Comments on: Course Overview

By: Tom Curry

Tom Curry — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:04:07 +0000

Very interesting sites Sarah.

Thanks for the links.

By: Christy

Christy — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 05:56:42 +0000

Hi Tamsyn,

Looking forward to it! thanks.

By: Christy

Christy — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 05:55:35 +0000

Hi Sue,
It is an interesting area, but also challenging for me. There has not been any sea bed mining yet. But yes, there are potential environmental impacts. There’s not much/ enough known yet, to be able to make an informed decision as to whether it should be allowed. That is why, I registered for this course. To know more about our deep oceans :). Have a good day!

By: Sarah Siteman

Sarah Siteman — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:56:56 +0000

I knew someone would ask about that! I’ve never really seen a tidal bore. You can get an idea of the four types of Bay of Fundy tides at http://bayoffundytourism.com/tides/ . The type nearest to me is vertical tidal effects in Digby. There’s a webcam that looks out over the harbour http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/bay-of-fundy/digby-harbour.html If you click on 24-hour history and maybe choose 30 minutes, you can see the effect of the rise and fall of the water. Another good place is Halls Harbour http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/bay-of-fundy/halls-harbour-1.html The effects are quite striking, but like the tides website says, the change takes place over 6 hours.

The tides in the Basin near my house are quite ordinary, sad to say.

By: Siddhi Joshi

Siddhi Joshi — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:04:18 +0000

Wonderful to see such a positive initiative from the Oceanography Centre! Go Callista!!

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:04:19 +0000

I am a scuba diver but know very little about the environment that I dive in and so I am keen to learn more so I can appreciate the envionment more.

By: Tom Curry

Tom Curry — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 11:32:34 +0000

Do you have a view of the famous tidal bore in the Bay of Fundy?

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:15:55 +0000

Hi Sonia,

Glad to hear that you’re enthusiastic about it. We facilitators are excited to get started and to hear everyone’s thoughts and views on the course material. I look forward to seeing you in the discussions.

By: Sarah Siteman

Sarah Siteman — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 21:57:07 +0000

As I write this, I can go to my window and look out on the Annapolis Basin which is on the Bay of Fundy which is between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada. It takes a bit of travel to get to the actual Atlantic Ocean but when I lived on the eastern coast of N.S. I could go to a beach where the next landfall would be somewhere in Europe. Living here, the ocean is so familiar, yet so unknown in its vastness. I’m sure that this course will reveal some of the mysteries as well as address the challenges to ocean habitat sustainability.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 18:16:29 +0000

I’m so looking forward to this course and it’s great reading through all the different comments. I’m an avid surfer and tech diver and used to work in the diving industry so I’m looking forward to learning lots more as it’s such a huge part of my life. Especially looking forward to sections 3 and 5.