17, 2021

How leaving nature alone to regenerate is helping to reduce our impact on the climate

There’s a lot of talk right now about the effects of climate change and the challenges involved in mitigation, but new research from the Global Carbon Project comes to some surprising conclusions about the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Mainstreet’s oceans guy Boris Worm spoke with host Jeff Douglas about the new findings.

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Boris Worm, Dalhousie University

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Whats Going On? Whales, Ships, and the Northwest Atlantic

Some good ocean news from 2022

MAINSTREET NS | Jan 2, 2023

Some Good Ocean News From 2022

What a ‘fin whale feeding frenzy’ can tell us about the health of our oceans

MAINSTREET NS | Jul 26, 2022

What a ‘fin whale feeding frenzy’ can tell us about the health of our oceans

Remembering biology professor Jeff Hutchings, an advocate for science

MAINSTREET NS | Feb 2, 2022

Remembering biology professor Jeff Hutchings, an advocate for science

A vast icefish breeding colony has been discovered off Antarctica

MAINSTREET NS | Jan 19, 2022

A vast icefish breeding colony has been discovered off Antarctica

How leaving nature alone to regenerate is helping to reduce our impact on the climate

MAINSTREET NS | Nov 17, 2021

How leaving nature alone to regenerate is helping to reduce our impact on the climate

More ocean needs to be protected, for the sake of marine species and humans

OFI-led project uses satellites to track endangered right whales in real time

Childhood dream to save whales coming true for Dalhousie Student

Green your life: A practical guide to an eco-conscious lifestyle

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