Healthy Oceans archives
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Salmon farming continues to be a major issue
March 14, 2012Salmon farming continues to be a major issue in Canada and the world. The David Suzuki Foundation receives many questions about this issue, and our CEO's recent meeting with a... More »
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Scott Wallace, Sustainable Fisheries Analyst explains why the spring herring spawn is the ecological event of the year on the Pacific Coast.
Pacific Underwater: herring's spring fling
March 13, 2012Scott Wallace, Sustainable Fisheries Analyst at the David Suzuki Foundation, thinks the annual herring spawn is the most ecologically significant event of the year on the Pacific coast. He compares it to the great migrations in Africa, but says that because this migration is underwater, few of us notice. More »
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Pondering the power of an acidified ocean
March 5, 2012Burning fossil fuels is the largest contributor to ocean acidification, and all of this "extra" carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is having many effects all over the planet. More »
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World Oceans Summit in Singapore
February 29, 2012The World Oceans Summit saw global political, business and science leaders standing up to say that we have the solutions for our ocean, and we're willing to work together to solve them. It's time that Canada does its share of the work — the payoff is too great to ignore. More »
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Pacific Underwater: Lingcod in February
February 23, 2012Scott Wallace explains why he was once bit on the head by a lingcod. More »
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Pacific Underwater: Salmon in February
February 10, 2012There's a lot of action out in the Pacific Ocean this week. Millions of salmon are on their way to the coastal waters of British Columbia, back from an annual journey that has taken them thousands of kilometers out into the north and western Pacific. More »
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Royal Society calls mayday for Canada's oceans
February 7, 2012On February 2nd, ten prominent marine research scientists affiliated with the Royal Society of Canada released a comprehensive report about the state of our oceans. They don't like what they... More »
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We are the oceans
January 31, 2012Whether we eat fish or not, we are directly affected by the state of the oceans. Yet, we continue to overfish our waters and spew toxins and garbage into our rivers, lakes and oceans with little thought to the impact on the planet and our health. More »
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Remembering Canada's Forgotten Ocean
January 26, 2012If you live on the coast, or know about the ecology of the Pacific Ocean, we welcome contributions and comments. So please write to us at pacific@davidsuzuki.org or comment on this blog to help chronicle and celebrate a year in the life of the Pacific Ocean. More »
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The best laid plans of cruise ship captains and pipeline builders
January 23, 2012The cruise ship Costa Concordia used "the most up-to-date of technologies and the best practices anywhere in the world." It's clear that these "best practices" probably didn't include Captain Schettino deciding to wave hello to a friend on shore. We humans are an unpredictable bunch. More »
