Check out Past Events and highlights of what we’ve been doing!

Photo credit: Adam Taylor (rockfish banner photo); DFO Pacific ROV Team (sponge reef background)

Please join MLSS marine biologist, Sheila Byers, in a deep-sea exploration of Howe Sound with the discovery of ancient glass sponge reefs, the diverse marine life (including larval stages) that build the reef communities, and yes, even juvenile six-gill sharks that lurk in the darkness! Through Citizen Science research and monitoring, MLSS assisted Fisheries and Oceans Canada in establishing Marine Refuge protection for these reefs. But how do we do this and how do we ensure that the reef communities are protected for the long term? Check it out!

Glass Sponge reefs and the Amazing Underwater World in Howe Sound was hosted by Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

OPP and NOTH 2021 Conferences

Mid-February was a busy week for the MLSS President and Vice-President who attended two virtual conferences that ran simultaneously: The Ocean Protection Plan (OPP) Dialogue Forum Winter 2021 was the 7^th Forum organized by Transport Canada, and Nature on the Hill 2021 (NOTH) was the 3^rd annual event organized by Nature Vancouver. Glen and Sheila split our time to cover as much of the conferences as we could.  Read more here: OPP and NOTH 2021 Conferences by Sheila Byers

Divers Weekend January 25 & 26, 2020:

Salt Spring Island Ales & MLSS Collaboration Beer Launch March 10, 2018

Party above the Clouds on June 2nd, 2017

A rare sighting of an Octopus on the Lost Reef sponge bioherm

An Evening for Howe Sound Gala on March 4th, 2017