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Feces from animals such as blue whales (pictured) play an important role in the ocean's carbon cycle.

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Northern Latitudes: Observing a Warming Ocean

Tracking changes in sea surface temperature is an important tool for understanding climate change in the Arctic.
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Dr. Tony Spaghetti (left) and communications manager Alex Tesar (right) like to go on hikes together.

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.
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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.
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A shoal of Atlantic cod swim inside a fishing net.

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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.
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Two belugas swim in the Seal River.

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.
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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...