Now entering its sixth year, a research partnership between the Mamalilikulla First Nation Guardians has documented centuries-old red tree corals, glass sponges, basket stars, and endangered sunflower sea stars in the GwaΜ²xdlala/NalaΜ²xdlala Marine Refuge: tula.org/tula-quarter...
The Sentinels Alliance is in the spotlight at UBC this week, the first to be featured in their new Partners for Purpose series on partnerships driving real-world change. Hakai is a proud partner of Sentinels, which continues to be a model for the power of collaborative science. tinyurl.com/4m5chsyx
This is figure 2, which shows the disease signs and trajectory of P. helianthoides exposed to SSWD.
A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution identifies a bacterial species as a cause of sea star wasting disease, which has been responsible for billions of sea star deaths since 2013 and widespread loss of kelp habitats. go.nature.com/46I4kx2 π π§ͺ
βDisease detectivesβ at #UBC, the Hakai Institute and the University of Washington have discovered the cause of a wasting disease that wiped out billions of sea stars: science.ubc.ca/news/2025-08...
A few of my favorites for #worldoceansday
New research led by @jennmchenry.bsky.social and co-authored by Hakai Institute scientists offers the first-ever national assessment of kelpβs carbon-storage potential in Canada, providing a new framework for carbon accounting in crucial habitats like kelp forests. Full paperπ tinyurl.com/mv695vfv
Springtime in the Pacific Northwest #PNW #Springbeauty
A newly published study finds that sunflower sea stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides) threatened by sea star wasting disease (SSWD) are finding marine refuge in the freshwater snowmelt of deep, cold-water fjords on BCs central coast. Full press kit now availableπhttps://tinyurl.com/534rsnrj
A new paper featuring Hakai Institute researchers reveals that the tidal swamps of the Pacific Northwest, alongside mangroves in Mexico, stash away the largest amounts of carbon on the Pacific coast of North America. Full paper with vital regional estimatesπ tinyurl.com/mteynyzw
#Herbivores facilitate disease spread in #eelgrass. So proud of Team Eelgrass lead by Dr Olivia J Graham. And cool cover photo! esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#marinelife #seagrass #herbivores #vector #isopods #invertebrates #diseaseecology #disease
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Helloπ¦ Hoping for a nice platform to exchange science again. I'm a #kelp ecologist, finished my PhD last year on climate change impacts on kelp forests (π¬π§ @thembauk.bsky.social, @dansmale1.bsky.social) & work now on microbes (π¨π¦ @ubcbotany.bsky.social, @hakaiinstitute.bsky.social).Happy kelpy timesππ±
As part of the Marine Planning Partnership (MaPP), Nanwakolas Council has created a helpful guide on best practices in showing maya'xalaβrespectβwhen spending time in the territories of Nanwakolas member First Nations
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The Hakai Institute is refurbishing a retired buoy, which it deployed in Bute Inlet last Friday! Equipped with measurement tools, it will collect real time oceanographic data to help Homalco First Nation decide when to release salmon from their hatchery.
On B.C.'s coast, an invasion of the European green crab is happening below the waves π¦ Their destructive impact on nearshore ecosystems is setting off alarm bellsβ but Hakai scientists are deploying a new tool making it easier to detect these invaders π tinyurl.com/5xbhhahw
The terrestrial portion of the Quadra Island Bioblitz is underway at @hakaiinstitute.bsky.social. Enjoying practicing my vascular plant ID and learning from our visiting experts! Keep tabs on what weβre finding on our iNaturalist project here: inaturalist.ca/projects/qua...
Although all the planetβs killer whales are currently considered a single species (Orcinus orca), some of the worldβs leading experts are proposing to split them into three species.
By @craigwelch.bsky.social.
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