This month the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences (SCAS) is heading to one of Canada’s three coasts for its second annual meeting. Following the society’s inaugural event in 2023…
Crabs are the subject of intense fishing pressures the…
Early-career researchers (ECRs) are at the forefront of aquatic sciences discoveries. But how can scientific societies support their invaluable advancements in the field? To answer this question, in February…
Fish are central to the culture and livelihood…
Q&A with Valesca de Groot With leaky housing kits and uncooperative models brushing you off with a flip of a fin or dismissive pincer, photographing life under water…
At a mass of 30,000 kg—or about 16 cars—the humpback whale must have a massive appetite to satisfy. What do these blubbery giants eat when hunger strikes? For her…
Q&A with Rene Martin Often when we think of creating visuals for scientific research, our minds wander to all kinds of graphs, tables, and charts. But what if…
Less than a day before it was to be discussed by Canada’s Cabinet, Teck Resources Ltd. withdrew its application for a $20.6 billion oilsands project in northern Alberta, citing…
(A continuación, el blog en español) Shark spotting is no easy task. Even the most eagle-eyed boater needs to be lucky enough to come across them. Drones are already…
Rusty crayfish may not have a nose as such, but they do have an exceptional sense of smell. With a “sniff”, these crustaceans can glean all sorts of information…