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A video capturing a natural phenomenon off the Vancouver Island coast is generating interest worldwide. Every year, when the herring spawn, the water turns turquoise like a bubblegum or cotton candy blue. Geoff Johnson, a photographer in Ucluelet who runs the channel UkeeTube, had always wanted to capture the herring …
Read More »Talks continue on catch limits before moratorium lifts on East Coast redfish fishery
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 8, 2024 10:56 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal Fisheries Department says it is still collecting feedback on how to reopen the redfish fishery this spring in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, after collapsing …
Read More »Atlantic coast faces powerful winds, tide surges in storm bringing rain, some snow
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 13, 2024 11:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Parts of Atlantic Canada are facing powerful blasts of wind and tidal surges along coastal areas as a storm sweeping in from the southeast moves through the region. Northern New …
Read More »Several humpback whales found dead on B.C.’s coast in a matter of weeks
Several humpback whales have been found dead in B.C. in the span of just a few weeks, and it appears humans may be the cause in at least three of the cases. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has identified at least five and possibly six humpbacks found dead on B.C. …
Read More »As the East Coast picks up the pieces post-Fiona, MPs ask themselves what an army is for
While members of the Canadian military hacked and chainsawed their way through the tangled wreckage of a storm-ravaged East Coast on Tuesday, members of a House of Commons committee gathered in Ottawa to ask themselves whether storm cleanup is actually a job for soldiers. Their answers were — perhaps predictably …
Read More »Volunteers help DFO track the spread of invasive crabs off B.C. coast threatening native species
Phillip Milligan displays 10 crabs on a folding table in his South Surrey garage, an alarming haul trapped a short drive down the road at Blackie Spit on Boundary Bay. Distinguished by five-pointed spines next to each eye, the invasive European green crab out-competes native species and destroys eelgrass meadows, an important environment for juvenile salmon and …
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