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    • Introducing the #BePlasticWise Pledge

      Ocean Wise
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      Aquablog, Ocean Wise
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      December 22, 2020
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      Ocean Wise
      December 18, 2020
    • Congratulations to Rob Clark for receiving The Order of Canada!

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      December 11, 2020
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      Marine Mammal Rescue
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      July 21, 2020
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      Ocean Wise
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      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
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      Vancouver Aquarium
      July 17, 2014
      Vancouver Aquarium
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    • Countdown to National Chowder Chowdown Festival

      Ocean Wise
      January 21, 2021
    • Scuba Claus coming back to town!

      Ocean Wise
      December 11, 2020
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      Ocean Wise
      November 6, 2020
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      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
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      October 5, 2020
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    • Le poisson entier: régalez-vous!

      Ocean Wise
      April 2, 2019
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    • Countdown to National Chowder Chowdown Festival

      Ocean Wise
      January 21, 2021
    • Êtes-vous prêt à découvrir notre Saint-Laurent ?!

      Ocean Wise
      January 20, 2021
    • Sustainability Partnership Advantages – from The Big Carrot’s Perspective

      Ocean Wise
      January 15, 2021
    • Ocean Wise Explains: Wild Capture Fishery Recommendations

      Ocean Wise
      December 18, 2020
    • Congratulations to Rob Clark for receiving The Order of Canada!

      Ocean Wise
      December 11, 2020
    • Webinaire : « Découvrez notre Saint-Laurent »

      Ocean Wise
      November 24, 2020
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    • The Ultimate Bootcamp for Ocean Activism

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      June 12, 2018
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    • 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
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      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
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    • Winnipegger on guard for oceans: Ocean Bridge’s Kirsten Desorcy profiled in Manitoba newspaper

      Ocean Wise
      May 3, 2020
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      An Example of Climate Change?

      Eric Solomon
      January 14, 2011
      Arctic Connections
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    • 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
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    • 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
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  • Shoreline Cleanup
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    • 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
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    • Citizen Science Informs Government ban of Single-Use Plastics

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      November 10, 2020
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      October 14, 2020
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      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
    • #TeamShoreline needs your help reaching one million citizens by September

      Ocean Wise
      July 13, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Research
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    • DNA: A Key piece in the puzzle of Killer Whale Conservation

      Ocean Wise
      November 8, 2019
      Aquablog, Research Site - CORI
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    • 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
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      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
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    • 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
    • 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
    • Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

      Ocean Wise
      April 11, 2020
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B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network

Saving Southern Resident Killer Whales

Vancouver Aquarium
January 30, 2018
Marine Biodiversity, Ocean Wise, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals
By Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard For some coastal First Nations in British Columbia, the killer whale is considered the guardian of the sea, but for killer whales on B.C.’s south coast, it’s time for humankind t...

Ocean Watch – Howe Sound Edition

Vancouver Aquarium
February 19, 2017
Ocean Wise Seafood, 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...
Killer whale research Vancouver Aquarium

And Thus, the Cetacean Research Program was Born

Vancouver Aquarium
June 16, 2016
Vancouver Aquarium, Videos, Whale Sightings
Summer after summer, tourists and locals alike flock to coastal B.C. for the chance to glimpse killer whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, humpback whales and other marine mammals in their natural environment....

Adventurous Learning Curve in Marine Mammal Care

Vancouver Aquarium
June 13, 2016
Marine Mammal Rescue
4
Lindsaye Akhurst will never forget getting the call back in 2013 that an adult male harbour porpoise had stranded near Saanich on Vancouver Island. As manager of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre'...

A Special Lesson from one of Chester’s Fans

Public Relations
March 2, 2016
Marine Mammal Rescue, Vancouver Aquarium
1
Here at Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, we love to have guest experts in to share their knowledge of the marine world with our employees and guests. But it’s not very often we get one that’s still ...

Rare Risso’s Dolphin Provides Learning Opportunity

Public Relations
February 26, 2016
Whale Sightings
They say timing is everything, so it was serendipitous that two researchers from Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre were on hand on Haida Gwaii this week when a deceased Risso’s dolphin washed up on a bea...

A Killer New View

Public Relations
October 23, 2015
Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings
3
It’s a perfect August morning in Johnstone Strait: sunny, not a breath of wind, perfect visibility; the ocean glistening dark green with the reflection of forested mountains. My colleagues John Durban and Holly...
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