Mysida is an order of small, shrimp-like crustaceans in the malacostracan superorder Peracarida. Their common name opossum shrimps stems from the presence of a brood pouch or “marsupium” in females. The fact that the larvae are reared in this pouch … Continue reading ARTHROPODS – Mysida Shrimp
So you don’t believe Sea Levels will rise and impact our coastal life. Here’s a review of the facts by Art MacKay Continue reading CLIMATE CHANGE: Don’t believe Sea Levels will rise and impact our coastal life? Read this!
If this is true then in gives hope to fisheries recoveries up and down the Atlantica coast. But, clearly it will require adjustments and sensible management in the face of impacts to the fishermen themselves. Are we ready? History says … Continue reading LOOKING BACK: Cod recovery ‘quite spectacular’ in Newfoundland and Labrador – but more time needed for recovery.
CHECKOUT THIS RESOURCE FILE AT: https://payhip.com/b/v3Oy6 Continue reading THE DOVEKIE OR LITTLE AUK – RESOURCE FILES
This article was first written in 2008. Today in 2022, the cost of fuel for the huge ships that bring our increasingly expensive essentials from far afield may indeed see us returning to local produce and coastal sail. What do …
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Continue reading OPINION – Short Sea Shipping! Did I Doze Off or What?
Created before the pandemic, this wikibook outlines the attractions you could enjoy on a trip to Newfoundland and Labrador. Things may have change somewhat but still a great guide to use for a real or virtual trip. check it out …
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Continue reading WIKIBOOK – Go Downeast to Newfoundland and Labrador
A massive new oil-drilling proposal that would extract up to 1 billion barrels of oil is sitting on the Environment Minister’s desk.1,2 The Bay du Nord project — an offshore drilling project in Newfoundland — is a carbon bomb. It would push us further … Continue reading Minister Guilbeault: Hit the brakes on the Bay du Nord project and invest in sustainable jobs instead
A Collection of 60 Clip Art, Printables and Stories about Holland. Written by Maude M. Grant, Illustrated by Bess Bruce Cleaveland 1919.
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Continue reading EDUCATION – Color & Learn – Common Bivalve Molluscs Clip Art
THE ISSUE: Some believe whales are starving, wandering far afield and producing fewer young. If it’s true, then it’s a complex of answers that includes impacts from new chemicals dumped by municipal and business sewage, acidification, temperature changes, forest and …
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Source: THE AMAZING STORY OF THE SS BELLAVENTURE’S RESCUES – Payhip The strange tale of a heroic ship with ties to both Russia and Newfoundland prompted one Russian diplomat to mark the anniversary of its demise. Click to access ss-bellaventure-this-doomed-ship-saved-newfoundlanders-defended-russians-final.pdf
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Continue reading LOOKING BACK: The Amazing Story of the SS Bellaventure Rescue Ship in NFLD
Another Titanic mystery solved in a quiet village in southern New Brunswick. Watch a video at CTV News Continue reading EXPLORE: The Hunt for the Titanic Victims’ Mystery Stones
A collection of seabird images from contributors to the blog “I Love Quoddy Wild” and public domain sources. Compiled by Art MacKay, December 2016 Can you identify these birds? No? Check Cornell Universities guide here. Continue reading SEABIRDS – 40 good reasons to protect our Atlantic coast!
Saltscapes Magazine – 2016 Red Bay, Labrador: Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site Written by Keith and Heather Nicol. Atlantic Canada lays claim to six of the 17 Canadian UNESCO World Heritage sites. Besides Red Bay, there are two others … Continue reading EXPLORE – A whale of a history in Labrador
THE VISUALS THE STORY CONCERNS: The health of the oceans depends on a complex food web which ultimate depends on the sun providing energy for photosynthesis by tiny plants called phytoplankton which, in turn, serve as food for equally tiny … Continue reading EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES – KRILL – A vital ocean forage species.
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