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The Coastal Ocean Research Institute, an Ocean Wise initiative, is an independent, multidisciplinary, collaboration-based, institute to fill a major gap in understanding and managing our coastal ocean environments.

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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...

Tracking Contaminants in Killer Whale Habitats

Sarah Wilson

August 20, 2020

Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Initiative - PollutionTracker, Research Site - CORI

By: Joseph Kim, Research Scientist Contaminants in coastal British Columbia (BC) It is late at night and I notice that more data have been uploaded to the PollutionTracker database. I am using these data...

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...

And the Award for Top Cetacean Reporter Goes To…

Wild Whales

July 23, 2020

Research Initiative - Conservation Through Citizen Science, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

By: Aaron Purdy and Sarah Patton, at Ocean Wise's Southern Vancouver Island Research Initiative We’ve crunched the numbers and the results are in! Since its inception in 1999, the B.C. Cetacean Sighting...

Ocean Wise recognizes top ‘whale reporters’ of 2019

Ocean Wise

July 21, 2020

Aquablog, Marine Mammal Rescue, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Conservation Through Citizen Science, Research Initiative - Marine mammals as Sentinels, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

In 2019, citizen scientists reported more than 9,000 sightings through the Ocean Wise WhaleReport App contributing to important research and conservation efforts . The results are in. In 2019, 1,149...

Unexpected Urban Whales: City Slicker Cetaceans Sighted During Coronavirus

Wild Whales

July 14, 2020

Aquablog, Research Initiative - Conservation Through Citizen Science, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

By: Lauren Dares, Coordinator of the B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network It has been an unusual and uncertain start to 2020. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that a year that started off with pro-democracy mas...

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...

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...