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    • Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

      Ocean Wise
      April 11, 2020
      Arctic Connections, Inuit, Ocean Wise, Research - Arctic, Research Initiative - Arctic Lab, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings
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    • Winner of Halloween’s Spookiest Fish Contest

      Ocean Wise
      October 31, 2020

    • Trick-or-Trash: Ocean Bridge youth creates national Halloween clean-up initiative

      Ocean Wise
      October 27, 2020

    • Defining waste in fisheries Part 2: post-harvest losses

      Ocean Wise
      October 26, 2020

    • Ocean Wise Statement of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers

      Ocean Wise
      October 21, 2020

    • Collaboration: The Power of Partnership

      Ocean Wise
      October 19, 2020

    • Des fruits de mer écoresponsable au Québec? OUI!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020
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    • Vote for the Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

      Marine Mammal Rescue
      August 19, 2013
      Marine Mammal Rescue
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    • 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
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    • The Ultimate Christmas Tree Ornament

      Vancouver Aquarium
      December 19, 2013
      Vancouver Aquarium
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    • 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

    • New seaweed hand sanitizer is good for your hands and good for the earth

      Ocean Wise
      September 28, 2020

    • Vancouver Aquarium Transformation

      Sarah Ellam
      August 31, 2020
      1

    • Artists for Ocean Wise – new colouring app in support of Vancouver Aquarium

      Ocean Wise
      July 22, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Seafood
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    • Style Meets Sustainability at Holt Renfrew

      Vancouver Aquarium
      January 12, 2017
      Ocean Wise Seafood
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    • Winner of Halloween’s Spookiest Fish Contest

      Ocean Wise
      October 31, 2020

    • Defining waste in fisheries Part 2: post-harvest losses

      Ocean Wise
      October 26, 2020

    • Ocean Wise Statement of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers

      Ocean Wise
      October 21, 2020

    • Collaboration: The Power of Partnership

      Ocean Wise
      October 19, 2020

    • Des fruits de mer écoresponsable au Québec? OUI!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020

    • Sustainable Seafood in Quebec? YES!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020
  • Education
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    • Meet the Ocean Bridge Team (The Final 9!)

      Ocean Wise
      April 27, 2018
      Aquablog, Education
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    • 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

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

      Ocean Wise
      May 3, 2020

    • Kids at home? Online Oceans Launches just in time to Save Parents (and help the ocean)

      Ocean Wise
      March 30, 2020
  • Arctic
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    • Scuba diving in the Arctic, Vancouver Aquarium

      Diving Into the Arctic

      Vancouver Aquarium
      August 19, 2014
      Arctic Connections
    Recent

    • 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

    • Celebrating Ice Algae on Polar Bear Day

      Ocean Wise
      February 27, 2018
  • 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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    • 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

    • #TeamShoreline needs your help reaching one million citizens by September

      Ocean Wise
      July 13, 2020

    • Ocean Wise is celebrating ‘World Oceans Day’ for the entire month of June!

      Ocean Wise
      June 3, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Research
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    • How "Snot" Samples Help Us Protect Whales

      Vancouver Aquarium
      December 5, 2016
      Research Site - CORI
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    • 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

    • Below the surface: the impacts of COVID-19 on marine mammals

      Ocean Wise
      September 14, 2020

    • Online lecture series honours 25th annual Ocean Award winners

      Ocean Wise
      September 14, 2020

    • One ringed seal claw; Years of data on mercury exposure

      Marine Mammal Research
      August 27, 2020

    • Tracking Contaminants in Killer Whale Habitats

      Sarah Wilson
      August 20, 2020
  • Whale Sightings
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    • A Mother's Love: Killer Whale Culture

      Marine Mammal Research
      May 8, 2020
      Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Whale Sightings
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    • 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

    • Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

      Ocean Wise
      April 11, 2020
      2

    • A Whale of a Season – Part 1

      Marine Mammal Research
      July 25, 2019

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A Mother’s Love: Killer Whale Culture

Marine Mammal Research
May 8, 2020
Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Whale Sightings
Motherhood is never easy, no matter which species you belong to. From broadcasting millions of eggs to nurturing a single calf to independence, successfully raising the next generation is one of life’s greates...

Honouring “Dr. Dave”

Public Relations
February 23, 2016
Research Site - CORI, Vancouver Aquarium
From our iconic beluga whales to newer additions, such as Chester, the false killer whale, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre has been lucky to host many memorable mammals over the years. Likewise, we’...
Killer Whale Photo Vancouver Aquarium

Killer Whale Necropsy Contributes to Scientific Community

Vancouver Aquarium
December 17, 2014
Vancouver Aquarium
Shortly after learning on Dec. 4 that a deceased killer whale had washed up on the shores of Bates Beach on Vancouver Island, the office phone rang. It was Dr. Stephen Raverty with the B.C. Ministry of Agricult...
The naming of a killer whale, Vancouver Aquarium

Meet Springer’s Calf: Spirit

Vancouver Aquarium
August 18, 2014
Research Site - CORI, Vancouver Aquarium
2
With the help of the public, Springer’s calf finally has a name – Spirit. One of British Columbia’s most celebrated rescue and release stories, Springer was first spotted in 2002 sick and alone near Seattle, hu...

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