• Ocean Wise
  • Marine Mammal Rescue
  • Vancouver Aquarium
  • Ocean Wise Seafood
  • Education
  • Arctic
  • Shoreline Cleanup
  • Ocean Wise Research
  • Whale Sightings
Log In
Lost your password?
Lost your password?
Search
Ocean Wise's AquaBlog logo
  • Ocean Wise
    Random

    • Weekly Ocean News

      Ocean Wise
      May 18, 2018
      Aquablog, Ocean Wise
    Recent

    • Local Teens Hope to Inspire Shoreline Cleanups in March with Restaurant Gift Cards

      Ocean Wise
      March 5, 2021

    • Meal kit company, Cook it, makes a splash for sustainability across Eastern Canada

      Ocean Wise
      March 3, 2021

    • L’entreprise de prêt-à-cuisiner Cook it, fière partenaire d’Ocean Wise

      Ocean Wise
      March 3, 2021

    • RECRUITMENT BEGINS FOR OCEAN WISE’S ‘LIFE CHANGING’ YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM

      Ocean Wise
      March 1, 2021

    • ONE MORE WEEK TO CHOW DOWN IN SUPPORT OF OCEAN WISE SEAFOOD!

      Ocean Wise
      February 19, 2021

    • Exploring Sustainable Chowder Ingredients

      Ocean Wise
      February 10, 2021
  • Marine Mammal Rescue
    Random
    • article placeholder

      California Sea Lion Rescued by Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

      Marine Mammal Rescue
      August 24, 2011
      Marine Mammal Rescue
      2
    Recent

    • Ocean Wise recognizes top ‘whale reporters’ of 2019

      Ocean Wise
      July 21, 2020

    • Urgent call for help to re-open Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

      Ocean Wise
      June 8, 2020

    • Seal-ed with a kiss: Couples wild about volunteering spend quality time at Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

      Ocean Wise
      February 14, 2020

    • New TV series will feature the work of Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Rescue team

      Ocean Wise
      January 30, 2020

    • ‘Berni’ the tropical sea turtle slowly warms to new MMRC environment

      Ocean Wise
      October 4, 2019

    • Rescued Northern sea otter Tazlina jets in from Alaska

      Ocean Wise
      September 9, 2019
      3
  • Vancouver Aquarium
    Random

    • Small Changes for Sustainability in 2013

      Vancouver Aquarium
      January 4, 2013
      Vancouver Aquarium
    Recent

    • Countdown to National Chowder Chowdown Festival

      Ocean Wise
      January 21, 2021

    • Scuba Claus coming back to town!

      Ocean Wise
      December 11, 2020
      1

    • Whitecaps FC and Vancouver Aquarium bring you ‘ugly Christmas sweater’ face masks

      Ocean Wise
      November 6, 2020

    • From postcards to fish packs: Vancouver Aquarium gives thanks to our amazing community supporters

      Ocean Wise
      October 9, 2020

    • Rescued sea otter and global YouTube star ‘Joey’ featured on new Whitecaps FC facemask in support of Vancouver Aquarium

      Ocean Wise
      October 9, 2020

    • Wondering what people are saying about the Vancouver Aquarium x Whitecaps FC Facemaks?

      Ocean Wise
      October 5, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Seafood
    Random

    • Book Review: The Big Oyster by Mark Kurlansky

      Ocean Wise
      October 30, 2018
      Aquablog, Ocean Wise Seafood
    Recent

    • Meal kit company, Cook it, makes a splash for sustainability across Eastern Canada

      Ocean Wise
      March 3, 2021

    • L’entreprise de prêt-à-cuisiner Cook it, fière partenaire d’Ocean Wise

      Ocean Wise
      March 3, 2021

    • ONE MORE WEEK TO CHOW DOWN IN SUPPORT OF OCEAN WISE SEAFOOD!

      Ocean Wise
      February 19, 2021

    • Exploring Sustainable Chowder Ingredients

      Ocean Wise
      February 10, 2021

    • Ocean Wise Explains: Aquaculture Recommendations

      Ocean Wise
      February 2, 2021

    • Innovation in Quebec & the Salty Saint-Lawrence

      Ocean Wise
      January 26, 2021
  • Education
    Random

    • AquaCampers Magical "Aha" Moment

      Vancouver Aquarium
      October 18, 2016
      Education, Vancouver Aquarium
    Recent

    • Local Teens Hope to Inspire Shoreline Cleanups in March with Restaurant Gift Cards

      Ocean Wise
      March 5, 2021

    • There’s something for everyone in this ocean-friendly holiday book guide

      Ocean Wise
      December 22, 2020

    • Where are they now? Catching up with Ocean Bridge alum Aira Sarmiento

      Ocean Wise
      July 24, 2020

    • Artists for Ocean Wise – new colouring app in support of Vancouver Aquarium

      Ocean Wise
      July 22, 2020

    • Ocean Wise is celebrating ‘World Oceans Day’ for the entire month of June!

      Ocean Wise
      June 3, 2020
    • A mother and her son pose in front of the webcam after discussing their positive experience with Ocean Wise's online learning virtual classes about marine life.

      Mateo’s Deep Dive: An Online Learning Adventure

      Ocean Wise
      May 12, 2020
      1
  • Arctic
    Random

    • Arctic August: Arctic Ice Packs

      Vancouver Aquarium
      August 23, 2016
      Arctic Connections, Vancouver Aquarium
    Recent

    • Ocean Wise study: Synthetic fibers are invading the Arctic

      Ocean Wise
      January 12, 2021

    • Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

      Ocean Wise
      April 11, 2020
      2

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

      Ocean Wise
      October 4, 2019

    • Diving in the Arctic Unknown

      Ocean Wise
      August 22, 2018

    • Innovation in the High Arctic

      Ocean Wise
      August 14, 2018

    • Wild Canadian Coastlines 

      Ocean Wise
      June 29, 2018
      1
  • Shoreline Cleanup
    Featured
    • New Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup video highlights issue of shoreline litter. Register this fall at ShorelineCleanup.ca.

      Startling Video Brings New Meaning to Shoreline Litter

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      September 3, 2013
      Shoreline Cleanup, Videos
    Recent

    • 2020 Wrapped: A Year for the Ocean

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      January 26, 2021

    • Citizen Science Informs Government ban of Single-Use Plastics

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      November 10, 2020

    • Thousands of Canadians Took on the Cleanup Challenge

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      October 14, 2020

    • Join the “Cleanup Across Canada” challenge with #TeamShoreline

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      September 23, 2020

    • Clean Shoreline Communities: municipalities as leaders in the fight against plastic pollution

      Ocean Wise
      July 31, 2020

    • Ocean Wise applauds Government of Canada’s commitment to protect 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030

      Ocean Wise
      July 21, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Research
    Random

    • Unravelling the Mystery of Endangered Beluga Whales

      Vancouver Aquarium
      September 8, 2016
      Research Site - CORI
      2
    Recent

    • Monitoring by Ocean Wise, and others, leads to listing of Sunflower Sea Stars as Critically Endangered

      Ocean Wise
      January 13, 2021

    • Monitoring killer whale body condition amidst a pandemic

      Marine Mammal Research
      November 18, 2020

    • An Underwater Art Gallery… for Fish?

      Ocean Wise
      November 18, 2020

    • The Good Kind of Research Flukes

      Marine Mammal Research
      November 10, 2020

    • Ocean Not Immune to Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic

      Ocean Wise
      October 29, 2020

    • Can Whales Mitigate Climate Change? Whales and the Carbon Cycle

      Marine Mammal Research
      September 30, 2020
  • Whale Sightings
    Random

    • A Mother's Love

      Ocean Wise
      May 10, 2018
      Aquablog, Marine Mammal Rescue, Ocean Wise, Whale Sightings
    Recent

    • The Good Kind of Research Flukes

      Marine Mammal Research
      November 10, 2020

    • The BCCSN Welcomes BC Ferries to the Whale Trail

      Sarah Wilson
      September 10, 2020

    • And the Award for Top Cetacean Reporter Goes To…

      Wild Whales
      July 23, 2020

    • Ocean Wise recognizes top ‘whale reporters’ of 2019

      Ocean Wise
      July 21, 2020

    • Unexpected Urban Whales: City Slicker Cetaceans Sighted During Coronavirus

      Wild Whales
      July 14, 2020

    • A Mother’s Love: Killer Whale Culture

      Marine Mammal Research
      May 8, 2020

Tagged Accidental Beach

Home
Accidental Beach

How to Clean an Accidental Beach

Ocean Wise
July 16, 2018
Aquablog, Shoreline Cleanup
Who doesn't love a sunny day at the beach? In 2017, downtown Edmonton got the surprise of the summer when a sandy beach appeared, completely by accident, on the shores of the North Saskatchewan River. The beach...

Search

Let’s be Ocean Wise

Ocean Wise