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    • Weekly Ocean News

      Ocean Wise
      October 11, 2018
      Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium
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    • Trick-or-Trash: Ocean Bridge youth creates national Halloween clean-up initiative

      Ocean Wise
      October 27, 2020

    • Defining waste in fisheries Part 2: post-harvest losses

      Ocean Wise
      October 26, 2020

    • Ocean Wise Statement of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers

      Ocean Wise
      October 21, 2020

    • Collaboration: The Power of Partnership

      Ocean Wise
      October 19, 2020

    • Des fruits de mer écoresponsable au Québec? OUI!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020

    • Sustainable Seafood in Quebec? YES!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020
  • Marine Mammal Rescue
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    • Vancouver Aquarium Cetacean Research

      Open Letter on Cetaceans from Dr. Terrie M. Williams

      Vancouver Aquarium
      July 17, 2014
      Marine Mammal Rescue, Vancouver Aquarium
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    • Ocean Wise recognizes top ‘whale reporters’ of 2019

      Ocean Wise
      July 21, 2020

    • Urgent call for help to re-open Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

      Ocean Wise
      June 8, 2020

    • Seal-ed with a kiss: Couples wild about volunteering spend quality time at Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

      Ocean Wise
      February 14, 2020

    • New TV series will feature the work of Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Rescue team

      Ocean Wise
      January 30, 2020

    • ‘Berni’ the tropical sea turtle slowly warms to new MMRC environment

      Ocean Wise
      October 4, 2019

    • Rescued Northern sea otter Tazlina jets in from Alaska

      Ocean Wise
      September 9, 2019
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  • Vancouver Aquarium
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    • A Young Boy Enjoys Dreamnight.Photo Credit Ophelia Photography

      A Magical Dreamnight

      Public Relations
      May 10, 2012
      Vancouver Aquarium
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    • From postcards to fish packs: Vancouver Aquarium gives thanks to our amazing community supporters

      Ocean Wise
      October 9, 2020

    • Rescued sea otter and global YouTube star ‘Joey’ featured on new Whitecaps FC facemask in support of Vancouver Aquarium

      Ocean Wise
      October 9, 2020

    • Wondering what people are saying about the Vancouver Aquarium x Whitecaps FC Facemaks?

      Ocean Wise
      October 5, 2020

    • New seaweed hand sanitizer is good for your hands and good for the earth

      Ocean Wise
      September 28, 2020

    • Vancouver Aquarium Transformation

      Sarah Ellam
      August 31, 2020
      1

    • Artists for Ocean Wise – new colouring app in support of Vancouver Aquarium

      Ocean Wise
      July 22, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Seafood
    Random

    • Ocean Wise Seafood Expands to La Belle Provence

      Ocean Wise
      November 19, 2017
      Aquablog, Ocean Wise Seafood, Vancouver Aquarium
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    • Defining waste in fisheries Part 2: post-harvest losses

      Ocean Wise
      October 26, 2020

    • Ocean Wise Statement of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers

      Ocean Wise
      October 21, 2020

    • Collaboration: The Power of Partnership

      Ocean Wise
      October 19, 2020

    • Des fruits de mer écoresponsable au Québec? OUI!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020

    • Sustainable Seafood in Quebec? YES!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020

    • New seaweed hand sanitizer is good for your hands and good for the earth

      Ocean Wise
      September 28, 2020
  • Education
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    • A mother and her son pose in front of the webcam after discussing their positive experience with Ocean Wise's online learning virtual classes about marine life.

      Mateo’s Deep Dive: An Online Learning Adventure

      Ocean Wise
      May 12, 2020
      Aquablog, Education, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium
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    Recent

    • Where are they now? Catching up with Ocean Bridge alum Aira Sarmiento

      Ocean Wise
      July 24, 2020

    • Artists for Ocean Wise – new colouring app in support of Vancouver Aquarium

      Ocean Wise
      July 22, 2020

    • Ocean Wise is celebrating ‘World Oceans Day’ for the entire month of June!

      Ocean Wise
      June 3, 2020

    • Winnipegger on guard for oceans: Ocean Bridge’s Kirsten Desorcy profiled in Manitoba newspaper

      Ocean Wise
      May 3, 2020

    • Kids at home? Online Oceans Launches just in time to Save Parents (and help the ocean)

      Ocean Wise
      March 30, 2020

    • Ocean Wise’s new “Octobus” provides FREE transportation for schools

      Ocean Wise
      January 1, 2020
  • Arctic
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    • Vancouver Aquarium Arctic Research

      Diving in the Arctic 2015: Photo Highlights

      Vancouver Aquarium
      September 2, 2015
      Arctic Connections
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    • Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

      Ocean Wise
      April 11, 2020
      2

    • Pilot Program Conducts Ocean Plastics Workshop with Youth from Nunavut’s Pond Inlet

      Ocean Wise
      October 4, 2019

    • Diving in the Arctic Unknown

      Ocean Wise
      August 22, 2018

    • Innovation in the High Arctic

      Ocean Wise
      August 14, 2018

    • Wild Canadian Coastlines 

      Ocean Wise
      June 29, 2018
      1

    • Celebrating Ice Algae on Polar Bear Day

      Ocean Wise
      February 27, 2018
  • Shoreline Cleanup
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    • New Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup video highlights issue of shoreline litter. Register this fall at ShorelineCleanup.ca.

      Startling Video Brings New Meaning to Shoreline Litter

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      September 3, 2013
      Shoreline Cleanup, Videos
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    • Thousands of Canadians Took on the Cleanup Challenge

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      October 14, 2020

    • Join the “Cleanup Across Canada” challenge with #TeamShoreline

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      September 23, 2020

    • Clean Shoreline Communities: municipalities as leaders in the fight against plastic pollution

      Ocean Wise
      July 31, 2020

    • Ocean Wise applauds Government of Canada’s commitment to protect 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030

      Ocean Wise
      July 21, 2020

    • #TeamShoreline needs your help reaching one million citizens by September

      Ocean Wise
      July 13, 2020

    • Ocean Wise is celebrating ‘World Oceans Day’ for the entire month of June!

      Ocean Wise
      June 3, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Research
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    • Support For Our Ocean Protection Agenda

      Vancouver Aquarium
      February 19, 2017
      Research Site - CORI
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    • Can Whales Mitigate Climate Change? Whales and the Carbon Cycle

      Marine Mammal Research
      September 30, 2020

    • Below the surface: the impacts of COVID-19 on marine mammals

      Ocean Wise
      September 14, 2020

    • Online lecture series honours 25th annual Ocean Award winners

      Ocean Wise
      September 14, 2020

    • One ringed seal claw; Years of data on mercury exposure

      Marine Mammal Research
      August 27, 2020

    • Tracking Contaminants in Killer Whale Habitats

      Sarah Wilson
      August 20, 2020

    • What’s in a name? Studying the calls of wild belugas

      Marine Mammal Research
      August 10, 2020
  • Whale Sightings
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    • Another Great Year of Sightings: Part I

      Wild Whales
      December 21, 2011
      Whale Sightings
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    • The BCCSN Welcomes BC Ferries to the Whale Trail

      Sarah Wilson
      September 10, 2020

    • And the Award for Top Cetacean Reporter Goes To…

      Wild Whales
      July 23, 2020

    • Ocean Wise recognizes top ‘whale reporters’ of 2019

      Ocean Wise
      July 21, 2020

    • Unexpected Urban Whales: City Slicker Cetaceans Sighted During Coronavirus

      Wild Whales
      July 14, 2020

    • A Mother’s Love: Killer Whale Culture

      Marine Mammal Research
      May 8, 2020

    • Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

      Ocean Wise
      April 11, 2020
      2

Author Amber Dearden

Amber Dearden

Bring the coast into your class this Fall – free, downloadable lesson plans linked to B.C. Curriculum available

Amber Dearden
October 2, 2020
Aquablog, Research - Special Places, Research Initiative - Howe Sound, Research Initiative - Howe Sound Conservation
Author: Jennifer Chapman Cover photo: Looking towards the mouth of Átl’ḵa7tsem/Txwnéwu7ts/Howe Sound. (Credit: Amanda Weltman) Do you know what Átl’ka7tsem and Txwnéwu7ts refer to? Do you know what langu...

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