Jaasaljuus Yakgujanaas Wow time really does fly when you’re having fun! Today we spent our time at Hodgkin’s Seamount and what an amazing day it was. I know I’ve been saying this everyday so far, but seeing firsthand the abundance of life at these seamounts is incredible. I started my Read more…
Jaasaljuus Yakgujanaas Today is the day! We officially set sail on the North East Pacific Seamount expedition onboard the E/V Nautilus. This 64-meter vessel was built in 1967, in Eastern Germany for the sole purpose of being used as a research vessel and is currently operated by the Ocean Exploration Read more…
The Haida Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Oceana Canada and Ocean Networks Canada are mounting a sixteen-day expedition to learn more about the SGaan Kinghlas, Dellwood and Explorer seamounts situated near Haida Gwaii. Haida Nation Intern Marine Biologist, Jaasaljuus (JJ) Yakgujanaas , will be joining the crew aboard the Ocean Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — The Stubby squid, Rossia pacifica of the sepiolid family of cephalopods, was recently observed in the milky green waters of southern Haida Gwaii during the Haida Fisheries Program herring survey. The Stubby squid is the cutest cephalopod with eight suckered arms and two long tentacles Read more…
A decade of discussion has concluded with the successful protection of the rich ecosystem at SGaan Kinghlas Bowie Seamount. SGaan Kinghlas is a dormant submarine volcano in the open ocean 180 kilometres west of Haida Gwaii. The summit towers about three kilometres above the Pacific’s abyssal plain and its peak Read more…