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Support World Oceans Day with Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise

Among the Ocean Wise events to celebrate World Oceans Day is a beluga-inspired yoga workshop with SeaChoice led by yogi, ocean lover, and blissologist Eoin Finn Join us for the following Ocean Wise events on Friday, June 8, 2012: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Beluga-inspired yoga adventure with Ocean Wise and SeaChoice. Tickets: $50 6:30 p.m. reception; 7 p.m. dinner Ocean Wise dinner with executive chef Ned Bell at YEW Restaurant, Four Seasons Vancouver. Tickets: $160 (includes food, wine, gratuityContinue Reading: Support World Oceans Day with Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise

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Executive Chef Jason Bangerter.Photo Credit Jason Bangerter

With Ocean Wise, Toronto Chefs Take Seafood Sustainability to the Next Level

Executive chef Jason Bangerter of Luma Restaurant, a new Ocean Wise partner in Toronto, says, “It’s in our best interest to choose seafood that is harvested in a sustainable manner. In doing so, we help to ensure seafood stocks remainContinue Reading: With Ocean Wise, Toronto Chefs Take Seafood Sustainability to the Next Level

Ocean Wise partners, Ryan Johnson & Dylan McCulloch from The Daily Catch (Tallulah/Vancouver Aquarium)

“Be Happy” and Support Our Oceans

Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise program has teamed up with seven other conservation organizations across North America to launch Be Happy, a social media activation to help you learn more about ocean-friendly seafood. This collaborative effort has a strong message we can allContinue Reading: “Be Happy” and Support Our Oceans

2011 Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown Champion Chef Paul Cecconi of Local Lounge (Keith Robertson)

Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown

Last night was the fourth annual Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown event in Vancouver. This year’s delicious event catered to a sold out crowd of 550 at the Aquarium for a fun night of Ocean Wise chowders paired withContinue Reading: Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown

Ocean Wise Spot Prawn Festival

An Ocean Renaissance

I was looking at B.C. seafood sales the other day—not something that everyone finds that interesting, I know, but what I noticed is that the sales of B.C. seafood products were up seven per cent last year. This was partlyContinue Reading: An Ocean Renaissance