Healthy Oceans archives
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Worth Saving? The United Nations merry-go-'roundnose' begins
September 6, 2011The last months of 2011 are a critical period for the conservation of deep-sea fish and other marine life including the Worth Saving poster child the Roundnose Grenadier. The Deep... More »
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Another step forward for closed-containment aquaculture
August 4, 2011A closed-containment salmon-rearing demonstration facility in Campbell River, BC will receive an extra $3.41 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a government not-for-profit foundation. SDTC funds clean... More »
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Hundreds of students honour the endangered basking shark
August 2, 2011On June 8 2011, students and teachers from five schools in and around Victoria B.C. celebrated Oceans Day in a fun and creative way. In an event organized by the... More »
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Politics trumps science yet again: Ottawa silences fisheries scientist
July 27, 2011Another sad day for science. Senior political staff in Ottawa have prevented a fisheries scientist from speaking out about her research. Dr. Kristi Miller's work as the head of a... More »
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How do Canadian supermarkets check out at the fish counter?
July 7, 2011Greenpeace Canada released a report on the state of Supermarket Seafood Sustainability today. "Emerging from the Deep" details the need for the food retail sector to step up their sustainable... More »
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Canada Safeway commits to sustainable seafood
July 5, 2011Safeway Canada has committed to an ambitious goal: by 2015, all its fresh and frozen seafood will come from sustainable and traceable sources or be in a credible improvement project. More »
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Mass ocean extinction within a generation unless we act now
June 21, 2011Human activity could cause many of the world's ocean plants and animals to become extinct within our lifetimes or the lifetimes of our children, according to a report released today... More »
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Fisheries cuts fly in face of Cohen Commission
June 16, 2011We've reached a point where Pacific salmon are in trouble, and the benefits we derive from salmon are not going to be anything like they used to be unless we change our ways and rebuild. More »
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SeaChoice's Educator's Guide: Helping make kids responsible ocean stewards
June 14, 2011You might know why it's important to eat only sustainable seafood, but does the next generation? Keeping our oceans healthy is our responsibility now, but it's one that will soon... More »
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1000 children will make a Basking Shark
June 6, 2011This Wednesday June 8th I'm going to be celebrating World Oceans Day in a spectacular way. More »
