Monday Quote: Amitav Ghosh

How can artists effectively engage with the public about climate change?

Communicating Scientific Results to Local Communities: BC Floods 2018

The top disaster news in the past few weeks has been major flooding in communities across Canada. From New Brunswick to Alberta and British Columbia, it’s been a wet spring for Canadians across the country. Here in BC, the city of Grand Forks was inundated with the most water they’ve seen since 1948. Other communities…

Communicating science and ocean currents – an interesting mix

This week I had a couple of guest posts at Canadian Science Publishing and on Science Borealis. 1. Scientists Must Communicate! But How? This post provides a list of seven ways in which you can communicate your science, from small local events to multi-day workshops. Multiple links throughout connect you to a range of resources…

Fish Detectives – Long Term Changes in Salmon Populations

claimtoken-5104142facc4a On 31 October, 2012, the Cohen Commission on Fraser River sockeye stocks released its final report1. Initiated in 2009 by the federal government, the purpose of the Commission was to find out why the commercial sockeye fishery in the Fraser had to be cancelled three years in a row (2007-2009, inclusive) due to low…