Ocean Wise

Ocean Bridge ambassador pushing for carbon labels on Canadian products

September 21, 2020

Eli Lusty is the founder of Carbon Labels Canada, and lives and works in Halifax, N.S. He earned his Bachelor of Economics at Carleton University, where he says he learned about the power of aggregate choices....

Youth immersed in Ocean Bridge learning journeys across Canada

Ocean Wise

September 3, 2020

Aquablog

You may have noticed over the past few weeks – particularly if you’ve kept an eye on our @OceanWiseYouth Instagram account – young Canadians with Ocean Wise’s Ocean Bridge program taking part in 'learning jou...

When ‘clean energy’ comes up short: Wind farms threaten Taiwanese white dolphins

Ocean Wise

August 10, 2020

Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat

By Amber Dearden In the Eastern Taiwan Strait, between China and Taiwan, 22 large wind turbines stand tall above the waters. Now in operation, these giants generate 128 MW of “green” energy, of which Taiwan...

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

Ocean Wise

July 31, 2020

Aquablog, Shoreline Cleanup

Plastic litter is a critical issue facing all of Canada's waterways in communities across the country, from lakes and rivers to every ocean coastline. Unfortunately, much of the plastic waste that ends up in t...

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

Ocean Wise

July 24, 2020

Aquablog, Education, Ocean Bridge | Portail Océan

Since leaving Ocean Bridge, Aira has gone from volunteer to paid employee with the Rideau Environmental Action League. Achieving our vision of a healthy and flourishing ocean requires engagement by the futu...

Single use plastics increased during COVID-Where Do We go from Here?

Ocean Wise

July 21, 2020

Aquablog, Research - Plastics

Article by the Ocean Wise Plastic Pollution Scientists Shreyas Patankar, Catherine Wong, Amir Parizi, Mathew Watkins, Stephanie Wang, Anna Posacka. The year 2020 will be recorded in the history books as t...

#TeamShoreline needs your help reaching one million citizens by September

Ocean Wise

July 13, 2020

Aquablog, Shoreline Cleanup

We’ve missed you! After putting cleanups on hold for nearly four months, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup will relaunch on July 14th to solo, household and small team cleanups. In March, the program asked ...

Orca Awareness Month – answering your burning killer whale questions!

Ocean Wise

July 6, 2020

Aquablog

Did you know that June is Orca Awareness month? We love answering your questions about killer whales! Here are a few of the most popular questions we are asked on social media and at outreach events: ...

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