What a swordfish washing up on British Columbia's coast says about our changing oceans

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Filmmaker and outdoorsperson Quinn Barabash recently made headlines when he found a swordfish carcass nearly two meters (6.6 feet) long on the remote shores of Haida Gwaii in northern British Columbia.

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  • Filmmaker and outdoorsperson Quinn Barabash recently made headlines when he found a swordfish carcass nearly two meters (6.6 feet) long on the remote shores of Haida Gwaii in northern British Columbia.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:00:01 UTC.

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