Arctic Connections

Ocean Wise Arctic Connections initiative bridges southern and northern perspectives, knowledge and ideas. Our goal is to create greater awareness and understanding of important issues that affect both northern and southern Canadians, and to create a place for respectful, solutions-oriented dialogue.

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

Ocean Wise

October 4, 2019

Aquablog, Arctic Connections, Ikaarvik, Indigenous youth, Inuit, Ocean Wise, Research - Arctic, Research - Plastics

By Kristin Westdal, Arctic field research director for Oceans North, and Eric Solomon, director of Arctic programs, Ocean Wise The problem of plastic and microplastic pollution is in the news almost weekly ...

Diving in the Arctic Unknown

Ocean Wise

August 22, 2018

Aquablog, Arctic Connections, Vancouver Aquarium

A specialized team of diving researchers from Ocean Wise is wrapping up a trip to the High Arctic this week, diving at underwater sites near Resolute, Nunavut that have never been explored before, and documenti...

Innovation in the High Arctic

Ocean Wise

August 14, 2018

Aquablog, Arctic Connections, Vancouver Aquarium

This summer, Ocean Wise has officially joined forces with One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) with the goal of expanding our joint education and research programs around the world on select OOE voyages. After nearly...

Wild Canadian Coastlines

Ocean Wise

June 29, 2018

Aquablog, Arctic Connections, Education, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium

Over the last year, I visited two magical places in Canada. Last August, I traveled through the Canadian High Arctic with the Students on Ice expedition. In May, I visited the beautiful islands of Haida Gwaii w...

Celebrating Ice Algae on Polar Bear Day

Ocean Wise

February 27, 2018

Aquablog, Arctic Connections, Ocean Wise

Polar bears sure are getting a lot of attention these days. In fact, today is International Polar Bear Day. We think that’s fine. After all, polar bears are amazing animals, at once cute and deadly, and arguabl...

What Counts as “Arctic?”

Ocean Wise

February 12, 2018

Aquablog, Arctic Connections

I’m in a village called Salluit, in a region of northern Quebec called Nunavik, on the edge of the Hudson Strait. It’s -24 C. There’s snow on the ground. The ocean is frozen. I’m just south of the Arctic Circle...

Protecting the Arctic “Doughnut Hole” from Commercial Fishing

Ocean Wise

December 5, 2017

Aquablog, Arctic Connections, Ocean Wise

It’s not every day that we have reason to celebrate good news about the ocean, but this week, we do. A new international fishing agreement protecting the Arctic high seas is a game-changer for marine life and t...

Changing Climate and Culture

Ocean Wise

November 23, 2017

Aquablog, Arctic Connections, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium

“We call it ‘nuna,’” says Mia Otokiak, gesturing to the ground covered in inch-high willow and moss. Nuna means “land” in Inuinnaqtun, and yet it means so much more in Inuit communities across Canada’s North. T...