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Unit 2: Ocean Ecology

Jane Burchill

Jane Burchill (she/her)

Career Profiles

Decarbonization & Sustainability Specialist

I work to make the operations at the Port of Saint John cleaner, more sustainable, and lower our carbon footprint.
Isabel Hilgendag

Isabel Hilgendag

Career Profiles

MSc Student (Biology)

I look for heavy metals, such as mercury, in Arctic marine animals, to ensure they are safe to eat.
Kaitlin Guitard

Kaitlin Guitard

Career Profiles

Water Quality Technician

I monitor the sea water at salmon farms for harmful plankton and jellyfish.
Portrait de Melanie Nadeau

Melanie Nadeau

Career Profiles

Chief Executive Officer

I lead the vision and strategy for the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE).
Ice on the Arctic Ocean

All About The Arctic: Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources designed to give you background information on all things Arctic!

Daryl Lawes

Daryl Lawes

Career Profiles

Environment Manager

I am responsible for all aspects of environmental protection, performance, and regulatory compliance for Seaspan Shipyards.
Dr. Jackie Dawson faisant des recherches sur le terrain sur l'île Beechy, Nunavut.

Jackie Dawson (she/her/they)

Career Profiles

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environment, Society, and Policy

I work with large teams of academics, Inuit knowledge holders, and decision makers to understand the risks and solutions to environmental change.
Frothing water

Earth Month: Water

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Discover the issues surrounding water today, and learn what you can do to help.

Factory smokestacks

Let's Talk Pollution Resources

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Discover a set of resources designed to get you thinking about pollution.

Anaïs Remili tenant un sac de poissons à étudier.

Anaïs Remili (she/her)

Whale Researcher

I am doing research on pollution in killer whales.
Fishing boat catching fish

How will climate change impact fisheries?

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Learn about how climate change is impacting fisheries around the world.

3D rendering of the offshore oceanographic science vessel

Canada’s Next Generation Oceanographic Science Research Ship

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Learn about Canada’s newest Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel.

Ashley Noseworthy avec l'océan derrière elle

Ashley Noseworthy

Career Profiles

CEO/Founder of Edgewise Environmental

I own and operate an environmental consultancy that helps companies reduce their underwater noise pollution.
Red jellyfish

Life in the Deep Sea

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Learn about the unique creatures that live in deep sea ecosystems.

Coral reef

Coral Ecosystems

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Learn about coral ecosystems and why they are important as well as what you can do to help keep them healthy.