A Week of Tragedy and Inspiration
By Eric Solomon, Vancouver Aquarium’s director of Arctic programs
If you’ve been following along in our blog post series about the Canadian Rangers Ocean Watch program (CROW), you are aware that I, along wit...
CROW Project: The Beluga and the Goose
People come from all over the world to see the aurora borealis in the Arctic. Photo: Neil Fisher/Vancouver Aquarium.
Written by Neil Fisher, videographer, Vancouver Aquarium
What is your favourite...
CROW Project: Arctic Camping…in February
Written by Neil Fisher, videographer, Vancouver Aquarium
If someone were to offer you a trip to Canada’s Arctic in the middle of the summer, what would you say? Hopefully, you’d say “yes” in an instant as it...
CROW Program: Arctic-bound For a Unique Mission
By Eric Solomon, Vancouver Aquarium's director of Arctic Programs
It’s the middle of February, and while our friends are flying off to warm places like Hawaii, Neil Fisher, the Aquarium’s videographer, and I...
Canada’s Arctic: “What if?” to “What now?”
By Eric Solomon, Vancouver Aquarium’s director of Arctic programs
A few hundred of Canada’s leading Arctic researchers are converging on Vancouver this week for the annual ArcticNet Scientific Meeting. If y...
That’s a Wrap! Narwhal Research Breaks for Another Year.
This summer, Clint Wright, Vancouver Aquarium’s senior vice president and general manager, ventured into Canada’s Arctic to conduct research on narwhals, which make up a vital part of the Arctic ecosystem. Keep...
Sea Ice is the Great Connector
Imagine how a forest changes when the trees are removed. The primary defining physical feature is gone. Many forest animals rely on trees as a place to live, a primary source of food, and to move about safely a...
Arctic Ice: Why it Matters
Last Sunday, the extent of sea ice in the Arctic reached its lowest point since such things have been tracked. This is the second of a series of posts looking at the science and the significance of this decline...