The #HighSeasTreaty is the world’s first global treaty to protect ocean life in international waters. West Coast Lawyer Stephanie Hewson spoke with Maritime Mag about what this means and why Canada must follow through on its intention to ratify the Treaty. #cdnpoli

🌡️ 🌊The #oceans are still heating up. For the eighth year straight, they absorbed record levels of heat in 2025, equal to the energy needed to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools. Read this piece on the Wire to learn more: www.wired.com/story/the-oc...

The long-awaited #HighSeasTreaty (BBNJ) establishes rules to protect biodiversity beyond national waters. NGOs have hailed its adoption and are now pushing to turn the agreement into real-world action. Learn more from @oceanographicmag.bsky.social's piece: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/high-se...

New research led by Dalhousie, with help from Hakai, reveals that killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins may be cooperatively foraging off northern Vancouver Island. Using drones and underwater tags, researchers captured whales following dolphins on deep dives. Paper: tinyurl.com/yu3r4b3c

Canada + Chile = a new era of Pacific Rim #ocean #science! The PMSA and the Océanos Institute signed an agreement to expand joint research + training across the #Pacific, #Arctic, and #Antarctic. The partnership is supported by PRISMS (@ubcprisms.bsky.social), a PMSA–MEOPAR collab. bit.ly/48EEwkC