Feces from animals such as blue whales (pictured) play an important role in the ocean's carbon cycle.
ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ: wildestanimal / Adobe Stock
Showcase
Northern Latitudes: Observing a Warming Ocean
Tracking changes in sea surface temperature is an important tool for understanding climate change in the Arctic.
Dr. Tony Spaghetti (left) and communications manager Alex Tesar (right) like to go on hikes together.
ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ: Rachael Cadman
Floe Edge Blog
Meet the Team Q & A: Alex Tesar, Communications Manager
Welcome to our Q & A series with staff meant to help you get to know us better. Alex Tesar is Communications Manager for Oceans North and has a background in journalism and marine policy.
Bowhead whales moving through the ice.
Commentary
What We’re Watching for at the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress
In Vancouver, there’s a big opportunity to work together on ambitious policies and projects that will help protect our ocean.
A shoal of Atlantic cod swim inside a fishing net.
ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ: Paulo Oliveira
Showcase
New Paper Finds Important Fisheries Data Is Caught in Red Tape
A DFO policy called the “rule of five” is being applied in ways that needlessly restrict access to information.
Two belugas swim in the Seal River.
ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ: Oceans North
Campaign Milestone
How Belugas React to Whale-Watching Boats in Western Hudson Bay
A multi-year study of how belugas are affected by whale-watching boats in Western Hudson Bay has found that the whales are interacting with vessels more than in the past and may have become used to the boats over the last decade and a half.
ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ: Nick Hawkins
Floe Edge Blog
Managing Fisheries in an Age of Climate Change: American Lobster
This blog is part of a series on how to incorporate climate change into fisheries management. Click here to learn more and read an introduction to the project, or check out our other case studies on Atlantic mackerel and...
