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      Ocean Wise
      May 26, 2020
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      December 18, 2020

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      December 11, 2020

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      December 8, 2020

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      November 24, 2020
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      Ocean Wise
      February 14, 2020

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      Ocean Wise
      January 30, 2020

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      Ocean Wise
      October 4, 2019

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      Ocean Wise
      September 9, 2019
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      Ocean Wise
      December 11, 2020

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      Ocean Wise
      November 6, 2020

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      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

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      October 5, 2020

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

      Ocean Wise
      September 28, 2020
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    • Le programme Ocean Wise agrandit sa famille en accueillant Sobeys Inc. (QC) en tant que fier partenaire!  

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      January 24, 2019
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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

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      November 19, 2020
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    • AquaVan 150: Connecting with the Prairies

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      May 26, 2017
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    • 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

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      Ocean Wise
      June 3, 2020
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      Mateo’s Deep Dive: An Online Learning Adventure

      Ocean Wise
      May 12, 2020
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    • Winnipegger on guard for oceans: Ocean Bridge’s Kirsten Desorcy profiled in Manitoba newspaper

      Ocean Wise
      May 3, 2020
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      Narwhal Research 2015: First Whale Sightings

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      August 15, 2015
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    • 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
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    • 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
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  • 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

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      September 3, 2013
      Shoreline Cleanup, Videos
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      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
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      October 14, 2020

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      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
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    • Monitoring by Ocean Wise, and others, leads to listing of Sunflower Sea Stars as Critically Endangered

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      January 13, 2021

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      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

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      Ocean Wise
      October 29, 2020

    • Can Whales Mitigate Climate Change? Whales and the Carbon Cycle

      Marine Mammal Research
      September 30, 2020
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      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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Ocean Wise study: Synthetic fibers are invading the Arctic

Ocean Wise
January 12, 2021
Aquablog, Arctic Connections, Research - Arctic, Research - Plastics, Research Initiative - Plastics Lab, Research Initiative - Plastics Lab
Ocean Wise has produced the most comprehensive study to date on Arctic Ocean microplastics. And the results are troubling. Synthetic fibers make up approximately 92% of microplastic pollution found in near-...

Single use plastics increased during COVID-Where Do We go from Here?

Ocean Wise
July 21, 2020
Aquablog, Research - Plastics
Article by the Ocean Wise Plastic Pollution Scientists Shreyas Patankar, Catherine Wong, Amir Parizi, Mathew Watkins, Stephanie Wang, Anna Posacka. The year 2020 will be recorded in the history books as t...

Cleaning Canada’s Shoreline: 2019 in Review

Ocean Wise
December 17, 2019
Shoreline Cleanup
An outstanding number of Canadians of all ages took to their shorelines in support of healthy waterways this year. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup saw record-breaking numbers of cleanups happening from co...

Support For Our Ocean Protection Agenda

Vancouver Aquarium
February 19, 2017
Research Site - CORI
On February 16, 2017, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced a variety of measures supporting the Vancouver Aquarium’s ocean protection agenda. Whi...

What’s Hiding in the Great Lakes?

Vancouver Aquarium
October 17, 2016
Shoreline Cleanup
Picture this, it's a clear summer day by the lake with calm waters and a light breeze, perfect conditions to go on a weekend sail — I was fortunate enough to do exactly that this past August on Lake Ontario. ...

Will Banning The Microbead Protect Ocean Life?

Vancouver Aquarium
July 8, 2016
Research Site - CORI
Last week, the federal government followed through on a unanimous 2015 House of Commons motion to ban plastics from personal care products and plastic microbeads have been listed as a toxic substance under the ...
Ocean conservation research

Meet Rachel: Ocean Advocate, eXXpedition Amazon Crewmember

Vancouver Aquarium
July 21, 2015
Vancouver Aquarium
A scientist’s mind is often rational, curious and organized, but it doesn’t explain anything about timing and destiny. Ever since my family’s first vacation to Mexico to escape our Canadian winters, I have been...
Microplastics, Vancouver Aquarium Research

Plastic on the Beach – Gone or Just Hiding?  

Vancouver Aquarium
November 17, 2014
Vancouver Aquarium
Ever been to a beach and noticed garbage lying around? Ever wondered where plastic goes after you have finished using it? This past Wednesday, the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre teamed up with the ...
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