What Winter Solstice Means to Me
By: Tatum Freigang The shortest daylight period of the year is fast approaching. On December 21st, us folks in the Northern Hemisphere will experience Winter Solstice. Many traditions around the world both new [...]
OCEANS 2024: A Wave of Innovation in the Maritimes
OCEANS 2024: A Wave of Innovation in the Maritimes Written by: Lucija Prelovec This past September, the largest ocean conference ever to come to the Maritimes was hosted in [...]
Meditation on the Trail
I love hiking, I love water, and when the 2 are together it’s such a treat, something I never take for granted living adjacent to the great Northwest Atlantic. There is a hike as [...]
Paddle Season
Paddle Season By Bryan Martin Family paddle on the harbour. Photo: Lanna Campbell As someone who has grown up on the East Coast, I was always told that summers are short, which is [...]
Ocean Storytelling – How to Harness the Power of Story and Blue Mind
Stories have the power to move, inspire and connect us. Stories about the ocean are particularly impactful because they ignite the positive benefits of storytelling and trigger a Blue Mind state - the feeling [...]
The Month of the Punamu: A Time For Reflection
January or Penamujuiku’s in Mi’kma’ki By: Bryan Martin Walking to the ice-covered sea with kids and dog in tow in January. Photo: B. Martin Oh January! Also known as Penamujuiku’s in Mi’kma’ki, [...]
Indigenous Students Ignite
Empowering Water Protectors By: Ruby Banwait My unwavering love and respect for the ocean is my north star. It’s taken some time for me to trust that I am indeed on the right career [...]
Ocean Literacy makes Waves at IMPAC5
By: Anika Smithson After 6 years, people were able to gather once again for the 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress. IMPAC5 brings together ocean conservation professionals – scientists, educators, policy makers, governments, Indigenous [...]
Save the Turtles of Parismina
By: Steven Lee Hidden amongst the Tortuguero canals between the National Park of Tortuguero and the city of Limòn is the village of Barra del Parismina, Costa Rica. Located at the mouth of [...]
Cognitive Research on a Well-known, but not Well-liked Waterbird: the Seagull
Hi, my name is Lucas, a 4th-year B.Sc. (Honours) student in Psychology at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Throughout my degree, I have gained a passion for animal behaviour, a fascinating field of psychology [...]
A Walk Amongst the Ghost Gear: My Personal Encounter with One of the World’s Biggest Pollutants
By Draco Dunphy As I strolled through lush forest, one bright and sunny day, I chanced upon a barachois– a pool where river meets the bay. And much to my confusion, moreover to my [...]
Ocean Frontier 2022: “Addressing pressing issues from the ocean-climate nexus”
By: Kayla Hamelin BACKGROUND From May 15-19, ocean enthusiasts from around Atlantic Canada and around the world gathered in Halifax / K’jipuktuk for the Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) 2022 conference (link: https://www.ofi.ca/event/ocean-frontier-2022). OFI [...]
