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A health check-up for the beluga whale	Central and Arctic Pacific 14/04/2009
An Inuvialuit community works with scientists to monitor the population.

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."

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.

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.

Assessing Geoduck Harvesting Impacts	Pacific 31/08/2011
For most British Columbians, geoducks (pronounced "gooey ducks") are a bit of a mystery.

Better Fish Health Management through Coastal Oceanography	Pacific 24/09/2007
The Bay of Fundy, noted for its record-breaking tides, has another, less widely known claim to fame.

Capturing the big picture: Pacific hake surveys chart the health of fish populations and the larger environment	Pacific 02/02/2009
Time on a research vessel is costly but vital for fisheries scientists. That's why Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) scientists make full use of their ship-board studies, collecting a wealth of data that will help them piece together a clear picture of species in the seas, and the changing dynamics of their ocean environment.

Coastal Oceanography with Everyday Applications	Pacific 17/12/2007
St. Andrews, New Brunswick, is Canada's oldest seaside resort, but it has an equally impressive claim to fame in our scientific heritage.