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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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Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program Marks 25th Anniversary

Ocean Wise

October 26, 2017

Ocean Wise, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

Since 1992, the Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program has supported ground-breaking research by the Marine Mammal Research Program at the Coastal Ocean Research Institute, an Ocean Wise initiative. In the past, th...

Support For Our Ocean Protection Agenda

Vancouver Aquarium

February 19, 2017

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On February 16, 2017, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced a variety of measures supporting the Vancouver Aquarium’s ocean protection agenda. Whi...

Ocean Watch – Howe Sound Edition

Vancouver Aquarium

February 19, 2017

Ocean Wise Life, Research Site - CORI

Although it shows signs of a remarkable recovery since the last century, when Britannia Mine discharged tailings and metal-laden water into it, Howe Sound remains vulnerable to development, shipping, and fishin...

Whale Spotting: New Mariner’s Guide Aims To Reduce Vessel Impacts

Vancouver Aquarium

February 15, 2017

Research Site - CORI

Ship strikes, vessel disturbance, underwater noise, and air pollution are key threats faced by whales, dolphins and porpoises off British Columbia’s coast. In partnership with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authorit...

How “Snot” Samples Help Us Protect Whales

Vancouver Aquarium

December 5, 2016

Research Site - CORI

Humpback whale "snot" samples gathered by Vancouver Aquarium and NOAA researchers are helping to protect whales in the wild. Humpback whales can be identified at the surface of the ocean by their bushy, two-...

Support for Our Healthy Oceans Agenda

Public Relations

November 9, 2016

Research Site - CORI, Vancouver Aquarium

These are tough times for our planet. In just 10,000 years, we humans have multiplied exponentially, growing from a population of one million to more than seven billion in a geological blink of an eye. By th...

Unravelling the Mystery of Endangered Beluga Whales

Vancouver Aquarium

September 8, 2016

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By Dr. Valeria Vergara, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre research scientist “The adults left the calf absolutely alone,” narrated Mathilde Michaud, our drone operator, onboard the research vessel the...

Will Banning The Microbead Protect Ocean Life?

Vancouver Aquarium

July 8, 2016

Research Site - CORI

Last week, the federal government followed through on a unanimous 2015 House of Commons motion to ban plastics from personal care products and plastic microbeads have been listed as a toxic substance under the ...