If you're in coastal BC where we've had a chilly start to the new year or elsewhere in the grips of winter, we've got your snow day activities sorted. Free colouring sheets!🎨 We created these to accompany our newly UN OceanDecade-endorsed video series. Download here and enjoy! tinyurl.com/9utk5y3t
A vote this week by the Norwegian parliament to open the country’s territorial waters to commercial deep sea mining has the controversial topic back in the news. Not sure what deep sea mining actually is? Our short explainer on the topic has you covered.👇 youtu.be/03ZQeO2VREA?...
Deep-sea mining is a controversial proposed solution to the rising global demand for metals—but did you know it has the potential to destroy vital deep-water...
Check it out...We've just uploaded new photos from our survey of zooplankton at Quadra Island inaturalist.ca/observations...
Winter has officially arrived here in the northern hemisphere ❄️ The winter episode of our trail camera series Field Notes peeks into the lives of animals in a west coast forest during these colder months. Featuring bears, cougars, beavers, deer, mink, and more. Watch here: youtu.be/T2DxgrEoWa8?...
While some are sleeping through the heavy rains and occasional snow of winter, other animals in this now quiet west coast forest keep on keeping on, finding ...
We're excited to start sharing our new series, Ocean Wonders, in the new year! We'll explore mysteries of life underwater—from how sleep & smell work to how animals build homes, survive sickness, & grow to some of the oldest ages on Earth. Watch the teaser here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wxd...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be born in the depths of the ocean? To build a home and grow old there, to get sick, to go to sleep and dream...
Tools for mapping kelp have progressed a lot in recent years, making work more efficient but also creating a lot of questions. But now there’s a new guidebook to help navigate the complex kelp-mapping world! Learn more in our blog: hakai.org/kelp-mapping...
A new first-of-its-kind guidebook aims to make kelp mapping and monitoring more accessible.
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Estuaries form where rivers meet the sea—they are the gateways between fresh and saltwater. And though they make up only a small fraction of British Columbia’s coastline, these dynamic and vibrant ecosystems are home to the vast majority of our coastal wildlife. 🔗: @hakaiinstitute.bsky.social
Estuaries form where rivers meet the sea—they are the gateways between fresh and saltwater. And though they make up only a small fraction of British Columbia...
Each year these oceanographers contribute a huge amount of measurements to the global Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas, which is used to evaluate the CO2 sequestered in the ocean. Key messages of the Global Carbon Budget, the full report, and more, available here: globalcarbonbudget.org