Marine protected areas play a fundamental role in mitigating the impacts that human activities can have on marine mammals. A new marine…

Infographic in Inuktitut and plain language summary in English are below.

Inuvialuit have resided on the Beaufort Sea coast for hundreds of years in what today is recognized as the Inuvialuit Settlement Region…

Sea cucumbers are not only an important part of marine ecosystems, but they are also a highly valuable seafood with numerous benefits to…

Estuaries along western Hudson Bay are summer habitats for beluga whales, as well as areas with increasing vessel traffic and tourism. This…

The Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Area was created to protect important habitats in the Mackenzie Estuary that beluga whales return to…

Read this open access paper on the Arctic Science website.

Each year, the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort (BCB) population of bowhead whales migrate through areas in the Pacific Arctic that contain the…

Vegetation has become more productive on the Bathurst caribou herd’s range in recent decades.

Air temperature is often observed to decrease from earth’s surface upwards into the atmosphere.

In the recent context of fast and unprecedented warming of the Arctic region, Arctic Indigenous communities are impacted through a…

Plastic pollution is considered a contaminant issue of emerging Arctic concern.

Fish in the Arctic are shown to be contaminated by microplastic.

In response to a warmer climate, the red fox moves to higher latitudes and establish on the tundra. This means that the red fox will…

Reports of microplastics polluting the Arctic are increasing. Yet, efforts to track this litter have been uncoordinated with little…

In remote areas, like the Canadian Arctic, it can be difficult to collect biological data on fish populations because of logistical…

Climate change and infrastructure affect Arctic permafrost landscapes in unanticipated ways that need to be considered in environmental…

Changing climate is influencing thermokarst water bodies in the north, which are vulnerable to drainage during warmer and wetter…

Satellite tags can monitor marine mammal movements and behaviour and, therefore, add information beyond what can be observed from the…

In Yukon mountains, understanding temperature changes with elevation is central to understanding climatic evolution. How much colder or…

Using 2019 aerial photos of beluga whales together with remotely sensed environmental variables, we modelled beluga habitat selection.

Climate change is threatening the effectiveness of protected areas in conserving sensitive Arctic ecosystems. Understanding these impacts…

Arctic and Subarctic soils are permanently frozen, forming what is known as permafrost.

The identification of individuals in a population can help researchers analyze distribution, social groups, and variables such as birth…