Research writer to experience field work first hand in Canadian Arctic
The furthest north I’ve ever been in Canada is Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. That was in the summer, and the coldest it got was about 25 degrees.The largest fish I’ve ever caught was a small mouth bass I...
View ArticleArctic adventure a chance to make lasting impact on Inuit communities
Listening to a scientist explain their work as passionately as someone like Aaron Fisk does, it’s hard not to get caught up in their infectious enthusiasm.A professor in the University of Windsor’s...
View ArticleStop in Clyde River provides insight into Inuit life
CLYDE RIVER, NUNAVUT – With a simple stick and line, two 14-year-old Inuit boys are able to reel in sculpin, a spiny fish, off the main dock of the harbour of this little village of about 800 people....
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Research 'newbie' gets to kiss the squid
SCOTT INLET, NUNAVUT – We set sail from Clyde River at about 7 pm on Sunday evening and steamed up the northeast coast of Baffin Island for about 12 hours through the night. I woke up at around 7 am...
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Tagging Greenland sharks an incredible experience
SCOTT INLET, NUNAVUT – I can now officially cross “catching and tagging a Greenland shark in the frigid waters off Baffin Island” from my bucket list. Between Tuesday and Wednesday, we caught a total...
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Rougher seas provide new challenges for research team
SCOTT INLET, NUNAVUT – We were awakened at 5:30 am yesterday morning by the clanging and rumbling sound of the ship’s anchor pulling up and the two massive diesel engines starting. We made a...
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Back on Solid Ground
(WINDSOR, ON) – As I sailed away from the MV Nuliajuk back to the dock at Clyde River, Nunavut, I was surprised by my own sudden sense of melancholy as I watched the 65-foot research vessel get smaller...
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