Ocean Wise Seafood

A sustainable seafood program to help you live an Ocean Wise life. The Ocean Wise symbol next to a seafood item is our assurance of an ocean-friendly seafood choice. With over 700 Ocean Wise partners with thousands of locations across Canada, the Ocean Wise seafood program makes it easy for consumers to make sustainable seafood choices that ensure the health of our oceans for generations to come.

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Five Things you can do for World Oceans Month

Ocean Wise

May 8, 2020

Aquablog, Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood

World Oceans Day is just around the corner! Are you ready for June 8th? In order to make a real splash, the Ocean Wise Seafood team has decided to celebrate all month long by turning June into World Oceans Mon...

Shrimp, coronavirus, and top-down control

Ocean Wise

May 4, 2020

Aquablog, Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood

I’ve always been fond of a quote by John Muir, the American naturalist and conservationist, who eloquently asserted that, “when we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in t...

Book Review: Kraken: The curious, exciting, and slightly disturbing science of squid.

Ocean Wise

May 1, 2020

Aquablog, Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood

If you are following this blog you may be doing so because you love food, sustainability and learning about the wonders of the ocean. At the Ocean Wise Seafood program, we LOVE talking about the ocean and all ...

Volunteering with Ocean Wise Seafood: Experiences from Terry and Leesa

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April 15, 2020

Aquablog, Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood, Vancouver Aquarium

Shortly after Shiori started her role last summer, she had the chance to work with a few Ocean Wise volunteers through events. In advance of National Volunteer Week (April 19 – 25), she would like to talk abou...

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...

Sobeys est un nouveau partenaire à l’échelle nationale!

Ocean Wise

March 27, 2020

Aquablog, Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood

Le programme Ocean Wise Seafood, qui a débuté avec un seul restaurant partenaire de Vancouver en janvier 2005, compte désormais plus de 750 partenaires, parmi lesquels des détaillants, des restaurants et des f...

Sneak Peek: Restorative Food for the Future

Ocean Wise

March 27, 2020

Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood

Imagine a farm where farmers drive boats instead of tractors, create habitat rather than destroy it, and the farm itself actively cleans waterways and combats global warming. Imagine farm animals that don’t ne...

Chowing Down in the name of Ocean Conservation

Ocean Wise

March 27, 2020

Aquablog, Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood

February has come and gone and what a month it has been! The Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown, held in Vancouver and Toronto, was another huge hit with top Ocean Wise Seafood program partner chefs presenting a wide...