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  • Ocean Wise
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    • Aquaculture 101: Part 2

      Ocean Wise
      October 3, 2018
      Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood
      2
    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

    • Hey Jude, Don't Be Afraid

      Vancouver Aquarium
      July 6, 2016
      Marine Mammal Rescue
      5
    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
    • Summer Camps at the Vancouver Aquarium

      An Insider Look at AquaCamp

      Vancouver Aquarium
      June 2, 2015
      Education, 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

    • In the GTA, Luma Hosts “A Sustainable Evening”

      Ocean Wise
      April 8, 2013
      Ocean Wise Seafood
      1
    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

    • Meet the Judges

      Ocean Wise
      June 27, 2018
      Aquablog, Education
    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

    • Narwhal Research 2015: A Fleeting Whale Sighting

      Vancouver Aquarium
      August 25, 2015
      Arctic Connections
    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

    • Support For Our Ocean Protection Agenda

      Vancouver Aquarium
      February 19, 2017
      Research Site - CORI
    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
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      Paternity Revealed in the Southern Resident Killer Whale Population

      Wild Whales
      September 16, 2011
      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

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Butt Out 

Ocean Wise
August 16, 2018
Ocean Wise, Shoreline Cleanup, Vancouver Aquarium
UBC researchers analyzed data from 1,226 Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanups between 2013 and 2016 and recently announced a major discovery: 50 per cent of the waste recovered during cleanups of Vancouver and Vic...
Terracycle recycle cigarette butts from Canadian shorelines.

Getting Butts Off Our Beaches with TerraCycle

Vancouver Aquarium
August 5, 2014
Shoreline Cleanup
TerraCycle and Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited, began working together in 2012, and with the help of over 58,000 volunteers annually, have recycled over 460,000 cigarette...

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