Christopher Harley – Sunrise over Kwakshua Channel
Sunrise over Kwakshua Channel, Calvert Island, British Columbia. IOF researchers study biological oceanography and nearshore ecology along this part of the BC coast in association with the Hakai Institute.
Christopher Harley – Dogwhelk Colour Variation
Colour variation in the #dogwhelk, Nucella lamellosa, on Calvert Island, BC. Nucella are important predators on rocky shores, and are a sentinel species for marine pollution. Their populations are recovering in Vancouver and other urban centres following restrictions on the use of tributyl tin as an antifouling paint on boat hulls.
Christopher Harley – Cask Shell
Cask shell (Tonna tankervillii) washed up on Pakiri Beach, New Zealand. These thin-shelled snails live offshore on soft bottoms and can grow up to 25 cm in length. They occasionally wash in to shore during storms, as this broken shell has.
Christopher Harley – Anawhata Beach, New Zealand
Anawhata Beach, New Zealand. IOF researchers are studying long-term change on coastlines around the world, in many cases by repeating surveys of earlier generations of researchers. Anawhata was the site of intensive ecological research in the 1960s.
Cassandra Konecny – Wolf Eel
The wolf eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, disappointed that the camera was not a tasty urchin. Port Hardy, BC.
Cassandra Konecny – East Pacific Red Octopus
The East Pacific red octopus, Octopus rubescens, peeking over a pipe. Whytecliff Park, BC
Cassandra Konecny – Anemones of my anemones
The anemones of my anemone, Epiactis lisbethae, are my friends. Browning Pass, BC
Valentina Ruiz-Leotard – Artisanal fishing boats on the Panama Bay
Artisanal fishing boats on the Panama Bay. These boats supply the local fish market and the restaurants along the bay. Taken on June 2018
Andrew Rigsby – Lake Huron Sunset Rain
Looking west over Lake Huron, the departing sun turned the horizon orange. This colour contrasts with the blue of the water and clouds, and the two forms of water are further connected by rain falling to the right of the sun. The small metal beam attempts to resist erosion by the infinite lake of entropy.
Andrew Rigsby – Big Gull Lake Sunrise (Superfluidity)
I went for an early kayak, being still on Amsterdam time, and watched the sun dawn upon Big Gull Lake (Arden, Ontario). The lake was perfectly still, only disturbed by my movement. My paddling was unresisted by the water and my direction naturally towards the sun – thereby experiencing a state of frictionless superfluidity.