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Nuchatlaht Nation Grieves the Damages to the Territory in the Wake of Grieg Seafood Fish Farm Oil Spill
Nuchatlaht Nation Grieves the Damages to the Territory in the Wake of Grieg Seafood Fish Farm Oil Spill

In June 2009, Living Oceans Society led the Finding Coral Expedition, a journey to the bottom of the sea on Canada’s Pacific coast in search of deep sea corals. Using one person submarines, a team of international scientists made 30 dives to depths of over 500 metres and saw giant coral forests, darting schools of fish, and a seafloor carpeted in brittle stars.
"Some really special things are happening here, and we want to understand more about that. What else is happening on the ground? What else do these wolves have to teach us? And so that's a focus for the next decades as we explore more about wolves here," Artelle said. Read the full CBC article and watch the video.
“It's not just that the plastic pollution crisis is outside and … removed from us,” said LeBlanc, an environmental scientist who grew up in Nova Scotia. “It seems like it's moving from the ocean floor to our dinner plates. That adds a whole new layer of urgency.” Read the full St. Albert Gazette article.
“For small towns like ours this will be a big deal,” Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell told The Tyee. Some residents, he said, could see double-digit property tax increases next year to make up for reduced pipeline taxes. Read the full Tyee article.
“This report is the evidence provided by salmon themselves, across years, regions, and species. These data were scattered, hard to see. Approximately 50% of BC salmon farms have been closed and a repeating pattern is emerging. Wild salmon are talking. This is their story.” Read the full article from Alexandra Morton.
“J64’s behaviour and “surfacing patterns” showed it may have been attempting to nurse, although the researchers — who are based in Washington state — were not able to confirm if there was milk flowing from its mom, J16.” Read the full CBC article.