“… 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…

“On Nov. 28 federal and Inuit representatives from Nunatsiavut Government and Makivvik—the legal corporate entity for Inuit in Quebec—signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that could lead to the official designation of up to 17,000 square kilometres of Nunatsiavut’s coastal and marine waters.”

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