Aquatic Conservation Initiative – Research, Education and Collaboration

Aquatic Conservation Initiative

An environmental non-profit that conserves aquatic and coastal ecosystems through research, collaboration, and education

Water Quality Monitoring – Species Habitat Assessments – Riparian Habitat Connectivity Assessments – Aquatic Invasive Species – Nature Based Solutions to Climate Change – Environmental Education – Litter Clean-ups

Invasive green crab project
St. Mary’s Bay 2024

Green Crab traps set

Green Crab removed

Trapping Locations

Eel Overwintering Habitat
This past winter, our Coastal Environmental Baseline Project partners Miawpukek Mi’kamawey Mawi’omi were out the ice collecting environmental-DNA samples

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Grace Under the Ice: The Resilience and Elegance of Harp Seals in the North
Rachael Brown our Project Coordinator at Aquatic Conservation Initiative recently wrote a news story for Nature Canada: Grace Under the Ice: The Resilience and Elegance

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World Wetland’s Day
Join us at the Fluvarium to celebrate World Wetland’s Day! Sunday – February 2nd, 2025 1:00 – 4:00 PM Aquatic Conservation Initiative, The Fluvarium, Nature

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Climate Adaptation & Resilience Training Program
Last week ACI staff completed the first week of Climate Adaptation & Resilience Training (CART) Program provided by ClimAtlantic! The comprehensive and foundational CART program

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