Reporting on the Ring of Fire mining site in northern Ontario for Maclean’s Magazine at 6 months pregnant.

Feature + baby coming soon. (photo cred Ian Willms)

An overwhelming vote for BBNJ in the United Nations today. The General Assembly voted 164-2 to approve the resolution to establish a preparatory commission to prepare for entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement. And spoiler amendments similarly - only gained 5 or 6 votes.

Great article about drones and their utility in animal rights activism in exposing injustices.. Miami seaquarium as an example, implicated in the death of orcas and other great creatures that deserved better. It’s encouraging to see some wins and hopefully changes 🐳

Designed by underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, with the support of the Queensland state government, the museum aims to challenge the way we think about ocean conservation. atlasobscura.com/places/museum-…

It's a tough time for journalism. But while other outlets buckle, Hakai Magazine continues to publish well researched, carefully crafted, and fact-checked stories with no paywall. Now, to ensure we can continue that work, we're asking for your support: hakaimagazine.com/support?utm_so…

So glad to see my new The Guardian article on drones + animal rights out today🐳🐟🌏

Thanks Phil Demers Sea Shepherd @simon_ager for speaking w me!

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For those interested in following along with the #deepseamining debate ISBA-HQ rn, heartily recommend SouthernFriedScience
southernfriedscience.com/what-im-watchi…

America got a little bit bigger over the holiday season. You may not have noticed in the pre-Christmas rush, but on December 19, 2023, the U.S. added an area of about 1 million km2 (roughly 386,000 square miles). atlasobscura.com/articles/usa-e…

Civil society has very little representation at the UN deep-sea mining body that meets next week to decide crucial Qs that impact all humanity.

Throwing out @greenpeace's observer status will just make it worse.

Fuck yeah, Ed! I knew I loved this man.

#salmon #indigenous

Great news! Removing the Klamath River dams in Oregon/California has started

The river will again flow free & the ocean-going salmon whose home river is the Klamath ... will hopefully start to recover

This is a BIG deal! 🙌🏾

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Why did the Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Marine Institute partner with OceanGate Expeditions?

It might have been drawn in by the sensationalism of the mission to the Titanic or by the idea of promoting maritime opportunities, writes Laura Trethewey is not here.

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BREAKING: A termination notice has been sent from the Miami-Dade mayor’s office to the Miami Seaquarium. It’s official: the County is ending their lease. The Miami Seaquarium’s nearly 70 year existence is coming to an end. As promised.

International Women's Day Spotlight: Laura Trethewey (Laura Trethewey is not here) 🩷

Equal parts passionate and intelligent, Laura Trethewey wonderfully writes about world's changing relationship with the ocean.

I read a LOT about #deepseamining and the writing in Clare Fieseler, Ph.D.'s new Pulitzer Center piece just blew me away. A taste:

'Polymetallic nodules grow and shift about the seafloor, recording time and the ocean’s chemistry like a ship’s log'
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My response when I hear 'we know enough to mine the seafloor:'

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I wish every Writer had a warm supportive reader like Robert. Thank you!

Tonight Victoria!!

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Tonite is the nite, Vancouver! Christopher Pollon and I are at Massy Arts Society at 6pm talking oceans, mining and the future of the planet.

(🚨! Pender, not Georgia, location)

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'People are absolutely mind-blown when you tell them the surface of the ocean is not the same everywhere.'

So why is it so difficult to measure the deepest depth of the ocean? Laura Trethewey is not here explains:

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