A Voyage South

Written by Millie Mannering Millie Mannering kayaking in the Antarctica Peninsula. A pod of Orca hunting a baleen whale off Livingston Island. Photo: Millie Mannering Supported by EYOS, I joined an expedition to Antarctica, to help support a re-supply of the scientific National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) base at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island. Having […]

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The Ocean Conservation Expedition

Written by Millie Mannering Millie Mannering with Geoff Green, Founder and President of SOI Foundation. Assessing our dive site at the 100 Wild Islands alongside Research Scientist, Claire Goodwin. Photo: SOI Foundation The Ocean Conservation Expedition brought together diverse educational and research partners, Indigenous community representatives, artists, industry, media and youth. Travelling to distinct and […]

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Science & Community in the High Arctic

Written by Millie Mannering Flying the OWUSS flag outside the Canadian Hight Arctic Research Station in Ikaluktutiak, Cambridge Bay. Photo: Erik Kristina Nakahok Pedersen Having always been fascinated by the polar regions, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to travel to the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Ikaluktutiak, Nunavut. It took days […]

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Sunflower Stars in the Wild

Written by Millie Mannering The Hakai Institute conducts long-term scientific research at remote locations on the coastal margin of British Columbia, Canada. Photo: Millie Mannering As we all know, anthropogenic activities are impacting marine ecosystems. I am passionate about studying these impacts in remote environments we often forget about. This interest led to my scholarship […]

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Reviving Ancient Aquaculture

Written by Millie Mannering Senior Shellfish Biologist, Julie Barber, with Millie Mannering. Clams are a culturally important and protein-rich food source to First Nations and Native American people. These bivalves are easily harvested in the intertidal zone. Clam gardens are a form of environmental engineering and an ancient, Indigenous practice used to increase shellfish production. […]

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