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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
      2
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    • Sustainability Partnership Advantages – from The Big Carrot’s Perspective

      Ocean Wise
      January 15, 2021

    • There’s something for everyone in this ocean-friendly holiday book guide

      Ocean Wise
      December 22, 2020

    • Ocean Wise Explains: Wild Capture Fishery Recommendations

      Ocean Wise
      December 18, 2020

    • Congratulations to Rob Clark for receiving The Order of Canada!

      Ocean Wise
      December 11, 2020

    • Ocean Wise young leaders named to Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25

      Ocean Wise
      December 8, 2020

    • Webinaire : « Découvrez notre Saint-Laurent »

      Ocean Wise
      November 24, 2020
  • Marine Mammal Rescue
    Random

    • Sea Otter Rescued from Whiffen Spit

      Marine Mammal Rescue
      February 25, 2014
      Marine Mammal Rescue
      1
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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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    • What Does This Explosion of Eggs Mean?

      Vancouver Aquarium
      February 27, 2014
      Vancouver Aquarium
    Recent

    • Scuba Claus coming back to town!

      Ocean Wise
      December 11, 2020

    • 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

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

      Ocean Wise
      September 28, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Seafood
    Random
    • Ghost Gear Removal with Vancouver Aquarium

      Tackling Ghost Fishing Gear with World Animal Protection

      Vancouver Aquarium
      March 9, 2015
      Ocean Wise Seafood, Shoreline Cleanup
      1
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    • Sustainability Partnership Advantages – from The Big Carrot’s Perspective

      Ocean Wise
      January 15, 2021

    • Ocean Wise Explains: Wild Capture Fishery Recommendations

      Ocean Wise
      December 18, 2020

    • Congratulations to Rob Clark for receiving The Order of Canada!

      Ocean Wise
      December 11, 2020

    • Webinaire : « Découvrez notre Saint-Laurent »

      Ocean Wise
      November 24, 2020

    • Hope for the Holidays

      Ocean Wise
      November 23, 2020

    • Réservez la date! Le festival national de la Chaudrée des Chefs : du 1er au 28 février 2021

      Ocean Wise
      November 19, 2020
  • Education
    Random

    • Breaking Barriers Between Art and Science

      Ocean Wise
      February 5, 2018
      Education, Vancouver Aquarium
    Recent

    • 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

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

      Ocean Wise
      May 3, 2020
  • Arctic
    Random
    • Changing Arctic sea ice

      How Will Climate Change Affect the Arctic? Well, It Depends...

      Public Relations
      January 18, 2016
      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

    • 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

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

      Ocean Wise
      July 13, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Research
    Random

    • An Underwater Art Gallery… for Fish?

      Ocean Wise
      November 18, 2020
      Aquablog, Marine Biodiversity, Research - Arctic, 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

    • 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

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

      Ocean Wise
      September 14, 2020
  • Whale Sightings
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    • Vancouver Aquarium Wild Killer Whale Research

      Newborn Killer Whales Spotted off B.C. Coast

      Vancouver Aquarium
      February 27, 2015
      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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Monitoring killer whale body condition amidst a pandemic

Marine Mammal Research
November 18, 2020
Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Site - CORI
By: Amy Rowley, Photogrammetry Research Assistant This summer, Ocean Wise’s photogrammetry team were lucky enough to return to Johnstone Strait to continue our fieldwork to monitor the body condition of nor...

Orca Awareness Month – answering your burning killer whale questions!

Ocean Wise
July 6, 2020
Aquablog
Did you know that June is Orca Awareness month? We love answering your questions about killer whales! Here are a few of the most popular questions we are asked on social media and at outreach events: ...

Operation Emergency Freezer

Ocean Wise
May 21, 2020
Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat
1
By: Adam Warner Research Scientist Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program “Hey guys, I checked on the -80°C freezer this morning and the alarm is beeping and the temperature is rising to ...

CSI Ocean Wise: tracking a killer…whale

Marine Mammal Research
May 3, 2020
Aquablog, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Conservation Genetics
By: Adam Warner Research Scientist Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program Conservation research efforts at Ocean Wise seek to improve our understanding of many issues faced by marine life. ...

Vote for the Oceans on October 21: A Message from Lasse Gustavsson, Ocean Wise president & CEO

Ocean Wise
October 18, 2019
Aquablog
Canadians speak proudly about Canada stretching from “sea to shining sea.” Those seas (all three of them, actually) are under serious environmental threat. As we approach the October 21 Canadian federal el...

Springer’s Success Story

Ocean Wise
February 19, 2019
Aquablog, Marine Mammal Rescue, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium, Whale Sightings
2
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...

A Mother’s Love

Ocean Wise
May 10, 2018
Aquablog, Marine Mammal Rescue, Ocean Wise, Whale Sightings
Much like humans, mothers play an important role in killer whale culture. Killer whales are highly social, group-living animals whose social structure revolves around females. For some members of the animal kin...

Saving Southern Resident Killer Whales

Vancouver Aquarium
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...
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