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30 Sep Marine Litter Brand Audit, Sable Island, September 2018

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Although the island is not as fouled as many other locations, marine debris is abundant, with some plastic containers originating in Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Japan, Malaysia, South Africa, France, and Russia. ...

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31 Aug Disposal of Hazardous Ordnance on Sable Island in August 2005

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An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Canadian Forces Base Shearwater arrived on Sable Island to dispose of a few years worth of beached, and potentially dangerous, Marine Location Markers (MLMs). ...

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28 Aug Sable Island… revisited – Jennifer Veres, 2018

Posted at 08:32h in Connections, Featured by Zoe Lucas 3 Comments
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So, 9 years later, I’m on a flight returning from Portugal. After hours of looking from my window seat at the vastness of the Atlantic, something shining, small and crescent-shaped, caught my attention....

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17 Aug A Mysterious Light in the Sable Sky, October 2016

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On a clear night Wayne Broomfield set up his tripod and took a series of photos. Later, when he examined the images, he saw a shape like a spinning top glowing in the sky above the Sable Island Station....

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23 Jul Ocean Sampling Day, June 21st 2018, at Sable Island

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On summer solstice, samples of ocean water containing millions of microbes were collected from >100 sites worldwide in an international study of marine microbes and their key roles in ocean ecosystems....

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14 Jul Gina’s Sable Island PhotoBlog, April – June 2018

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A collection of photos taken over a three-month period—fresh grass and pea, spring flowers, foals and pups, seals crowding the beach, horses, birds, peculiar things washed ashore, and ever-shifting sand....

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13 Jul The Petrels of Sable Island

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Leach’s Storm-petrels were first recorded nesting on Sable Island in July 1994. Their vocalizations are now part of the nighttime soundscape of summer as petrels circle and swoop bat-like in the dark....

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21 Jun A Mortality Event of Herons and Egrets on Sable Island, Spring 2018

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Many dead herons and egrets—Yellow-crowned Night-heron, Cattle Egret, Great Egret, and Great Blue Heron—found during May, were likely part of an unusual mortality event on Sable Island in early spring....

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15 Jun Sable Island Talk at Argyle Fine Art, in Halifax, June 20th, 2018

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On June 20th (Wednesday) 6:30-8:30 pm, Argyle Fine Art will host a free talk with artist Briana Corr Scott and marine biologist Nell den Heyer about their experiences in art and science on Sable Island. ...

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12 Jun My Grandfather, Born on Sable Island – Noella Brennan Fisher, 2018

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My grandfather, Daniel Brennan 1865-1950, was the first registered male child born on Sable Island. The family lived on the island while my great grandfather was with the staff of the life-saving service....

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The Sable Island Institute is a multidisciplinary organization developing and conducting a wide range of Sable Island programs, including environmental monitoring, biodiversity surveys, arts and culture projects, and public outreach. The Institute is expanding on the roles of the Friends of the Green Horse Society and will continue the Society’s key initiatives. The Sable Island Institute is registered under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act S.C. 2009, c.23.

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