Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised 29 January 2018 (Disponible en français : La carpe asiatique aux portes des Grands Lacs) The recent discovery of Asian carp near the Great Lakes and the confirmation of the presence of grass carp DNA in the St. Lawrence… Read More ›
Agriculture, environment, fisheries and natural resources
Update – Climate Change: Implications for Canadian Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Mise à jour – Changements climatiques : impacts sur les pêches et l’aquaculture canadiennes en mer) Climate change is increasingly challenging the sustainability of Canada’s $4.2-billion marine fisheries and aquaculture, two industries of particular economic and social… Read More ›
Update – The Monarch Butterfly: An Icon Endangered
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disponible en français : Mise à jour – Le monarque : un emblème en péril The monarch butterfly, one of Canada’s iconic species, is facing an imminent risk of extinction. In 2016, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Species… Read More ›
Climate Change: Implications for Canadian Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Changements climatiques : impacts sur les pêches maritimes et l’aquaculture canadiennes) Climate change is increasingly challenging the sustainability of Canada’s $3.5-billion marine fisheries and aquaculture, two industries of particular economic and social importance to communities on… Read More ›
Canada’s Gold Reserves Reach Historic Low
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Creux historique pour les réserves d’or du Canada) Canada’s gold reserves have fallen to almost zero. As of 29 April 2016, the nation’s official gold reserves stood at a record low 55 ounces, valued at US$70,711…. Read More ›