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The infamous urchin barren, a rocky and bare sea floor, overrun by spiny purple sea urchins as far as the eye can see. In some areas of the Pacific coast in what used to be lush kelp forest, [...]

The elusive Northern Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) is a large marine snail, living throughout the rocks and crevices in the low intertidal zone on Canada’s west coast. The spiraled, [...]

There is a place in the ocean where sunlight does not reach, most of the ocean in fact. Below 1000 m, the ocean exists in complete darkness, in an area called the Midnight Zone. Here, the strange [...]

In the darkest parts of the ocean lay mysterious landscapes fueled by magma and toxic chemical compounds. Where boiling temperatures, iron sulphides, and oxygen depleted water swirl, forming a [...]

What exists at the bottom of the ocean? Not many people know the answer to this question and what we do know is often challenged by new discoveries. So, much of the seafloor is still a [...]

Kelp ecosystems are indeed the rainforests of the sea: they are vital home and habitat to a diverse array of species within our coastal waters. Creatures such as herring, crabs, sea stars, perch, [...]

The water looks like blood, bloated fish bob pathetically on the surface. The smell of death is everywhere…  This horrific image is what often springs to mind when hearing the terms “algae [...]

A general google image search of “Crabs on Tofino Beach” will result in a series of photos with tragic and concerning captions. No need to google it yourself, here’s what they say: “tons of dead [...]

As fish populations continue to decrease worldwide, attention has been increasingly drawn towards the global issue of seafood fraud, a term used to describe the mislabeling of seafood, often for [...]

Writing a short article about salmon is like fitting a camel through the eye of a needle. This is a start but really just that; an incredibly brief summary that just begins to touch the [...]