Top 5 Rarest Fish Ever Caught

About 71 percent of the Earth is covered in water. In our six ocean realms (the human edges, hidden boundaries, light and dark zones of the central waters, active geology, ice, and microscopic), all kinds of species, from the known and unknown to the unknowable, have garnered…

How to Read a HIN Number

A Hull Identification Number (HIN) can tell you a lot about your boat—but first you must learn how to find, read, and decode the HIN's 12-character message. By doing this, you will discover the exact brand, model, date of manufacture, and model year of your boat.

New 2026 Pleasure Craft Licence Requirements in Canada

Transport Canada has introduced changes that affect boat dealers and owners of recreational boats. As of Dec. 31, 2025, pleasure craft licences must be renewed every five years. Current lifetime licences will be gradually replaced with PCLs that must be renewed every five years. Note…

5 of History’s Most Famous Sea Monsters

Generally, the advancement of science leads to the dispelling of myths. For example, it turns out the Sun is not actually Apollo riding his chariot across the sky after all, but it was only really in the 19th century that paleontology took off and brought…