Wild Canadian Coastlines
This Canada Day, Ocean Bridge team member Da Chen recounts his travels to Haida Gwaii and the Arctic.
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 with the Ocean Bridge program from Ocean Wise. At first glance, Haida Gwaii and the Arctic seem quite different. […]
Meet the Judges
Who picks the winning entries to the G7 Oceans Youth Innovation Challenge? Let's find out.
Ocean Wise is proud to announce the judges for the G7 Oceans Youth Innovation Challenge. Youth aged 18 to 25 from the seven G7 countries submitted proposals for protecting the ocean and saving the environment, while the judges will review and select the two winners. The judges are passionate youth leaders doing amazing things for our […]
The Ultimate Bootcamp for Ocean Activism
The Ocean Heroes Bootcamp trains youth to combat plastic pollution at home and abroad.
By 2025, the ocean is expected to contain one tonne of plastic for every three tonnes of fish — and the youth of the world have something to say about it. Ocean Wise teamed up with Lonely Whale, 5 Gyres Institute, UN Environment, Captain Planet Foundation, Algalita, and Litterati to create the Ocean Heroes Bootcamp: […]
A Cape Breton Cleanup
One proud Girl Guide leader takes her troop on the cleanup of a lifetime.
Girl Guides of Canada is a non-profit organization that focuses on empowering young women in an inclusive atmosphere and supporting the vision of creating “a better world by girls.” I am a proud Guider of the 1st Port Morien Pathfinders, located on the beautiful Eastern coast of Cape Breton Island. We do a shoreline cleanup every […]
An Eye-Opening Expedition to Haida Gwaii
The 40 youth from Ocean Bridge are learning about ocean health and spearheading conservation on British Columbia archipelago, Haida Gwaii.
Off the coast of British Columbia on the archipelago of Haida Gwaii, 40 young leaders from across Canada have gathered for 10 days to learn about ocean health, share ideas about conservation and lead service projects in the local community. They’re part of Ocean Bridge, a program from Ocean Wise and one of the National […]
Meet the Ocean Bridge Team (The Final 9!)
Meet the Canadian youth from across the country working toward ocean solutions.
Ocean Bridge is a new national youth program from Ocean Wise bringing together 40 young Canadians to make the ocean a healthier, flourishing environment. Youth from across the country, with diverse backgrounds and varying levels of experience, meet up every month via video conference to discuss service projects. Later this spring, Ocean Bridge will go […]
Meet the Ocean Bridge Team! (The Sequel)
Get to know Canadian youth from across the country working toward ocean solutions.
Ocean Bridge is a new national youth program from Ocean Wise bringing together 40 young Canadians to make the ocean a healthier, flourishing environment. Youth from across the country, with diverse backgrounds and varying levels of experience, will meet up every month via video conference to discuss service projects. Later this spring, Ocean Bridge will […]
Meet the Ocean Bridge Team (Part Deux!)
Meet Canadian youth from across the country working toward ocean solutions.
Ocean Bridge is a new national youth program from Ocean Wise bringing together 40 young Canadians to make the ocean a healthier, flourishing environment. Youth from across the country, with diverse backgrounds and varying levels of experience, will meet up every month via video conference and discuss service projects. Later this spring, Ocean Bridge will […]