Hakai Institute

Marine heatwave

Heatwaves like ‘the Blob’ could decrease role of ocean as carbon sink

Researchers have found the two-year heatwave known as ‘the Blob’ may have temporarily dampened the Pacific’s ‘biological pump,’ which shuttles carbon from the surface ocean to the deep sea where it can be stored for millennia.

Oct 28, 2021

Resident Killer Whales

Aerial drones offer new perspective on resident killer whale behaviour

Scientists at the University of British Columbia are getting a rare glimpse into the underwater behaviour of northern and southern resident killer whales off the B.C. coast, with the help of aerial drones.

Nov 4, 2019

Coralline algae on rocks. Credit: Jenn Burt

DNA analysis reveals cryptic underwater ecosystem engineers

They look like smears of pink bubblegum on the rocks off British Columbia’s coast, indistinguishable from one another.

Jul 11, 2019