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Vancouver Aquarium to re-open on Friday, June 26!

June 22, 2020

Every ticket purchased will help ensure the future of the not-for-profit Vancouver Aquarium It’s o-fish-al. After being closed for more than three months, the Vancouver Aquarium, an Ocean Wise initiative, w...

PollutionTracker: Ocean Wise Tracks ‘Invisible’ Pollution

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June 15, 2020

Aquablog, Research - Special Places, Research Initiative - Howe Sound, Research Initiative - Howe Sound Conservation, Research Initiative - PollutionTracker

By: Kelsey DelisleOcean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program The oceans face many threats such as warming, acidification, habitat destruction, and overfishing. At Ocean Wise, one of the major t...

A stressful environment: examining stress in resident killer whales

Ocean Wise

June 15, 2020

Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Initiative - Marine mammals as Sentinels

By: Brittany VisonaResearch Biologist at Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program Stress. You’ve experienced it in one form or another, whether you were late to catch your bus, ran into a bea...

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

Ocean Wise

June 8, 2020

Aquablog, Marine Mammal Rescue, Vancouver Aquarium

With seal pupping season just around the corner, $125,000 must be urgently raised to reopen and operate Ocean Wise’s animal rescue, rehabilitation and release center for 2020 With seal pupping season just a...

This World Oceans Day, let’s rally to build a new, blue, future after COVID-19

Ocean Wise

June 7, 2020

Aquablog

World Oceans DayJune 8, 2020Lasse GustavssonPresident and CEO, Ocean Wise We used to think of the ocean as an expansive, unknowable, never-ending source of food and resources. Now we know better. T...

Join us for the 25th annual Ocean Awards – June 8 (World Oceans Day) – featuring David Suzuki

Ocean Wise

June 4, 2020

Aquablog, Ocean Wise, Research - Arctic, Research - Plastics, Research - Special Places, Research - Species Under Threat, Research - Vancouver Aquarium Research, Research Site - CORI, Vancouver Aquarium

Ocean Awards take place on June 8, 2020 (World Oceans Day) Ocean Wise Conservation Association is pleased to recognize the winners of the 25th annual Ocean Awards, including keynote speaker Dr. David Su...

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

Ocean Wise

June 3, 2020

Aquablog, Education, Ocean Wise Life, Shoreline Cleanup, Vancouver Aquarium

June 8 is World Oceans Day, the global movement to recognize the importance of our shared ocean, celebrate the amazing plants and animals within it, and consider humanity’s dependence on a healthy blue pla...

More chefs join #ChefsforVancouverAquarium fundraising initiative. Chowder (and other delicious offerings) on sale now.

Ocean Wise

May 29, 2020

Aquablog

More chefs and suppliers have stepped up to ensure the future of the Vancouver Aquarium by supporting the #ChefsforVancouverAquarium fundraiser. The new chef, restaurant and supplier partners include Ashle...

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