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Costly catch: Study reveals alarming cost of tuna fishing devices on global ocean life

Costly catch: Study reveals alarming cost of tuna fishing devices on global ocean life

Free-floating devices used to fish tuna are harming ocean life at a global scale, damaging coral reefs, ensnaring vulnerable species and adding to marine pollution, new study shows.  Read more.

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Halifax-based Coloursmith leveraged support from Creative Destruction Lab - Atlantic, the Dalhousie-based arm of the global startup program, and is now working with the vision care industry to commercialize its technology that helps colourblind people see colour more vividly.
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Building a communications network to study environmental conditions in the harsh North Atlantic comes with its challenges. This Dal engineer is helping develop a solution.