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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.
Worm Lab in the Media
Worm Lab in the Media DetailsSpatiotemporal analysis of the Winter Skate’s (Leucoraja ocellata) abundance, distribution, and co-occurrence with commercial fish stocks in Canada’s Northwest Atlantic
Investigating predator-prey dynamics of leatherback sea turtles and jellyfish in Atlantic Canadian waters The Winter Skate (Leucoraja ocellata) is listed as endangered in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with a declining population trend. Its main threats include natural predation and bycatch. My honours thesis will use DFO RV survey data from 1970-2017 and novel statistical models… DetailsAssessing Changing Baleen Whale Distributions Relative to Human Pressure
Assessing Changing Baleen Whale Distributions Relative to Human Pressure The Northwest Atlantic Ocean (NWA) is home to six baleen whale species, that are becoming threatened by increasing human pressures. Baleen whales are commonly injured by collisions with vessels. Furthermore, their food supply and habitat quality is threatened by environmental changes caused by climate change, but… DetailsHome
Whats Going On? Whales, Ships, and the Northwest AtlanticWorm 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! Whats Going On? Whales, Ships, and the Northwest AtlanticWorm Lab student Hannah Solway is featured in Eco Magazine’s, Marine Mammals Special Issue! Read her article and listen to… DetailsMAINSTREET NS | Jan 19, 2022
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.
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. LISTEN DetailsMAINSTREET NS | Nov 17, 2021
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.