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In one of the largest, most complex underwater archeological undertakings in Canadian history, Parks Canada and Inuit are working in collaboration to explore the wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror―the storied ships of the 1845 Franklin Expedition
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She didn't just enjoy diving. She, like some of us, was almost overwhelmed by her passion for our sport, and made the key decision to utterly devote herself to diving.
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Acharya-Patel (24) is from Waterloo, Ontario in Canada. She spent much of her summers exploring the lakes and rivers that make up the Great Canadian Shield.
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Deep-pocketed tourists waiting to explore the 20th century’s most famous maritime wreck will have to wait a little longer. American submersible company OceanGate has pushed back diving expeditions to the Titanic wreck site to 2019.
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The ARSBC, which has sunk more ships and aircraft than any other non-profit group in the world to create marine habitat, has worked and consulted with Catalyst Paper for the sinking of the first vessel.
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The effort to establish the retirement community for cetaceans started two years ago when the Whale Sanctuary Project, based in the United States, announced it was looking at sites in North America where it could set-up a large seaside enclosure.
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A study published recently in the PLOS ONE journal describe how bowhead whales were observed engaging in behaviour that promoted exfoliation of molting skin.
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Ghost towns are popular above water attractions, but how about an underwater version? Look no further than Canada’s Lake Minnewanka.
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In a new bid to protect endangered right whales, the Canadian federal government is ordering large vessels to slow down in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Ships larger than 20m traveling the Gulf of St.
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The Polar Medal is an official honour created by the Crown in 2005, and "honours those individuals who have withstood the rigours of the polar climate to make significant contributions to polar exploration and knowledge, scientific research, an
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The Underwater gliders deployed by Dalhousie University can dive to a depth of 200m, detect whale calls up to 100km away and stay at sea for up to three months.
HMS Terror was lost during Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage. The wreck which is said to be "in pristine condition" was discovered on 3.
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A recent spike in beluga deaths in Quebec’s rivers is being linked to noise pollution. Researchers with Tadoussac's Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM) are investigating the origin of the increase.
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In Conception Bay South is Bell Island, which is the location of an iron ore mine, disused since 1966. Many years ago, part of this mine was developed into a mining museum. Regular tours take place in the dry part of the mine.
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New York, New York—the city so nice they named it twice. There are so many activities in New York City, but scuba diving? No dive boats leave from Manhattan, but with three dive clubs and many dive stores, New York has a large diving community.
Read moreIn a video streamed live from the Queen Maud Gulf off Nunavut, underwater archaeologist Ryan Harris moved from stern to bow, stopping at a handful of different points along the wreck to share clues from the long-sunk vessel.
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