With a little help from the warming Gulf Stream, Nova Scotia beachgoers are encountering a strange creature with a balloon-like body whose sting packs a bigger punch than that of jellyfish. Last week, a Portuguese man-of-war appeared at a surfing hot spot on Lawrencetown Beach near Dartmouth, N.S. The animal, a species of siphonophore — … Read more
A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 13-metre dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said. The whale, identified as an endangered sei whale, was caught on the ship’s bow when it arrived at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries spokesperson Andrea Gomez said. A … Read more
Federal authorities have closed Canada’s only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the indefinite closure came into effect on Feb. 14 for the Lophelia Reef, located in the Finlayson Channel of British Columbia’s Central Coast, about 500 kilometres northwest of Vancouver and 200 kilometres directly east of … Read more
Drawing the eye as the boat enters Loh Ba Gao Bay are the many traditional long-tail boats, decorated with colourful flowers, anchored near the shore. Owned by independent tour operators, they are waiting to take resort guests out on excursions. Long-tail boats take resort guests out on excursions. Photo: SAii Phi Phi Island Village Resort … Read more
Norway has been slammed for ignoring environmental groups and opening the Arctic Ocean seabed for mineral exploration. Last week, Norway’s centre-left government passed a bill that would open parts of the Norwegian Sea for additional seabed mining exploration. The new legislation comes as the international demand for battery metals increases. The batteries will be put … Read more
