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Air-sea carbon dioxide transfer and sea ice: An unexpected climate change complication	Pacific 07/12/2009
Ask DFO scientist Dr. Lisa Miller what her elevator speech might sound like, she replies, "I look at how things get into the ocean, what they do while they're there, and how they get back out again."

An Appetite for Oil: Oceans Rebound from Oil Spills with the Aid of Microbes	Maritimes 25/01/2012
In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which sent an estimated 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico during three months in 2010, nature continued to do what it has long done - slowly but surely break down the oil into its constituent parts including carbon dioxide and water.

An icy cocktail: Mix crude oil with rock dust and stir vigorously	Central and Arctic 19/05/2009
With help from the Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is testing a new technique for cleaning up oil spills in icy waters.

An ocean of information	Central and Arctic 04/10/2010
Jennifer Jackson sets sail to investigate rising temperatures.

Aquatic CSI: How DNA evidence is protecting threatened species	Pacific 01/06/2009
In recent years, DNA evidence has become a vital tool for law enforcement. It's foiled many a criminal and helped free the innocent.

Aquatic invaders under high surveillance	Quebec 17/04/2013
Have you heard of the green crab, skeleton shrimp, golden star tunicate or other tunicates? No? Believe it or not, these invasive species have besieged Quebec waters completely unnoticed.

Arctic Ocean Circulation and Global Climate	Pacific 29/10/2007
Recently, the environment catapulted to the top of our national list of priorities for action, driven largely by high profile reports unequivocally confirming that global warming is happening and that it is caused mainly by human activity.

Arctic Ocean Currents: Another Key to Understanding Climate Change	Central and Arctic 12/08/2008
Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most northerly part of Canada and is composed mainly of islands in the Canadian Archipelago. In fact, this vast region of a million plus square kilometres has only the smallest toehold on mainland Canada at Melville Peninsula.