Methinks many would agree that there are boats that can easily do the job but there is a far more serious game afoot Even though my words went "Poof" the articles still exist N'esy Pas?
Vessel shortage forces Canada to scrap key climate change research mission
Expedition measures details such as temperatures throughout water column, microscopic organism blooms
Paul Withers · CBC News · Posted: Nov 13, 2019 6:00 AM AT
The 56-year-old Hudson normally carries out offshore Atlantic Zone
Monitoring Program surveys, but Canadian coast guard science ship was
unavailable this year because a vessel life extension refit had to be
extended. (Robert Short/CBC)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada was forced this fall to cancel a
core oceanographic survey to monitor climate change because it could not
find a ship capable of handling ocean conditions in the North Atlantic.
The scrapped mission is another example of fallout from Canada's aging fleet.
The
56-year-old Canadian coast guard science ship Hudson normally carries
out offshore Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP) surveys, but Hudson
was unavailable this year because a refit aimed at extending the life
of the vessel is taking longer than expected.
For
2019, Fisheries and Oceans Canada hired a private research vessel,
Coriolis II, but the Rimouski, Que.-based vessel was deemed unable to
carry out the Maritimes region survey and a replacement could not be
found.
"Although
the private vessel is a highly capable marine research platform, the
conduct of the AZMP Maritimes region monitoring program in the spring of
2019 led us to conclude that the vessel might not be able to fulfil all
fall monitoring program needs," Robin Jahn, spokesperson for Fisheries
and Oceans Canada, said in an email to CBC News.
"The department
was unsuccessful in its search for another available research vessel to
fulfil the fall 2019 program when weather and ocean conditions are more
variable."
What the survey does
Since
the 1990s, the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program has sent scientists to
sea twice a year to gather biological, chemical and physical data off
Canada's East Coast.
The offshore cruises measure everything
from temperatures throughout the water column to blooms of microscopic
organisms at the base of the food chain.
This is the first time the Maritimes fall survey has been cancelled.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientist Dave Hebert says
remotely operated platforms like ocean gliders can provide some data,
but biological sampling will be missed entirely for half the year. (Steve Lawrence/CBC)
Why the survey matters
With decades of survey data, the AZMP provides a baseline to measure changing ocean conditions.
For example, a survey in 2012 documented record-high ocean temperatures in the Maritimes.
"One
of the issues is to determine whether or not it's a long-term trend or
just year-to-year variability," said Dave Hebert, a Fisheries and Oceans
Canada research scientist.
"There could be, like, a decade of
really warm weather and so the question is, is that continuing on or is
it changing back to sort of what we call normal conditions? And so these
programs help us do that."
What they can do about it
As a physical oceanographer, Hebert said he's not in "as dire straits" as colleagues who monitor life forms in the ocean.
Remotely
operated platforms like ocean gliders will provide some data this fall,
but plankton sampling for half the year will be missed, hampering
year-to-year analysis and making it more difficult to detect if anything
unusual is going on.
"When there is a gap in long-term
monitoring data, the department takes account of the increased
scientific uncertainty when making related management decisions,"
said Jahn.
Hebert has been taking the cancellation in stride, and said they have to do the best they can with what's available.
"We're just in a holding pattern, waiting to get a decision made about what the next plans are."
Contingency planning underway
The Hudson is scheduled to be back in service by April 2020
and available for the spring Maritimes region survey. Fisheries and
Oceans Canada is developing contingency plans in case the Hudson isn't
available.
"These contingency plans include investigating
options within the Canadian Coast Guard fleet, as well as other research
vessel service providers," said Jahn.
Other vessel woes
While
this is the first time a fall Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program survey
was scrapped, other Fisheries and Oceans Canada science missions have
been impacted by fleet unreliability:
Paul
Withers is an award-winning journalist whose career started in the
1970s as a cartoonist. He has been covering Nova Scotia politics for
more than 20 years.
DJ Redfern Can't
find a suitable ship......What a national shame, we are a Maritime
Nation.....Imagine from the 3rd largest Navy in the world at the end of
WWII to a bunch of old rust buckets.....
David Amos Reply
to @DJ Redfern: Methinks many would agree that there are boats that can
easily do the job but there is a far more serious game afoot N'esy Pas?
Nik Zanzev
Reply to @DJ Redfern:
Hey man, you can’t have the cake and eat it too! You must choose
between tax cuts for billionaires and multinational companies, or
investments in things like ships.
David Amos
Reply to @DJ Redfern: Methinks even though my words went "Poof" but the articles still exist N'esy Pas?
The population of the endangered North Atlantic right whale has fallen to the low 400s in recent years. (Amy James/Center for Coastal Studies/NOAA permit 19315-1 via AP)
Scientists believe a change in the
ocean caused a drop in the North Atlantic right whale population in
recent years as the mammals sought new places to find food.
Nick
Record, a senior research scientist at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean
Sciences in Boothbay, Maine, said the downward trend started in 2010.
At
that time, researchers started noticing fewer right whales showing up
in typical feeding areas in the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy.
This is because their main source of food was in decline, he said.
North
Atlantic right whales began making headlines in 2017, when at least 18
were found dead in U.S. and Canadian waters — 12 off the Canadian coast.
Necropsies
found many of the whales had become entangled in fishing gear or were
struck by ships, resulting in strict closures of fishing areas and speed
limits on vessels.
But Record said the "star of the show" is actually a tiny crustacean smaller than a grain of salt, called calanus, also known as Calanus finmarchicus.
In
2017, there were least 18 North Atlantic right whale deaths in U.S. and
Canadian waters. No right whales died in Canadian waters in 2018 after
steps were taken to reduce collisions with ships and entanglements in
fishing gear. (Peter Duley/NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
Calanus
is the right whale's primary food source. There used to be an abundance
of the tiny creatures in the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy. They
float in the water by the billions.
"If you've been swimming in
the ocean, you may have swallowed mouthfuls of it and that's what the
whales are there doing," he said. "They're swallowing mouthfuls of it."
Record
said the calanus is "the battery" of the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of
Fundy because it hibernates and packs on a lot of fat for wildlife such
as whales, herring and sea birds.
"It's sort of the last big meal before winter," he said.
Calanus like the cold
Record
is the lead author of a paper published this month in the journal
Oceanography, which links warming in the Gulf of Maine with the life
cycle of calanus.
Since 2010, Record said, there have been changes
to the ocean's conditions caused by climate change, including warming
current systems coming into the Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy.
These warmer temperatures aren't good for the calanus, which thrive in cooler temperatures.
Without it, the whales don't have as much energy and have a harder time producing more calves.
"That's
what the whales like," he said. "They need to gain a lot of energy
before the winter or if they're going to have calves."
The right
whales showing up in unusually large numbers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
in the past few years, where the deaths in Canadian waters occurred,
were likely trying to find areas with more calanus.
What happens now?
Record
said both Canadian and U.S. scientists need to collaborate and look at
oceanographic data to determine where the whales are headed next.
Currents are changing year to year and they can either "snap back" or continue to change.
Record said he can't forecast where the whales will be from year to year.
"Climate
change isn't just a slow gradual march for future conditions," he said.
"There are these fits and bumps and ups and downs along the way."
North
Atlantic right whales have returned to Canadian waters early this year,
according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, who recently
spotted them via surveillance plane in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The whales usually arrive in the region in June. So far, seven calves have been recorded so far south of the border in 2019.
North
Atlantic right whales are an endangered species, with a population that
has fallen to the low 400s in recent years. Only about 100 are breeding
females.
Building blocks of ocean food web in rapid decline as plankton productivity plunges
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Senior DFO scientist says the cause of the collapse is unknown
Jane Adey · CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2018 5:00 PM NT
>>>> >>>> ---------- Original message ---------- >>>> From: "McGrath, Stephen T" <Stephen.McGrath@novascotia.ca> >>>> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2018 12:40:22 +0000 >>>> Subject: Automatic reply: Does anyone recall the email entitled "So >>>> Stephen McGrath if not you then just exactly who sent me this latest >>>> email from your office?" >>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>>> >>>> Thanks for your message, however I am no longer at the Department of >>>> Justice, and this email account is not being monitored. >>>> >>>> Please contact Kim Fleming at Kim.Fleming@novascotia.ca (phone >>>> 902-424-4023), or Vicky Zinck at Victoria.Zinck@novascotia.ca (phone >>>> 902-424-4390). Kim and Vicky will be able to redirect you. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Original message ---------- >>>> From: Justice Website <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca> >>>> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:21:11 +0000 >>>> Subject: Emails to Department of Justice and Province of Nova Scotia >>>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>>> >>>> Mr. Amos, >>>> We acknowledge receipt of your recent emails to the Deputy Minister of >>>> Justice and lawyers within the Legal Services Division of the >>>> Department of Justice respecting a possible claim against the Province >>>> of Nova Scotia. Service of any documents respecting a legal claim >>>> against the Province of Nova Scotia may be served on the Attorney >>>> General at 1690 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS. Please note that we will >>>> not be responding to further emails on this matter. >>>> >>>> Department of Justice >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Original message ---------- >>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >>>> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:16:38 -0400 >>>> Subject: Attn Laura Lee Langley, Karen Hudson and Joanne Munro I just >>>> called all three of your offices to inform you of my next lawsuit >>>> against Nova Scotia >>>> To: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca, Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca, >>>> Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca >>>> Cc: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>>> >>>> https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/NSDeputies.html >>>> >>>> https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/LLLangley-bio.html >>>> >>>> Laura Lee Langley >>>> 1700 Granville Street, 5th Floor >>>> One Government Place >>>> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1X5 >>>> Phone: (902) 424-8940 >>>> Fax: (902) 424-0667 >>>> Email: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca >>>> >>>> https://novascotia.ca/just/deputy.asp >>>> >>>> Karen Hudson Q.C. >>>> 1690 Hollis Street, 7th Floor >>>> Joseph Howe Building >>>> Halifax, NS B3J 3J9 >>>> Phone: (902) 424-4223 >>>> Fax: (902) 424-0510 >>>> Email: Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca >>>> >>>> https://novascotia.ca/sns/ceo.asp >>>> >>>> Joanne Munro: >>>> 1505 Barrington Street, 14-South >>>> Maritime Centre >>>> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K5 >>>> Phone: (902) 424-4089 >>>> Fax: (902) 424-5510 >>>> Email: Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca >>>> >>>> If you don't wish to speak to me before I begin litigation then I >>>> suspect the Integrity Commissioner New Brunswick or the Federal Crown >>>> Counsel can explain the email below and the documents hereto attached >>>> to you and your Premier etc. >>>> >>>> Veritas Vincit >>>> David Raymond Amos >>>> 902 800 0369 >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >>>> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400 >>>> Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., >>>> To: coi@gnb.ca >>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>>> >>>> Good Day Sir >>>> >>>> After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and managed >>>> to speak to one of your staff for the first time >>>> >>>> Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady who >>>> answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the Sgt >>>> at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker >>>> Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document. >>>> >>>> These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I >>>> suggested that you study closely. >>>> >>>> This is the docket in Federal Court >>>> >>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=T-1557-15&select_court=T >>>> >>>> These are digital recordings of the last three hearings >>>> >>>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug >>>> >>>> January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015 >>>> >>>> April 3rd, 2017 >>>> >>>> https://archive.org/details/April32017JusticeLeblancHearing >>>> >>>> >>>> This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal >>>> >>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=A-48-16&select_court=All >>>> >>>> >>>> The only hearing thus far >>>> >>>> May 24th, 2017 >>>> >>>> https://archive.org/details/May24thHoedown >>>> >>>> >>>> This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity >>>> >>>> Date: 20151223 >>>> >>>> Docket: T-1557-15 >>>> >>>> Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015 >>>> >>>> PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell >>>> >>>> BETWEEN: >>>> >>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS >>>> >>>> Plaintiff >>>> >>>> and >>>> >>>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN >>>> >>>> Defendant >>>> >>>> ORDER >>>> >>>> (Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on >>>> December 14, 2015) >>>> >>>> The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to >>>> the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on November >>>> 12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of Claim >>>> in its entirety. >>>> >>>> At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention a >>>> letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then >>>> capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian >>>> Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen Quigg, >>>> (now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that letter >>>> he stated: >>>> >>>> As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check the >>>> work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including you. >>>> You are your brother’s keeper. >>>> >>>> Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former >>>> colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to >>>> expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number of >>>> people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be witnesses >>>> or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to >>>> me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime >>>> Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former >>>> Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court of >>>> Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore; >>>> former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former >>>> Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff >>>> Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court >>>> of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and, retired >>>> Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted >>>> Police. >>>> >>>> In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my >>>> personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many >>>> potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am >>>> of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should I >>>> hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in >>>> Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et al, >>>> [1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding >>>> allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party has >>>> requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so. >>>> >>>> >>>> AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator of >>>> the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion. There >>>> is no order as to costs. >>>> >>>> “B. Richard Bell” >>>> Judge >>>> >>>> >>>> Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment >>>> already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had sent >>>> to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006. >>>> >>>> I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the Court >>>> Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to the >>>> bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of my >>>> lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada? >>>> >>>> "FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the >>>> most >>>> >>>> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html >>>> >>>> 83 The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war >>>> in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to >>>> allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over >>>> five years after he began his bragging: >>>> >>>> January 13, 2015 >>>> This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate >>>> >>>> December 8, 2014 >>>> Why Canada Stood Tall! >>>> >>>> Friday, October 3, 2014 >>>> Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And >>>> Stupid Justin Trudeau? >>>> >>>> >>>> Vertias Vincit >>>> David Raymond Amos >>>> 902 800 0369 >>>> >>>> P.S. Whereas this CBC article is about your opinion of the actions of >>>> the latest Minister Of Health trust that Mr Boudreau and the CBC have >>>> had my files for many years and the last thing they are is ethical. >>>> Ask his friends Mr Murphy and the RCMP if you don't believe me. >>>> >>>> Subject: >>>> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:02:35 -0400 >>>> From: "Murphy, Michael B. \(DH/MS\)" MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca >>>> To: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com >>>> >>>> January 30, 2007 >>>> >>>> WITHOUT PREJUDICE >>>> >>>> Mr. David Amos >>>> >>>> Dear Mr. Amos: >>>> >>>> This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of December 29, >>>> 2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP. >>>> >>>> Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, I have >>>> taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant Commissioner Steve >>>> Graham of the RCMP “J” Division in Fredericton. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Honourable Michael B. Murphy >>>> Minister of Health >>>> >>>> CM/cb >>>> >>>> >>>> Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote: >>>> >>>> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500 >>>> From: "Warren McBeath" warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >>>> To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca, >>>> nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net, >>>> motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com >>>> CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com, riding@chuckstrahl.com,John.Foran@gnb.ca, >>>> Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,"Bev BUSSON" bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >>>> "Paul Dube" PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >>>> Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has >>>> forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have not >>>> >>>> Dear Mr. Amos, >>>> >>>> Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off >>>> over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I >>>> was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns. >>>> >>>> As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our position >>>> is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process >>>> testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the >>>> Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these >>>> services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this >>>> instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done. >>>> >>>> As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false >>>> imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear >>>> that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada >>>> the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment >>>> and policing in Petitcodiac, NB. >>>> >>>> It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on >>>> December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Warren McBeath, Cpl. >>>> GRC Caledonia RCMP >>>> Traffic Services NCO >>>> Ph: (506) 387-2222 >>>> Fax: (506) 387-4622 >>>> E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.archive.org/details/PoliceSurveilanceWiretapTape139 >>>> >>>> http://www.archive.org/details/FedsUsTreasuryDeptRcmpEtc >>>> >>>> >>>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006 >>>> Senator Arlen Specter >>>> United States Senate >>>> Committee on the Judiciary >>>> 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building >>>> Washington, DC 20510 >>>> >>>> Dear Mr. Specter: >>>> >>>> I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man >>>> named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters >>>> raised in the attached letter. Mr. Amos has represented to me that >>>> these are illegal FBI wire tap tapes. I believe Mr. Amos has been in >>>> contact >>>> with you about this previously. >>>> >>>> Very truly yours, >>>> Barry A. Bachrach >>>> Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403 >>>> Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003 >>>> Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., >>>> Office of the Integrity Commissioner >>>> Edgecombe House, 736 King Street >>>> Fredericton, N.B. CANADA E3B 5H1 >>>> tel.: 506-457-7890 >>>> fax: 506-444-5224 >>>> e-mail:coi@gnb.ca >>>>
Building blocks of ocean food web in rapid decline as plankton productivity plunges
Senior DFO scientist says the cause of the collapse is unknown
Jane Adey · CBC News ·
Falling plankton numbers is another blow for fisheries like crab and shrimp, which have been in decline. (CBC)
hey're teeny, tiny plants and organisms but their impact on ocean life is huge.
Phytoplankton
and zooplankton that live near the surface are the base of the
ocean's food system. Everything from small fish, big fish, whales and
seabirds depend on their productivity.
"They actually determine
what's going to happen, how much energy is going to be available for the
rest of the food chain," explained Pierre Pepin, a senior researcher
with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in St. John's.
Pepin says over the past three to four years, scientists have
seen a persistent drop in phytoplankton and zooplankton in waters off
Newfoundland and Labrador.
"Based
on the measurements that we've been taking in this region, we've seen
pretty close to 50 per cent decline in the overall biomass of
zooplankton," said Pepin. "So that's pretty dramatic."
Measuring
five millimetres or less, phytoplankton contain chlorophyll to capture
sunlight and use photosynthesis to turn it into chemical energy, which
is later eaten by ocean creatures. (Photo courtesy of DFO)
Scientists
say local testing reveals half the amount of plankton in a square metre
of water today. It's not just a problem here, declining plankton
numbers are a global phenomenon.
It's a difficult idea to convey
to the average person who might not understand the ocean ecosystem, but
Pepin likens it to walking into a grocery store and instead of seeing
the shelves full, they're only half-full.
Listen to Jane Adey's coverage on CBC Radio's The Broadcast:
The Broadcast
The base of the ocean food chain is in trouble
Hear about the problems for plankton. Reaction time to an offshore oil blow out. Can it be improved? 23:16
"You
know if you saw half the number of birds, if you saw half the number of
fish in the water you'd pay attention. Well, this is a signal to say we
need to pay attention."
Alarm bells are going off
So what's causing this dramatic decline?
Scientists here haven't detected anything in particular that can be linked to the plunge in productivity, but they are worried.
Phytoplankton
are tiny plants and zooplankton are tiny animals. Zooplankton feed on
phytoplankton near the surface of the ocean. (Photo courtesy of DFO)
"When
it persists — for in our case now for three or four years — in the back
of my mind, at the very least, little alarm bells start going off
because it means that something fundamental may have changed in the food
web."
Pepin says it is difficult to understand how long it takes
the effect of this lack of basic food to make its way through the ocean
ecosystem.
Scientists have to advise managers on how to handle
fish stocks but without clear evidence of causes and effects, it becomes
a very difficult job.
"How do we act on this? This is a real challenge."
FUN FACT - Plankton provide
about 70% of the oxygen humans breathe, welcome to what happens when the
Global Temperature rises 2 degrees.
This only happened once before and it killed 98% of all life and is the only known mass extinction of insects.
Don't believe me? Many paleontologists think this is what caused the
Permian extinction. This is the extinction event where so much
biodiversity was lost, the recovery of land-dwelling life took
significantly longer than after any other extinction event, possibly up
to 10 million years.
Do some research yourself. If the Oceans biosphere collapses, so does most of the life on earth.
We as a species are causing the largest, the most accelerated extinction of life on this planet, and it will only end with us.
If you want to do something that has ANY effect - Sorry but you need to
stop buying products, instead fix them, reduce your carbon footprint,
stop having children & grow your own food.
Sadly if everyone did this our global and nationalized capitalistic
paradigm will collapse. But at least we all might have some time to
think of solutions to this problem, and maybe who is to blame and who
should foot the bill. Because if history shows anything - it wont be the
richest, it will be your children & the poorest.
Philippe Cormier
just look at the herbicides and pesticides being made in factories, that's what is heading into our ocean inevitably.
Darren Marsh
This should be on the national news page. This is very scary. The ocean is dying. It can't take our abuse any more.
Agnieszka Marszalek
@Darren Marsh , that is very
true, it should be on the front pages of all national newspapers. And
what's worse - the governments have known about this for decades, the
scientists have been saying that since the 1970s.
Wil Brown
Increased pollution levels,
ocean acidification, and climate change. One thing is for certain, our
continued reliance on fossil fuels and our reluctance to embrace cleaner
alternatives will lead to our downfall.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre
As a senior oceanographer and quantitative ecologist with
Fisheries and Oceans Canada for more than 30 years, Dr. Pierre Pepin has
dedicated much of his research toward the development of integrated
approaches to ocean management. He has published extensively on the
effects of changes in environmental conditions and trophic interactions
on population and ecosystem productivity and their consequences to our
relationship with Canada’s Oceans as well as a diversity of other
topics. Much of his research has dealt with the dynamics of early life
stages of fish and since the inception of a large scale oceanographic
monitoring program his research activities have expanded to include
plankton dynamics, biogeography, and the importance of changes in
community structure and climate on productivity of marine systems.
Pierre’s perspective is based on a pragmatic view of how qualitative
and quantitative knowledge can be applied in development of advice on
management of renewable ocean resources. In light of the complexity of
interactions among organisms and their environment, we can only
effectively identify the processes that result in major changes in
living resources while more subtle interactions may be impossible to
reliably understand. The general principles that we can identify across
ecosystems should serve as foundation of the basic principles from which
to forecast the future state of Canada’s Oceans even though their
impact may not be readily apparent in all populations or ecosystems.
Pierre is currently co-chair of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Organization’s Working Group on Ecosystem Science Advice and leads the
implementation an ecosystem approach in the provision of advice for
ecosystems of the Newfoundland Shelf.
Delineation of Ocean Acidification and Calcium Carbonate Saturation State of the Atlantic Zone
ACCASP # NFLD 2
Description
Atlantic Zone biogeochemical monitoring stations (circles) with sites proposed for the acidification survey in purple. Credit: DFO
Ocean acidification, caused by the formation of carbonic acid as atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2)
dissolves in the ocean, is expected to have profound effects on marine
ecosystems. Organisms that form shells and skeletons of calcium
carbonate (CaCO3), including phytoplankton, zooplankton and
other invertebrates, will be particularly affected. As ocean acidity
increases, there is a decline in the degree to which sea water is
saturated with CaCO3 (called the “saturation state”), making
it more difficult for organisms to form their protective outer shells.
The Northwest Atlantic contains the largest inventory of CO2 from human activities in the world.
In the autumn of 2014, this project sampled a range
of variables related to ocean acidification—including dissolved
inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), and pH (a measure of
acidity)—at 102 sites in the Atlantic Zone in order to establish
baseline measurements of ocean acidification status. DIC and TA will be
used to estimate the saturation state of CaCO3 at each site.
Results from these analyses will be used to develop regional maps of
bottom water saturation states, which will enable evaluation of the
potential risk of damage to crabs, shrimp and other shellfish. The maps
will inform state of the ocean assessments and decision-making related
to the fisheries management, existing and future marine protected areas,
NAFO Footnote 1 assessments of vulnerable marine ecosystems, and other ecosystem-related decisions.
Pierre Pepin
Chair, Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program, Newfoundland and Labrador Tel.: (709) 772-2081 Email:Pierre.Pepin@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Stephen Snow
Division Manager, Oceans, Newfoundland and Labrador Tel.: (709) 772-2852 Email:Stephen.Snow@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Kevin Anderson
Director, Fisheries Management, Newfoundland and Labrador Tel.: (709) 772-4543 Email:Kevin.Anderson@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Team Member(s)
Kumiko Azetsu-Scott, DFO, Maritimes Region Blair Greenan, DFO, Maritimes Region
Stephen Punshon, DFO, Maritimes Region Catherine Johnson, DFO, Maritimes Region
Michel Starr, DFO, Quebec Region Peter Galbraith, DFO, Quebec Region Diane Lavoie, DFO, Quebec Region
Joël Chassé, DFO, Gulf Region
Gary Maillet, DFO, Newfoundland and Labrador Region
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