Published on 2019 12 19 | by Raincoast | in Scientific Literature
An estimated one million species are at risk of extinction globally. In Canada and the United states, there is legislation that is intended to protect species at risk. However, the majority of species are not recovering in either country.
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Published on 2018 05 18 | by Raincoast | in Scientific Literature
Although we know that herring play a pivotal ecological role in nearshore ecosystems, from a scientific perspective little is known about the amount of energy and nutrients they transfer from the ocean to the land. Therefore, researchers at Raincoast Conservation Foundation, University of Victoria, and Dalhousie University, aimed to determine if the nutrients that herring […]
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Published on 2018 04 30 | by Raincoast | in Scientific Literature
In February of 2017, a team of researchers, including Raincoast senior scientist Dr. Paul Paquet, from five research facilities published their findings in Marine Ecology Progress Series: “Predictions from machine learning ensembles: Marine bird distribution and density on Canada’s Pacific coast”…
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Published on 2017 10 03 | by Raincoast | in Events
Join Killam Postdoctoral Fellow and Raincoast Scientist, Dr. Caroline Fox for a photo presentation of her research and award winning book.
“At Sea, the Secret Lives of Marine Birds” October 5th, 7:00 pm…
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Published on 2016 05 09 | by Raincoast | in Scientific Literature
A letter by Raincoast researchers published in Ocean & Coastal Management documents the controversy around the commercial ‘roe herring’ fishery.
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Published on | by Raincoast | in Backgrounders
At Sea with the Marine Birds of the Raincoast shares the unique story of conservation scientist Dr. Caroline Fox as she sails thousands of kilometers along the BC coast, surveying marine birds.
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Published on 2016 01 06 | by Raincoast | in Scientific Literature
Distribution and abundance estimates from five years (seven seasons) of marine mammal survey in BC’s coastal waters.
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Published on 2015 08 20 | by Raincoast | in Scientific Literature
A study by Raincoast scientists just released in the journal Science identifies humans as the planet’s super predator…
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