Ocean Pollution – Ocean Wise's AquaBlog

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

July 21, 2020

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...

Ocean Wise Applauds Canada and 5 G7 Countries Committed to Reducing Plastic Pollution

Ocean Wise

June 9, 2018

Aquablog, Ocean Wise

Today’s adoption of a global plastics charter by five G-7 countries, including Canada, to target single-use plastic waste reduction is a timely and significant step for protection of our world’s oceans. “As ...

An Eye-Opening Expedition to Haida Gwaii

Ocean Wise

May 30, 2018

Aquablog, Education

Off the coast of British Columbia on the archipelago of Haida Gwaii, 40 young leaders from across Canada have gathered for 10 days to learn about ocean health, share ideas about conservation and lead service pr...

Blue Planet 2’s Dire Final Episode

Ocean Wise

December 5, 2017

Aquablog, Ocean Wise

Slow-mo attack scenes and death-defying escapes, armies of spider crabs shedding their shells, a mother whale grieving her dead calf: these are just a few of the intimate scenes we've come to expect from BBC's ...

Not a Typical Day at the Office

Ocean Wise

November 8, 2017

Aquablog, Shoreline Cleanup

There's a cure for having “a case of the Mondays” and all you need to do is visit a local shoreline to find it. During Corporate Cleanup Month this past fall, nearly 200 workplace champions led cleanups that fo...

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...

Ocean Watch – Howe Sound Edition

Vancouver Aquarium

February 19, 2017

Ocean Wise Seafood, Research Site - CORI

Although it shows signs of a remarkable recovery since the last century, when Britannia Mine discharged tailings and metal-laden water into it, Howe Sound remains vulnerable to development, shipping, and fishin...

Animal Rescues: Going International

Vancouver Aquarium

October 13, 2016

Marine Mammal Rescue

Entanglement by marine debris is a serious issue plaguing California and Steller sea lions along the west coast of North America. Ghost fishing gear, including nets and ropes, and discarded trash such as the...

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