Posted Mon, 05/14/2012 - 09:59 in Oceans

The sea turtles, aware there are visitors.

Green sea turtles find accommodation at Dalhousie University

Four adult green sea turtles named Merv, Ambrose, Chewy and Spot have found a new temporary home in Dalhousie University's Aquatron. Read more

Posted Thu, 02/09/2012 - 08:33 in Oceans

Head for the coast

Dalhousie law professor Aldo Chircop (with Ronald Pelot and Lucia Fanning) is working with Cuban partners at the University of Havana, the University of Oriente in Santiago de Cuba and the University ... Read more

Posted Mon, 12/05/2011 - 09:10 in Oceans

Sprinters of the high seas running out of air

The blue marlin is one of the biggest and fastest fish in the Atlantic Ocean. But similiar to other "high performance" fish, they depend on a generous supply of oxygen. Unfortunately, zones ... Read more

Posted Tue, 07/26/2011 - 08:22 in Oceans

Dalhousie University Launches PIRACY Project

Researchers at Dalhousie University, led by the Marine Affairs Program (MAP), are taking a new approach to an age-old problem faced by seafarers the world over: piracy. A half-million dollar, two-year... Read more

Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 15:40 in Oceans

Dr. Jinyu Sheng, The LRET chairholder and professor of oceanography at Dal

New chair to help predict extreme marine events

The Lloyd's Register Educational Trust (The LRET), an independent charity, is funding a research programme in Modeling and Prediction of Marine Environmental Extremes. Dalhousie's Jinyu Sheng,... Read more

Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 15:09 in Oceans

Shark tagged with an acoustic tag (front) and a pop-up satellite tag (rear) as part of the TOPP research program

Tracking marine predator movements in the ocean

Ian Jonsen, a research associate and adjunct professor in the Department of Biology at Dalhousie University and co-lead investigator of the Future of Marine Animal Populations Project (FMAP), has team... Read more

Posted Thu, 06/02/2011 - 09:00 in Oceans

Martha Crago, Vice President Research, Dalhousie University

Halifax Marine Institute launches

A groundbreaking collaborative marine research and innovation vehicle that brings together a number of partners from industry, government and the post secondary education system has been launched on C... Read more

Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 13:23 in Oceans

Dr. Iverson and other researchers enter the northern fur seal rookery in a plywood box

What top predators can tell us about ocean ecosystems

Dr. Sara Iverson, scientific director of the Ocean Tracking Network Canada and a University Research Professor at Dalhousie, along with Read more

Posted Tue, 05/31/2011 - 13:19 in Oceans

Joleen Aldous, Sifford Pearre, Manu Raheja, Walton Watt and Peter Eaton in the early years of the Institute of Oceanography

Department of Oceanography celebrates 40 years

The Department of Oceanography is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Oceanography research has been a part of Dalhousie since the Institute of Oceanography was opened in 1959. Read more

Posted Tue, 05/31/2011 - 10:18 in Oceans

Dalhousie's Aquatron Laboratory - large tank with no water

Aquatron lab, Dal's best kept secret

Dalhousie's Aquatron in the Life Sciences Center is a world-class marine and aquatics research facility. Unrivaled in North America, the facility, a marine and freshwater laboratory is a centerpie... Read more