2020 Wrapped: A Year for the Ocean
As a year filled with political turmoil and a global pandemic, 2020 was certainly full of challenges. Although the ocean is not immune to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, 202...
Save the Date: National Chowder Chowdown Festival coming February 2021
Delicious sustainable seafood chowders coming to restaurants across Canada this February as Chowder Chowdown fundraiser transforms into national festival. Proceeds support Ocean Wise sustainable seafood progra...
Whitecaps FC and Vancouver Aquarium bring you ‘ugly Christmas sweater’ face masks
’Tis the season for ugly sweaters. And while you may fancy your face beautiful, the socially responsible thing to do these days is to wear a mask. So why not wear a mask to match that ugly sweater?
To fill ...
Rescued sea otter and global YouTube star ‘Joey’ featured on new Whitecaps FC facemask in support of Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Vancouver Aquarium have announced the launch of a limited-edition face mask that features Joey, the rescued sea otter pup who has become a global YouTube sensation and an ‘emotio...
New seaweed hand sanitizer is good for your hands and good for the earth
Kelping Hands, a new seaweed-based hand sanitizer, is available from the Vancouver Aquarium’s online store for $14.99. Proceeds support Ocean Wise and the Vancouver Aquarium.
In the spring of 2020, as t...
Join the “Cleanup Across Canada” challenge with #TeamShoreline
This year the challenge is bigger than ever! The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is challenging Canadians to come together — while apart — in a “Cleanup Across Canada”, where participa...
Artists for Ocean Wise – new colouring app in support of Vancouver Aquarium
Aqua
Colour, a new ocean-themed colouring app is a collaboration
between Tangible, Vancouver Mural Festival and Ocean Wise. Proceeds
support Vancouver Aquarium!
Do you love to colour and are you in...
Springer’s Success Story
In 2002, an orphaned killer whale, Springer (A73), brought together scientists, government officials and concerned citizens in the first orca recovery effort of its kind. Seventeen years after Springer’s rescue...