
Boris Worm
@cbcoceansguy
Marine ecologist, Columnist on CBC Radio
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http://wormlab.biology.dal.ca 11-03-2013 22:04:03
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Global emissions still on the rise? Not if you account for nature-based solutions -- interview about #carbonneutrality, stable #CO2 #emissions on CBC Mainstreet Hfx: How leaving nature alone is helping to reduce our impact on the climate cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…




The totally amazing discovery of a 60-million strong icefish nesting colony in Antarctica. How much better does it get??? My (very excited) take on this on CBC Mainstreet Hfx cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Knowing and understanding our connection to the ocean is important for us all, no matter where we live! Learn more about #OceanLiteracy, and the importance of making it more inclusive, in this new Ocean School article by CarolAnne Black 🌊📖 linkedin.com/pulse/importan… Ocean Frontier Institute

Think globally, act locally and #keepthebacklandswild Please help us save a unique wilderness area close to #Halifax from suburban development. Sign the petition today: bit.ly/3wqkYNZ Ecology Action Centre (EAC) Friends Of Halifax Common HfxFieldNaturalists @DalOfficeSust

Largest recorded concentration of large #whales in history provides hope for #ecosystem #recovery in the Southern Ocean. Will be covering this at 5.18PM today on CBC Mainstreet Hfx Ocean School 🐋 nature.com/articles/s4159…

Atlantic mackerel are woven into the fabric of east coast life - what will it’s decline mean for the people who depend on it? Read our The Globe and Mail article to find out: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… with Jenn Thornhill Verma 📸 by Leila Beaudoin & Nicolas Winkler


Humans are now using 1/3 of all vertebrates on Earth - almost 15,000 species. This makes us consume up to 300 times more prey items than other comparable carnivore. First study of its kind estimates ecological effects of 'super-predation' Chris Darimont nature.com/articles/s4200…



Study lays out full extent of humans as global predators — and it’s a big problem /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…


The closest we have come to meeting an intelligent #alien - why the #octopus keeps surprising scientists time and again cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… Dalhousie Science




Healthy #fisheries are key for supplying food for the rising global population. In a study of drivers of effective fisheries mgmt, Schiller, et al. @g_auld Boris Worm note in FishandFisheries leadership & balanced #DecisionMaking are important factors doi.org/10.1111/faf.12…


Worried about the rise of #misinformation on social media and in public discourse? Please join us for the 2024 Ransom A. Myers lecture on THU 17th October at 7.15PM at Dalhousie University. The event is free and is followed by a reception, everyone is welcome! Dalhousie Science

