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"More than two decades ago, researchers captured the first confirmed footage of a deepsea anglerfish. But something about it seemed off. Or, more specifically, upside down.

The female whipnose anglerfish was bobbing around belly-up just above the ocean's floor. 

"What wasn't known was: Is this abnormal behaviour?" Andrew Stewart, curator of fishes at the Museum of New Zealand, told As It Happens host Nil Köksal."

“By using the satellite images, his team can see if herring are returning to the same coasts to spawn, if they’re choosing different ones, or if they’re coming in similar numbers.” Read the full article.

Find out all 10 food prediction from McLean’s…read the article.

Ollie, a lonely-looking sea otter on the south coast of Vancouver Island, has many dark secrets. Read the exposé in the Goldstream News Gazette.

“For some, their appearance is a positive sign of a healthy environment, but the sentiments of those living near the water aren't as kind.” View the video.

“Environmental groups aren’t the only ones characterizing Canada’s recent draft Ocean Noise Strategy as weak and watered down. The same criticism came from inside the department.” Learn more.

“… Ecojustice, which argued the case for the environmental groups, called the decision "an unfortunate setback for species protection and conservation efforts." Read full CBC article.

"The ban is a victory for outgoing Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, who told the board that the top duty for the Department of Natural Resources in leasing its aquatic lands is to protect them for future generations." Read the full Seattle Times article.

“Researcher Sally Leys said her team examined footage captured over a span of four years by eight cameras installed on the sea floor by Ocean Networks Canada in an effort to study the sponge's response to the changing climate and weather patterns.” Read the full article from CTV News.

“Officers cited in the decision saw “piles of painted wood, metal and other waste” at the site and observed liquid discharge from the site and around the vessel leak into the marine environment.” Learn more…