Atlas13 min read
The Bay of Fundy: Kelp Under the Highest Tides on Earth
How the biggest tidal range on Earth reshapes kelp habitat — and where kelp still grips the outer headlands of the Bay of Fundy.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
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Atlas9 min read
Browns Bank: Nova Scotia's Kelp Bank on the Scotian Shelf
A coastal atlas guide to Browns Bank, the Scotian Shelf plateau where kelp grows far offshore, urchins regrew and crashed, and science has watched for fifty years.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Kitchen8 min read
Dulse Chowder: A Maritime Classic for Cold Nights
The Atlantic Canadian chowder where dried dulse stands in for the sea: the tradition, a proper recipe, and why this red seaweed loves potatoes and cream.
Sofia Andersson ·
Atlas9 min read
The Gulf of St Lawrence: Green Kelp Under the Tides of the Magdalens
Sea ice, tides and working coasts shape the Gulf of St Lawrence's kelp beds — from the Magdalen Islands to Gaspé and the Mingan shore.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Atlas12 min read
Nova Scotia: Kelp Beds of the North Atlantic
A guide to Nova Scotia's kelp beds of the North Atlantic — the species, the urchin wars, the invaders, the warming, and where to see kelp today.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·