Climate change, which will raise ocean temperatures and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which will increase the acidification of the oceans will have the greatest affect on the intertidal zones—and a key indicator species, crabs and similar creatures. A study by San Fransisco State University published today in the Journal of Experimental Biology used […]
The Genivar report for Transport Canada on oil spills say that some persistent effects can last for more than 40 years, based on a study of a spill in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The report notes that persistent sub-surface oil is still a problem at Prince William Sound, site of the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989. […]
Special report: Clio Bay cleanup: Controversial, complicated and costly Haisla Chief Counsellor Ellis Ross says that capping the logs at Clio Bay was a Haisla idea, taking advantage of the opportunity to use the marine clay from Bish Cove to bring back the Clio ecosystem. The Haisla were told by experts who video taped the […]
Links and documents relating to sunken logs and site remediation Note many, not all, external links are to pdf files. Canada DFO study of sunken log sites in Douglas Channel DFO Study Dissolved oxygen cycle in Minette Bay Impact of Wood debris in British Columbia estuaries Chris Picard's study of Clio and Eagle Bays as […]