Juan José Alava – Dolphin-Pororja-Ecuador (May 2018, Ecuador)
Coastal bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) spyhopping in estuarine waters of the Gulf of Guayaquil (Ecuador). There it is used as the ‘The Canary in the Coal Mine’ to assess chemical pollution and understand the status of the ecosystem health.
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.