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As sea ice in the Arctic decreases due to climate change, it’s opening the way for more than cruise ship travel. Scientists have found evidence that links the decline of sea ice to the emergence of a virus in Arctic marine mammals that has killed thousands of seals in European waters.

The fast-warming Sea of Okhotsk, wedged between Russia and Japan, is a cautionary tale of the far-reaching consequences when climate dominoes begin to fall.

For half a century, Taku had been the one known Alaskan glacier to withstand the effects of climate change – until now.

The animal die-offs offer the world a stark example of the perils of rising ocean temperatures, which already are upending parts of the Bering Sea ecosystem.

As wholesale prices skyrocket for Pacific flying squid amid a record low catch in Japan, processing companies in the "squid town" of Hakodate, Hokkaido, ar

The aquaculture industry has failed to bring epidemic of sea lice under control in B.C.’s Clayoquot Sound.

Scientists have made a new discovery they hope will provide more insight into declining salmon populations in our province.

The top of the world saw record-beating average temperatures flashing through all three summer months.

Islanders are struggling to reconcile impact of global warming with traditional way of life.

Global warming is shrinking the permanently frozen ground across Siberia, disrupting everyday life in one of the coldest inhabited places on earth.

These changes seem to be heralding population spikes and downturns for a number of species like walleye pollock and Pacific cod, and even more pronounced in small, fatty forage species.

This ubiquitous shrub of the Pacific Northwest is dying. Some scientists theorize that a disease or fungus could be the culprit, while others point to this past winter’s unusually dry weather.

Record-breaking temperatures are nothing new for Norwegian glaciers. If temperatures become warmer, more glaciers may disappear.

No whaling will take place in Icelandic waters this summer, it has been confirmed. The news is not the result of government intervention, but rather of commercial concerns. This will be the first time in 17 years that there will be no whaling.

From African waters to China and back again, over half the fish on Nigerian tables is imported

King salmon fishing in Alaska is political — but for those who can’t do it this summer, it’s also personal.

The die off of Western Red Cedar trees on East Vancouver Island due to drought and severe weather has First Nations extremely worried. Cedar is a critical part of first nations culture and as Skye Ryan reports, there is growing concern the dying trees will have a ripple down effect.

Indigenous Australians from low-lying islands in the Torres Strait argue that the government, by failing to act on climate change, has violated their fundamental right to maintain their culture.

Officials cited rockfall danger and traffic hazards created by people stopping to fill containers.

March becomes the hundredth month in a row with temperatures above normal. "It is unique and shows how fast climate change is happening in the Arctic," says climate scientist Ketil Isaksen at the Meteorological Institute (MET).