With three oceans on our borders, Canada has become a global leader in the worldwide #BlueEconomy. In today’s roundtable discussions, we’re meeting with stakeholders to discuss how we can grow our economy while keeping our oceans healthy. https://t.co/1JZY7HgQZ3
#BuildBackBetter
Sea turtle research is in full swing! Large swarms of jellyfish were encountered along the Scotian Shelf in recent weeks, and leatherbacks have been there to feed on them. This turtle, sampled by our sea turtle unit, was originally tagged in Guyana in 2007.
Happy Pride #Halifax! We kicked off our @HalifaxPride celebrations today with the raising of the Pride Flag at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography. #HFXPride
Canadians are tired of seeing our beaches, parks, streets, and shorelines littered with plastic waste. Learn more about the action we’re taking to ban harmful single-use plastics: https://t.co/GZBt0K10Nt #BeatPlasticPollution
@tashclarke73@SauconyCanada@SportChek Thanks @tashclarke73@SauconyCanada I have those same sneakers from @SportChek and this will be my 4th pair same type, same size. I also find them shorter and ended up with black toes after running 10k yesterday. Photo sent in PM. I will also call the number.
.@DFO_MAR fishery officers came across this pod of seven #killerwhales while patrolling St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area off #CapeBreton. A DFO spokesperson says there have been about 40 reported sightings in the area since 1963 but it's not often we see such a large pod.
The group aboard @CoastGuardCan Hudson collected data in our Emerald Basin Sponge Conservation Areas to determine effectiveness of these closures in protecting the glass sponge - Vazella pourtalesi. This aggregation of sponges is the largest known of its kind #ScienceAtSea
Eastern Shore Islands is a pristine archipelago that provides important nesting and foraging ground for colonial seabirds, shorebirds and rich beds of eelgrass and seaweed, that provides important habitat for many marine species #ScienceAtSea
@TheSocialCTV I live on a cul du sac in Nova Scotia. It’s part of the reason we moved to our current house so our kids could play and ride their bikes on our street. It’s know that kids are playing and everyone tends to slow down.
While on patrol of the St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area, our fishery officers came across a pod of seven #KillerWhales off Cape Breton, Nova Scotia!