Make an Ocean Impact
Imagine a team of youth working together to create real-world contributions to ocean conservation in their communities. Each week they’ll connect virtually to discuss climate change, overfishing and plastic pol...
Drawing a Humpback Whale, All 14 Metres
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 ...
Q + A with an Aspiring Biologist
Throughout the school year, Ocean Wise Educations runs the Junior Biologist Club, engaging children aged seven to 12 years of age with the animals, science and research that happens behind the scenes at Ocean W...
Connecting Across Oceans
Ocean Wise Education is embarking on a new and exciting digital adventure. In recent years, technical advances have paved the way for digital education and online learning. Video conferencing is yet another way...
Remembering Chester
It was an incredible feat of determination on both the part of the animal and his rescuers when Chester the false killer whale survived his stranding on a windswept beach near Tofino in July 2014. Although he h...
Holiday Giving Reaches New Depths
Sustainable giving has never been so simple. That’s why this year it’s time to take things to the next level…to sea level, that is. Make a splash this holiday season and give ocean-friendly gifts that make a di...
AquaVan 150 is Home!
Back from its first-ever cross-country tour, the AquaVan 150: Connecting Communities to Coastlines tour has returned to Vancouver after eight months on the road. Yesterday was the official homecoming at Vancouv...
In Cod We Trust
Blog post by Laurenne Schiller, Ocean Wise seafood research analyst and Atlantic Canada coordinator.
Farewell, Newfoundland. No, I’m not being dramatic, it’s an actual place. Although, I admit that the name ...