Author: Amanda Babin

The Fisheries Act of Canada (Fisheries Act R.S.C. 1985 c. F-14) is the country’s leading legislation for the protection of fish and fish habitat. The law was narrowed in its protective capacity with the...

Fish are a vital component in the diets of many northern Canadians; therefore, it is critical to ensure that the habitats these fish are produced in are healthy, and the fish themselves are safe...

Coral reefs that make up the Lakshadweep Archipelago near India supports 15 species of groupers (subfamily Epinephelidae) which either forage on a specific reef (site-attached) or by moving between reefs (roving). Coral reefs in...

Everyone knows that life changes are hard. Moving to a new home, getting a new job, and changing your diet are challenges for all of us, including fish! Salmon species around the world undergo...

When salmon are looking for mates, do the classic clichés ‘bigger is better’ and ‘first come, first serve’ apply? Sexual selection and mating strategy theory tells us that larger males should outcompete smaller males,...

If you spin your desktop globe in just the right way, you’ll see half of the sphere as a single colour of blue representing the vast Pacific Ocean. But if you were a fish,...

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. For decades, we have tried to improve stream health, but rarely reflect on whether our efforts were successful! Looking back is a crucial step to...

You’re in a canoe floating down the river, and you hear a splash not far off. By the time you turn your head, the cause of this sound is now a mystery, gone back...