View fullsize The Great Bear Rainforest is holding its breath for the herring spawn. We saw these two humpback whales during a past season in Kitasoo Xai'xais territory, feeding on herring who were still down at 30 fathoms. According to @mersociety and @bcwhales
View fullsize Life at night under the boat. I followed this little Opalescent Nudibranch for a while one night and it seemed to search out and snuffle around in eggs which I don't believe were its own... @themarinedetective
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View fullsize Springtime in B.C. feeds an explosion of microscopic life, turning the sea into a green soup and reducing the visibility underwater. @d.leowinata and I are out on the boat, busy catching the last moments of clear water before the broadcast spawners a
View fullsize On the coast of British Columbia, the connections between salmon and killer whales are undeniable. Even for these mammal eating Biggs, salmon are a major food source for their favorite prey; harbour seals. When we take steps to protect wild salmon, t
View fullsize A handsome cabezon doing what cabezon do best: blend in and wait. #fishlove #cabezon
View fullsize THANK YOU @joycemurraymp for doing the right thing for the health of wild salmon! We have been watching the out-migration of juvenile salmon past our home for the last 15 years and when the fish farms were removed, the results were stunning. The fis
View fullsize Pink salmon dreams. #fishlove
View fullsize Good news! Yesterday, BC Premier David Eby announced new measures to protect old-growth, including repealing outdated wording in the Forest and Range Practices Act regulations that prioritized timber supply over all other forest objectives, like wat
View fullsize 16 academic scientists have written Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray to express their "professional dismay at serious scientific failings" in a recent DFO report on sea lice. The report on sea lice was written by employees of DFO Aquacultur
View fullsize Do you know what Regulatory Capture is? It's when an agency becomes influenced and dominated by the interests they are supposed to regulate instead of serving the public interest. Fisheries and Oceans Canada bureaucrats have been captured by the fis
View fullsize Healthy wild salmon and open net-pen fish farms cannot co-exist. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray is set to make a decision on the future of Discovery Island fish farms. Please take a moment to tell her what future you want for this coast. Wild salm
View fullsize 2023 Coast Calendars image by @d.leowinata May: "Coastal residents may be familiar with hearing the dull roar of sea lion society. Above water, it’s easy to view them as cumbersome creatures. Underwater though, they are the ballet dancers
View fullsize 2023 Life on the Coast Calendar March: "I want to live in a world where wolves exist with humans, not despite humans." Image by @aprilbencze Order your calendar at the link in my bio!
View fullsize 2023 Life on the Coast Calendar March: "Nearly everyone in the ocean tries to eat Pacific herring and many succeed using camouflage and surprise. For this reason, the safest place for a herring is out in deep water away from ambush predators. Bu
View fullsize Life on the Coast Calendar 2023 February: "These copper rockfish have spent years hovering over this rocky pinnacle, feeding when the current is slack and sheltering in eddies when it’s running. My dream would be to sit down and chat about
View fullsize 2023 Coast Calendars Photo by: @d.leowinata January: When winter blankets these shores with snow, the coast transforms. For many inhabitants it’s a time of rest and hibernation but for some, like this small herd of mainland inlet Roosevelt el