Ocean

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Canada’s newest deep-sea droid embarks on multi-day sea trial along our coastline

It took one year to design and one year to build the robot which is the size of a VW van

Ocean

The Mermaid Creek Salt Marsh: Is Mother Nature in charge, or are we?

Sidney council hears from a local journalist about threats to Roberts Bay

Ocean

Salish Sea too noisy for killer whales to hunt

Robyn Bell
September 12, 2024

Data show ambient noise from vessels cause changes in hunting behaviour in both Southern and Northern Resident killer whales

Ocean

Sonar ‘dinner bell’ attracts elephant seals deep in Pacific waters

Mark Brennae
September 5, 2024

The seals were captured on camera—surprisingly, and repeatedly—drawn by sonar to check out a 645-metre-deep research site at Barkley Canyon

Ocean

Summer is the season for worrisome spikes in some bacteria

Langford Lake along with Esquimalt Gorge Park showing sporadic elevated levels of fecal bacteria

Ocean

Feds urged to use emergency order to save endangered orcas

Southern residents, dependent on dwindling Chinook salmon for food, are expected to face a seven-fold increase in TMX tanker traffic through their critical habitat in the Salish Sea when the expanded pipeline reaches peak capacity this summer.

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UVic researchers aim to regrow kelp forests

Robyn Bell
June 18, 2024

A kelp nursery in Bamfield could be growing the next Salish Sea kelp forest

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Canada commits to new protections for Southern Resident killer whales

Robyn Bell
June 3, 2024

Sanctuary zones, fishing bans, and speed reductions all part of Monday's announcement.