COVID-19 restrictions are holding up ambitious research on ocean climate change and its impact on coastal communities in Atlantic Canada and the North. "We simply cannot do certain types of research right now and field research is not happening," said Anya Waite, scientific director of the Ocean Frontier Institute. This week, the institute, a consortium of Dalhousie University, Memorial University and the University of Prince Edward Island, announced $16 million in funding for six research projects running to 2023. In addition to the Nunavaist and biological carbon pump studies, four other projects were approved:$1.2 million to examine the connection between ocean, marine life and human health. $2 million for ocean mapping to understand the impact of climate on marine life at or near the ocean floor.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2020 09:00 UTC