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  • Ocean Wise
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    • Shoreline Spotlight: Sustainability Committee Teams of Fairmont

      Vancouver Aquarium
      October 13, 2017
      Ocean Wise, Shoreline Cleanup
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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

      Ocean Wise
      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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    • Important Letter From BC Teacher Re: Cetaceans in Human Care

      Vancouver Aquarium
      March 27, 2017
      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
      3
  • Vancouver Aquarium
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    • Rescued, Rehabilitated, Released: A Shark's Story

      Ocean Wise
      February 16, 2018
      Marine Mammal Rescue, Ocean Wise, Research - Vancouver Aquarium Research, Vancouver Aquarium
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    Recent
    • 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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    • Ocean Wise Up: Part Two

      Ocean Wise
      November 7, 2012
      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
    Random
    • Wild Canadian Coastlines 

      Ocean Wise
      June 29, 2018
      Aquablog, Arctic Connections, Education, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium
      1
    Recent
    • 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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    • Getting to the Heart of the Matter

      Eric Solomon
      January 26, 2011
      Arctic Connections
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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
      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
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  • Shoreline Cleanup
    Featured
    • 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
    • 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 Research
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    • Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program Marks 25th Anniversary

      Ocean Wise
      October 26, 2017
      Ocean Wise, 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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    • Drawing a Humpback Whale, All 14 Metres

      Ocean Wise
      December 1, 2017
      Aquablog, Education, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium, Whale Sightings
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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

Author Sarah Ellam

Sarah Ellam

‘Archie” Who Was Discovered Suffering Gruesome Injuries From Crossbow & Gunshots Released Back To Ocean

Sarah Ellam
April 3, 2020
Aquablog
It was a happy and emotional send off for Archie, a male California sea lion who was released back to the ocean this week after being rescued and rehabilitated by Marine Mammal Rescue Centre staff over the win...

Remembering Chef Nathan Fong

Sarah Ellam
March 31, 2020
Aquablog, Ocean Wise Seafood
It is with heavy hearts that the Ocean Wise Seafood team shares the loss of one of our dearest collaborators and friends in the ​sustainable seafood community, Chef Nathan Fong. A true Vancouver food lege...

Actor Jacob Tremblay Sends 7 Rescued Seal Pups Home For the Holidays with Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

Sarah Ellam
December 20, 2019
Aquablog
A group of rehabilitated seal pup patients are home for the holidays! On Tuesday, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre staff, together with ‘sea-lebrity’ guests, actors Jacob Tremblay and his sister ...

Gunshot pellets also found in Sea lion suffering from crossbow injuries, examination confirms.

Sarah Ellam
December 5, 2019
Aquablog
Archie, the California sea lion who arrived at the Marine Mammal Rescue Centre this month following a dramatic rescue, underwent a follow-up physical examination this week that confirmed a horrific past. Alrea...

Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Team Responds to Sea Lion Suffering Gruesome Injuries From Crossbow

Sarah Ellam
November 28, 2019
Aquablog
A male California sea lion suffering from horrific injuries as the result of being shot with a crossbow was transported from Powell River, B.C. to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre on Tuesday....

Sustainable Seafood Arrives Coast-to-Coast in Canada

Sarah Ellam
October 18, 2019
Aquablog, Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood
Sobeys Expands Partnership with Ocean Wise Seafood Program across Canada The Ocean Wise Seafood Program, which began with a single Vancouver restaurant partner in January 2005, now boasts more t...

Laundry Releases Trillions of Plastic Microfibers Into the Ocean

Sarah Ellam
October 10, 2019
Aquablog
The study estimates that 878 tonnes of plastic microfibers are released from Canadian and U.S. household laundry through wastewater treatment plants every year. The equivalent weight of 10 blue whales. A ...
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