I’ve been suspended in open water that is crystal clear. The kind of ocean environment that pixelates the collective idea of the perfect underwater scene on Pinterest and Instagram. This was nearly it, but not…
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Dark Forces and Bright Horizons – The Realpolitik of Ocean Conservation at a Macro Level
by Jason MurphyThe Good Ship UBC The University of British Columbia (UBC) could almost be a ship, poised as it is on the promontory forming the southern shore of Burrard Inlet, the expanse of water where the…
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Recreational diving, like all things that people do for adventure, sport or fun, is evolving fast, and right now one of the biggest influences on mainstream diving comes from the more extreme and of the…
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Dr. Mimi E. Lam is out to prove that for people, some things are more important than money and not just in the philosophical sense. It’s a principle that she thinks should be built into our decision-making and our economy at a structural level, and that if it were, the world would be a better place.
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Jessica Torode-Scott fell in love with marine biology in general, and killer whales in particular, at an early age. When she was small, her parents would take her to visit Vancouver Aquarium and she would…
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What does it mean to do something of real consequence in the world? And what does it take to make that happen? A combination of talent, time and place, maybe? And a little of the…
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The processes involved in establishing a working conservation area anywhere are complex. This may be especially so in Canada, where there are often a multitude of players at the table. Since the Canadian Constitution Act…
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California is a state of mind, so the saying goes. Diving in California certainly is. In California, the suburbs reach right down past the Pacific Coast Highway to the ocean’s edge, where sand drifts onto…
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Bill Carroll is on a mission. It includes the ocean and getting you into it. Because, in his words, “If you’re not in the ocean, you’re less likely to protect it.” Bill is a diving…
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Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the Northwest Coast of British Columbia (BC), has been continuously inhabited by the Haida people for over 12,000 years. The past two centuries have seen Haida Gwaii’s resources exploited, sometimes…