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Neuroscientist Lori Marino and a team of researchers explored the brain of a dead killer whale with an MRI and found an astounding potential for intelligence.

US firm AquaBounty Technologies says that its transgenic fish has hit the market after a 25-year wait.

Dr. Paul Spong is a neuroscientist and cetacean specialist that has been studying killer whales (orcas) in British Columbia, Canada, for 30 years. He is the ...

David Neiwert This is one of the most heartbreaking photos I’ve ever seen: Little J-54, struggling to survive and too weak to swim on his own, being held up by his big sister, J-46, on the ri…

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Our political leaders need to consider the real-life consequences of climate change, ones that are both lighting up our skies and darkening them at the same time.

Heavy smoke has settled in on the southern part of the island, and the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is currently very high (10+) for all of Greater Victoria.

August 20, 2018 I wish I didn’t have to write this. I count myself a friend of the NDP/Green Alliance, and I had high hopes for the government’s new climate action plans. [1] BC’s Ministry of Env…

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Genetic material proves that the animal killed off the coast of Iceland was not a blue whale but a rare hybrid.

Marine Harvest says it will continue to seek engagement with the 'Namgis First Nation to find collaborative solutions for fish fa...

Refusing the anthropocentric vision and respecting the laws of ecology is the only way to safeguard the future of our and all other species. The editorial by Paul Watson, President of Sea Shepherd.

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KAMLOOPS - It happened during the eclipse that more than 300,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from a U.S. fish farm...

The biggest threat to the world’s smallest porpoise is gillnets used illegally to catch the endangered totoaba, a fish whose swim bladders are worth more than gold in a black market fuelled by demand from Chinese diners

AquaBounty salmon was approved for sale in Canada in 2016, paving the way for it to become the first genetically engineered animal to enter the food supply

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The world's first shipment of genetically-modified salmon arrived in Montreal last year. After that, it's impossible to track where it went. Why all the secrecy?

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Killers of Eden. Killers in Eden. The incredible true story of the killer whales of Twofold Bay, Eden. The definitive website.

We should do all we can to prevent even one more dead baby orca. Protecting the few remaining Southern Resident Killer Whales is our national responsibility. That includes restoring the chinook salmon they rely on for food and protecting the waters where they hunt.Send your message to the Prime Minister, now!

Is Fisheries & Oceans Canada ignoring Washington State research on chemical contamination from sewage treatment plants? ARE THREE LARGE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS located on the Fraser River estuary contributing to the decline of the Southern Resident Killer Whale population? Between them they d...

Despite salmon farms being in First Nation Territories, BC Court grants injunction in favor of mega-corporation Marine Harvest, demanding First Nations to stay away from fish farms.

This month, the world saw an unprecedented global heat wave, wildfires in the Arctic Circle — and virtually no headlines about climate change.

A ship returning from Antarctica has a chance encounter with a rarely seen type of killer whale.

The Southern Resident killer whale population (Orcinus orca) was listed as endangered in 2005 and shows little sign of recovery. These fish eating whales feed primarily on endangered Chinook salmon. Population growth is constrained by low offspring production for the number of reproductive females in the population. Lack of prey, increased toxins and vessel disturbance have been listed as potential causes of the whale’s decline, but partitioning these pressures has been difficult. We…

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A B.C. Supreme Court justice has granted an aquaculture firm an injunction against activists.

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Just posted! Making Waves with Alexandra Morton https://youtube.com/watch?v=B4RsDC9ulyY

Just posted! Making Waves with Alexandra Morton https://youtube.com/watch?v=B4RsDC9ulyY

Just posted! Making Waves with Alexandra Morton https://youtube.com/watch?v=B4RsDC9ulyY

Welcome to the ReFrame Film Festival Archives. Click any of the images below to view that year's festival catalogue as a PDF. 2020

Just posted! Making Waves with Alexandra Morton https://youtube.com/watch?v=B4RsDC9ulyY

Just posted! Making Waves with Alexandra Morton https://youtube.com/watch?v=B4RsDC9ulyY

Just posted! Making Waves with Alexandra Morton https://youtube.com/watch?v=B4RsDC9ulyY

What are LUFS and LKFS, and why is Apple asking for -16 of them? This article helps with understanding loudness levels for your podcast, and how to achieve them.

This article evolved from an email to the AIR listserv back in March. Questions around levels for podcasts and radio kept coming up, so I sat down one night in the midst of preparing for a move from Minneapolis to Washington, DC, to hammer something out to address them. I ended up with a quick-and-dirty explainer, along with a couple of step-by-step examples for various platforms. What follows is certainly not an exhaustive explanation, but instead an attempt to give those who are curious a…

You really need to know about a new type of audio metering that measures perceived loudness if you want to do mastering or create a collection of songs.

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