Diving Arctic Waters
This past August, four Ocean Wise divers motored to a remote Arctic islet to conduct a BioBlitz survey. A BioBlitz is a snapshot of Canada’s biodiversity, recorded by scientists and citizen scientists, to mark ...
Bioblitz 150: Exploring Our Own Backyard
When I started at Ocean Wise I had never heard of a bioblitz, but they were going to be the focus of my new job—so I quickly learned. In summary, a bioblitz is when scientists and citizen scientists document th...
Early El Niño Effects Evident in Damaged Glass Sponges
On August 10, 2015, Vancouver Aquarium scientist Jeff Marliave videotaped damage occurring to glass sponges off the coast of Bowen Island in Howe Sound. In sponge gardens (cloud sponges growing on rock surfaces...