IMERSS

Institute for Multidisciplinary Ecological Research in the Salish Sea

[IMERSS @IMERSS_labs]

🌊🐚 Exciting news from Whaler Bay! Our Sentinels of Change Dungeness larval crab light trap has outperformed all others this season! 🎉 We've recorded the highest daily catches AND the most crabs throughout the entire season! 🦀✨

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𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
Join us on: 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝟓, 𝟖, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝟏𝟑.

👉 Register today at this link! https://t.co/18y0h2N7B6

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Come explore the storymap, share your feedback, and be part of this evolving journey. Help us disrupt colonial systems and heal the land, together. Huy ch q’u!
#Galiano #GalianoIsland #IMERSS #Exhibit #Xetthecum

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Salish Sea Diatoms: an Art and Science print orders is almost ending!
Orders are accepted until Oct 15th, noon https://t.co/p9PzLf2biV

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Erasing Imaginary Lines, Healing the Land: Ecocultural Mapping in the Salish Sea and Beyond.
This exhibit is open from October 5-27 on Thursdays to Sundays 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Yellowhouse Art Centre.
#Galiano #GalianoIsland #SalishSea #Indigenous #Ecocultural #Mapping

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Salish Sea Diatoms: an Art and Science silent auction is officially over, but we are now offering print sales for a limited time only! Prices are determined by the final silent auction bid.
Orders are accepted until Oct 15th, noon https://t.co/p9PzLf2biV

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The Salish Sea Symposium is this weekend! Don't forget to get your tickets today to participate in the banquet. All other events this weekend are by donation.

https://t.co/3WcBAx5CJ4

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Thank you to our current 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 sponsors ⭐

We are still looking for sponsors to help make our event a success. Make donations today at https://t.co/WFGmuo1wdo.

#IMERSS #Fundraiser #SalishSea #Nonprofit #Galiano #GalianoIsland #Sponsors

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The 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑺𝒆𝒂 𝑫𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒔: 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕 is officially open for viewing at the @GalianoInnSpa. Get the first look at the show and start bidding for your favourite to bring home! The silent auction closes October 8th

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Don't miss out on our silent auction featuring beautiful Salish Sea diatom imagery using scanning electron microscopes. IMERSS member, Mark Webber, donated his work and all funds will be put towards our projects at IMERSS.
Bids close October 8th noon. https://t.co/a77cJogJuh

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The Institute for Multidisciplinary Ecological Research in the Salish Sea (IMERSS) presents a Salish Sea Symposium and banquet fundraiser on October 5th, 2024!

Purchase your ticket today at https://t.co/0SvC8Dujwc and participate in the silent auction at https://t.co/sW9NlMZPRh

[GV Green Team @GVGreenTeam]

Come on out to Brethour Park in @townofsidneybc on Sat. Sept. 7 to meet new people and help improve the health of the ecosystem!
We will be removing invasive plants to create space for native trees and shrubs to be planted at Sidney Tree Day this fall!
https://t.co/uz9rw6LE2A

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Our team saved a Dungeness megalopa and viewed it under a scanning electron microscope (SEM) in our Galiano lab and discovered lots of interesting things such the composition of their eyeballs!

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Northeast Pacific Biodiversity Action Network presents, Biodiversity Beyond Boundaries: Mobilizing Data for the Future of our Shared Waters on Nov. 5th, 8th, and 13th.

Register now and save the date. Details to be announced this Fall!
https://t.co/yXIfcVNbqi

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Join Action for Adaption for a virtual scavenger hunt.

They are looking for volunteers to help with verify land cover in July and August 2024 at different locations using your phone.

Check out their website for more details:
https://t.co/bcpa48CGy0

#CommunityScience

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Counting crab babies with Jeannine Dawn and family. Sentinels of Change Dungeness crab larvae monitoring.
#SentinelsOfChange @HakaiInstitute #CommunityScience #WhalerBay #Galiano #GalianoIsland #IMERSS

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BC has its first Coastal Marine Strategy!

The strategy was co-developed by the Government of BC and First Nations, aiming to protect and manage over 30,000 km of coastline by tackling issues that threaten ecosystems and coastal communities 🌊🏞️

https://t.co/7IQGgxvkxO

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𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗲 𝗟��𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗽 has seen record breaking numbers at the Whaler Bay trap on Galiano Island. The past two weeks, Jeannine and Kendall have been counting between 450 up to 50,000 dungeness megalopae daily!

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The Sentinels of Change: Dungeness Crab Larvae light trap on Whaler Bay has seen the big bloom of megalopae this past week. Jeannine and Kendall have been checking the traps daily and getting numbers ranging in the thousands!

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Join @MIConservancy for this year's Intertidal Exploration for a fun and informative time!

Ocean's Day Intertidal Exploration!
June 8 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
@ ALELEN | Miners Bay

#Conservation #Intertidal #Ocean #MayneIsland #GulfIslands #SalishSea