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A few weeks ago, a catastrophic landslide forced 10 million cubic meters of debris into Elliot Lake in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains. This event displaced a huge amount of water from the glacial lake, which poured out into a nearby creek that hosts a salmon run. The landslide has left its mark on the landscape, and our friends at the Hakai Institute—who shot stunning footage of the devastation—are studying how nearby ecosystems are changing in the aftermath. (Hakai Institute)
Unfortunately, the landslide that plunged into Elliot Lake wasn’t the only one in recent weeks. Earlier this month, a landslide blew through Haines, Alaska, leaving two locals feared dead. Scientists project that the cataclysmic events will become more frequent as temperatures and precipitation increase. (High Country News)
For many, Brexit is a reckoning of the role fisheries play in Britain, past, present, and future. (The Economist)
For decades, the blood of horseshoe crabs has been prized in medical research because it can be used to detect toxins. Though pharmaceutical companies are increasingly turning to synthetic alternatives, scientists continue to bleed the animals for their studies, including those that look into COVID-19 vaccines. Some conservationists worry this practice could put horseshoe crabs, and the shorebirds and other species that depend on them, over the edge. (Hakai Magazine, The Current)
Is a vessel loitering too long on the open ocean? Avoiding ports? Encountering other vessels just a bit too often? NGO Global Fishing Watch has identified 27 suspicious behaviors that suggest fishing vessels might be using forced labor. As we’ve reported, this form of modern slavery is sadly all too common in the global fishing fleet. (Maritime Executive, Global Fishing Watch, Hakai Magazine)
From wave movement to polarized sunlight, wayfinding marine animals have an array of sophisticated information they can tap into. Take a dive into some of the ways sea turtles make their long, epic journeys, from the beach to the open ocean and back again. (Nautilus) |
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