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Seasplainer
Seasplainer is The Independent’s fisheries, oceans & climate change explainer series, travelling to the boots and boats in harbours of the Northwest Atlantic to relay the best-available evidence on fisheries and oceans. Award-winning journalists Jenn Thornhill Verma and Leila Beaudoin cover a range of topics relevant to fisheries management, marine biodiversity, ocean climate, environment, natural resources, and more.
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