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Published on Mar 22 2018(Photo: Alisha Postma; divebuddies4life.com)Today is an exciting day for marine conservation! Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has just announced two “Areas of Interest” (AOIs) for future marine protected areas off the coast of Nova Scotia. The AOIs include the waters surrounding a unique archipelago of coastal islands, the Eastern Shore Islands and a diverse [Learn more]

Published on Mar 09 2018  If your twitter feed is anything like mine, it is populated by ocean news and stories; some good and some bad. Media such as the video of a diver swimming through a cloud of plastic and debris in Bali or the heartbreaking news of the North Atlantic right whale being on the brink of extinction, [Learn more]

Published on Feb 26 2018  Just How Big is our Global Fishing Footprint? Before you read this blog post, close your eyes and try to imagine an ocean teeming with life. Picture a diversity of marine fish, big and small, swimming through healthy ocean habitat. Unfortunately, there are very few places remaining on Earth where the [Learn more]

Published on Jan 18 2018 Photo: Alisha Postma (divebuddies4life.com) There has been a lot of talk recently about marine protected areas (MPAs), as Canada strives to achieve its international commitment to protect at least 10% of our ocean. The importance of MPAs is much more than just reaching a percent target, so, I thought this would [Learn more]