Breeding biology and annual movements of Arctic Terns from Nunavut, Canada Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) are a small seabird with a circumpolar distribution.  Scientists and northern Indigenous Peoples have reported declines in numbers of Arctic terns in the 21st Century, but in Canada, very little was known about their breeding or movements.  To that end, […]

The Incredible Migrations of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: the Olympic Athletes of the Sea Atlantic Bluefin Tuna are the largest members of the family Scombridae, so, they are really large mackerel. They grow to more than 650 kg in weight, and over 395 cm (12 feet) long. Canadian fish that are caught commercially are mostly exported […]