In The News: Coasts & Oceans

2022-03-30

Solutions do exist. ‘It would be great if we could put me out of a job,’ says the coast’s only trained disentangler.

2022-03-18

If a key weapon in the battle to save the North Atlantic right whale is public awareness, the filmmakers and subjects behind a new documentary are on the front lines.

2022-02-18

When journalist Nadine Pequeneza started working on her new documentary Last of the Right Whales, she had never seen one up close in its natural habitat.

2022-02-15

Dalhousie University’s Sean Brillant is among experts participating in a Q&A session following the Halifax premiere of 'Last of the Right Whales' on February 20

2021-12-31

Advocates question the review effort that went into finalizing federal approval, saying untold damage would be done to the endangered species

2021-12-10

It is no secret that plastic pollution is a massive threat to our wildlife.

2021-12-10

Why so many marine species are seeking colder waters

2021-09-13

Not only do marine protected areas safeguard biodiversity, but with nature taking the lead, MPAs boost commercial fisheries and help lock in massive amounts of carbon.

2021-09-05

The report came in from naturalists aboard a whale-watching boat: A 4-year-old whale calf was entangled in fishing rope. He appeared thin, and lesions mottled his body. A few days later, on Oct. 19, 2020, the aerial survey team was finally able to take off in their plane. From high above in their Cessna Skymaster, they scanned the waters below for the calf, taking advantage of a fog-free autumn day when the winds off the Cape Cod coast had tapered to a breeze.

2021-08-24

We know frustratingly little about these massive creature’s movements.