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Freshening of Arctic Ocean Favours Smallest Algae, Potentially Altering Food Webs	Maritimes 04/07/2011
In recent years, rising air temperature, increasing precipitation, higher river flows and declining snow cover in the Arctic have led to large and rapid changes in the upper ocean.

Probing Canada's Three Oceans from the Surface to the Seabed Reveals Connectivities to Global Change	Pacific 24/06/2011
Global climate change and variability are anticipated to have the greatest impacts at high-latitudes. Many of these impacts are already apparent including declining sea ice, changes in the distribution of fish and marine mammals, and related impacts on traditional Inuit subsistence culture.

Ballast Water Management in the Great Lakes Reduces the Introduction of Aquatic Invasive Species: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Study	Central and Arctic 13/06/2011
The first scientific study of the Great Lakes Ballast Water Management Program reveals that the strategy is very effective at protecting waterways from the introduction of new aquatic invasive species, which can have devastating effects on natural ecosystems.

SeaCycler: Bedford Institute of Oceanography Develops New Moored Profiler with Two-Way Satellite Communication	Maritimes 08/06/2011
To address surface hazards and other challenges of gathering data in the ocean's euphotic zone researchers at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) have developed a new ocean profiling technology, called SeaCycler, with unique capabilities that open the door to new possibilities for oceanographic research.

Charlottetown Aquatic Animal Pathogen and Biocontainment Laboratory Plays a Pivotal Role in Protecting Canada's Aquatic Resources	Gulf 02/06/2011
Located in a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) laboratory in Charlottetown, P.E.I., the Charlottetown Aquatic Animal Pathogen Biocontainment Laboratory (CAAPBL) is affiliated with the Gulf Fisheries Centre within the Gulf Region.

The Strange Case of the Humboldt Squid	Pacific 24/05/2011
For Graham Gillespie, an invertebrate research biologist at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, British Columbia, the fact that Humboldt squid, also known as jumbo squid, or diablo rojo (Spanish for 'Red Devil') have - in recent years - been showing up in B.C. waters has been one of the more fascinating observations of his 25 plus year career with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

The "Red Tide" of 2008 - Record Numbers of Marine Species Killed	Quebec 05/04/2011
When thousands of birds and fish, as well as many marine mammals, including around 10 beluga whales, were found dead in the St. Lawrence Estuary in August 2008, the phenomenon made front-page news, and called for a rapid response to understand what had upset the marine life balance.

Exploring critical links in the Gulf of Maine Ecosystem	Maritimes 24/03/2011
Over the past decade, Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientists have been among researchers in more than 80 countries who have participated in the Census of Marine Life (CoML). The findings will provide a foundation for ecosystem management in the region.