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May, 2020
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Welcome to Weekly Sea Discovery!
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We hope everyone is getting a chance to enjoy this beautiful spring while staying safe and physically distancing. Still, most of us aren’t able go out into nature and enjoy it as much as we would like. In order to help feed your nature loving habits, we will be posting a Weekly Sea Discovery, highlighting ocean organisms located in …
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Glass Sponge Reefs
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For our first Weekly Sea Discovery, we are showcasing the incredible glass sponge reefs discovered off the coast of British Columbia which were thought to be extinct from the entire globe. Following the first discovery of these reefs in Hecate Strait in 1987, scientists widened their search and found …
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How are Harbour Seals Affecting Local Fish Populations?
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Harbour seals have become quite a controversial creature along the Pacific Northwest as many people have put the blame of our plummeting fishing stocks on these efficient predators. When Harbour Seal culling and hunting ended in the 1970s, populations exponentially increased but currently have remained unchanged since the mid 90s in the Strait of Georgia.While the seal populations stabilized, salmon populations in the Strait have continued to decline since the 1970s. The decline of salmon is detrimental to many species, like the Southern Resident Killer Whales. …
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7th Annual Amateur Nature Photo Contest
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To quote Dr. Bonnie Henry, "Please, go outside." And while you're out there, why don't you bring along your camera and take some photos to enter into the 2020 Nature Photo Contest? Winners will be announced in September 2020 and will receive a 2021 Nature Photo Calendar. Categories This year we have 5 categories; a person can enter a maximum …
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May Day Cancelled
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The May long weekend is just around the corner and normally we’d be looking forward to the opening of the Farmers’ Market and May Day, one of the community’s most colourful spring events. It is with great sadness that we formally announce the cancellation of May Day for 2020. Have no fear–the team of organizers are already whispering about 2021. …
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