Cetacean Sightings Network – Ocean Wise's AquaBlog

Saving Southern Resident Killer Whales

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...

Drawing a Humpback Whale, All 14 Metres

Ocean Wise

December 1, 2017

Aquablog, Education, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium, Whale Sightings

Inside a half-renovated garage in Squamish, BC, a grade-six student poured the last light of every school day into one huge project: a life-sized drawing of a humpback whale. The days were growing shorter, the ...

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 to Sound Like You Know What You’re Talking About

Vancouver Aquarium

March 11, 2016

Aquablog

The following is a typical scenario in the stairway leading down to the underwater beluga viewing gallery: Kid (points at narwhal model hanging from ceiling): What’s that? Parent (quickly looks around for...

Vancouver Aquarium Celebrates International Women’s Day

Vancouver Aquarium

March 8, 2016

Vancouver Aquarium

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre marks its 60th anniversary this year — an amazing milestone indeed. In this time, our staff has brought a myriad of experience, ability and can-do attitudes with the...

Our Mission as a Marine Science Centre

Vancouver Aquarium

January 27, 2016

Vancouver Aquarium

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Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre is a conservation organization that Canadians look to for science and facts on important issues. Every now and then we feel the need to clarify inaccurate messages being...

The Sound of Culture — Killer Whale Style

Vancouver Aquarium

January 5, 2016

Research Site - CORI

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“Sccchhhhrrrrssssshhhhh” The sound of rolling gravel came through the hydrophone speakers along with the rhythmic pounding of surf. Then, a staccato interruption: a high-pitched call from a killer whale. Th...

Our North Needs Our Help

Vancouver Aquarium

October 28, 2015

Arctic Connections, Research Site - CORI

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For Dr. Valeria Vergara, Cunningham Inlet couldn’t be a more perfect place to conduct research. A research associate at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, Vergara has been investigating beluga cal...

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