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    • Ocean Wise Statement of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers

      Ocean Wise
      October 21, 2020
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    • Êtes-vous prêt à découvrir notre Saint-Laurent ?!

      Ocean Wise
      January 20, 2021
    • Sustainability Partnership Advantages – from The Big Carrot’s Perspective

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      January 15, 2021
    • There’s something for everyone in this ocean-friendly holiday book guide

      Ocean Wise
      December 22, 2020
    • Ocean Wise Explains: Wild Capture Fishery Recommendations

      Ocean Wise
      December 18, 2020
    • Congratulations to Rob Clark for receiving The Order of Canada!

      Ocean Wise
      December 11, 2020
    • Ocean Wise young leaders named to Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25

      Ocean Wise
      December 8, 2020
  • Marine Mammal Rescue
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    • Marine Mammal Rescue of the Week: Aries

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      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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    • Students Breathe New Life Into Old Uniforms

      Ocean Wise
      December 9, 2011
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    • Countdown to National Chowder Chowdown Festival

      Ocean Wise
      January 21, 2021
    • Scuba Claus coming back to town!

      Ocean Wise
      December 11, 2020
    • Whitecaps FC and Vancouver Aquarium bring you ‘ugly Christmas sweater’ face masks

      Ocean Wise
      November 6, 2020
    • 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
  • Ocean Wise Seafood
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    • Defining Waste in Fisheries Part 1: Harvest Waste

      Ocean Wise
      September 17, 2020
      Aquablog, Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood
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    • Countdown to National Chowder Chowdown Festival

      Ocean Wise
      January 21, 2021
    • Êtes-vous prêt à découvrir notre Saint-Laurent ?!

      Ocean Wise
      January 20, 2021
    • Sustainability Partnership Advantages – from The Big Carrot’s Perspective

      Ocean Wise
      January 15, 2021
    • Ocean Wise Explains: Wild Capture Fishery Recommendations

      Ocean Wise
      December 18, 2020
    • Congratulations to Rob Clark for receiving The Order of Canada!

      Ocean Wise
      December 11, 2020
    • Webinaire : « Découvrez notre Saint-Laurent »

      Ocean Wise
      November 24, 2020
  • Education
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    • Summertime, Starring AquaCamp Staff 2014

      Public Relations
      June 27, 2014
      Education, Vancouver Aquarium
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    • There’s something for everyone in this ocean-friendly holiday book guide

      Ocean Wise
      December 22, 2020
    • 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
    • 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
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    • Winnipegger on guard for oceans: Ocean Bridge’s Kirsten Desorcy profiled in Manitoba newspaper

      Ocean Wise
      May 3, 2020
  • Arctic
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    • Diving in the Arctic Unknown

      Ocean Wise
      August 22, 2018
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    • Ocean Wise study: Synthetic fibers are invading the Arctic

      Ocean Wise
      January 12, 2021
    • Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

      Ocean Wise
      April 11, 2020
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    • Pilot Program Conducts Ocean Plastics Workshop with Youth from Nunavut’s Pond Inlet

      Ocean Wise
      October 4, 2019
    • Innovation in the High Arctic

      Ocean Wise
      August 14, 2018
    • Wild Canadian Coastlines 

      Ocean Wise
      June 29, 2018
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    • 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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    • Citizen Science Informs Government ban of Single-Use Plastics

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      November 10, 2020
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      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 Research
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    • A Killer New View

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      October 23, 2015
      Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings
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    • Monitoring by Ocean Wise, and others, leads to listing of Sunflower Sea Stars as Critically Endangered

      Ocean Wise
      January 13, 2021
    • Monitoring killer whale body condition amidst a pandemic

      Marine Mammal Research
      November 18, 2020
    • An Underwater Art Gallery… for Fish?

      Ocean Wise
      November 18, 2020
    • The Good Kind of Research Flukes

      Marine Mammal Research
      November 10, 2020
    • Ocean Not Immune to Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic

      Ocean Wise
      October 29, 2020
    • Can Whales Mitigate Climate Change? Whales and the Carbon Cycle

      Marine Mammal Research
      September 30, 2020
  • Whale Sightings
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    • Another Great Year of Sightings: Part I

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      December 21, 2011
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    • The Good Kind of Research Flukes

      Marine Mammal Research
      November 10, 2020
    • 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

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Monitoring killer whale body condition amidst a pandemic

Marine Mammal Research
November 18, 2020
Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Site - CORI
By: Amy Rowley, Photogrammetry Research Assistant This summer, Ocean Wise’s photogrammetry team were lucky enough to return to Johnstone Strait to continue our fieldwork to monitor the body condition of nor...

The Good Kind of Research Flukes

Marine Mammal Research
November 10, 2020
Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Initiative - Conservation Through Citizen Science, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings
By: Julie Merchel, Ocean Wise research assistant at the North Coast Cetacean Research Initiative Everybody wants to be a whale researcher! But what do whale researchers do when they’re out on the water? And...

Can Whales Mitigate Climate Change? Whales and the Carbon Cycle

Marine Mammal Research
September 30, 2020
Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Site - CORI
By: Kaitlin Yehle, MSc Student The skies of metro Vancouver have been an orange haze for much of September; smoke from wildfires to the south, in Washington, Oregon and California, sitting heavy in the air....

One ringed seal claw; Years of data on mercury exposure

Marine Mammal Research
August 27, 2020
Research - Special Places, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Site - CORI
By: Marie Noel, Research Manager, Ocean Pollution Research Program I was lucky to spend a few summers in the Western Arctic studying beluga whales during my PhD and I have to say that the Arctic is truly a...

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

Marine Mammal Research
August 10, 2020
Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Initiative - Vulnerable Species and Habitats, Research Site - CORI
By: Valeria Vergara, Research Scientist It is late in the evening, the Arctic sun still bright on the horizon, and I am recording a group of belugas that has become temporarily entrapped at low tide in a ri...

Liquid gold: Uncovering the hidden importance of whale poop

Marine Mammal Research
May 14, 2020
Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals
Written by Brittany Visona and Kaitlin Yehle “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” It's a phrase that accurately summarizes the relationship between Ocean Wise Marine Mammal researchers and whale poo...

A Mother’s Love: Killer Whale Culture

Marine Mammal Research
May 8, 2020
Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Initiative - Vulnerable Species and Habitats, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings
Motherhood is never easy, no matter which species you belong to. From broadcasting millions of eggs to nurturing a single calf to independence, successfully raising the next generation is one of life’s greates...

CSI Ocean Wise: tracking a killer…whale

Marine Mammal Research
May 3, 2020
Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Conservation Genetics
By: Adam Warner Research Scientist Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program Conservation research efforts at Ocean Wise seek to improve our understanding of many issues faced by marine life. ...
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