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Ocean Wise® Wins Pollution Probe Award

November 23, 2018

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The annual Pollution Probe Gala, called Living in the Plastic Age, calls attention to the crisis of plastic pollution on our planet. Pollution Probe has chosen to highlight Plastic Wise, an Ocean Wise initiativ...

A Year of Ocean Service

Ocean Wise

November 16, 2018

Education

With the conclusion of the Vancouver portion of the Ocean Bridge program, it’s hard to believe my time with Ocean Bridge is slowly coming to an end. I’ve been reflecting on the newfound direction this experienc...

G7 Youth to the Rescue

Ocean Wise

November 15, 2018

Aquablog, Education

Last spring, Ocean Wise and Environment and Climate Change Canada, invited youth ages 18-25 from the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, US) to submit their innovative ocean solutions to ch...

A New Partner in Tackling Plastic Pollution

Ocean Wise

November 7, 2018

Aquablog

There are a few key routes through which plastic travels to the ocean: washing machines that loosen plastic microfibers from clothing, microbeads from cosmetics (recently banned here in Canada), lost or discard...

It’s Time to Celebrate Ocean Wise Month!

Ocean Wise

October 31, 2018

Ocean Wise Life

November: the wonderful season of cosy socks, warm drinks, evenings by the fireplace and...sustainable seafood! That is right, November is Ocean Wise month and it is our favourite time of the year to celebrate ...

Fish Fillet Without the Fish

Ocean Wise

October 10, 2018

Ocean Wise Life

Fishless fish. Confused? You are not alone. Over the past several months, headlines have popped up announcing companies that are building an entirely new industry: lab-grown seafood. Seafood is the last major...

Aquaculture 101: Part 2

Ocean Wise

October 3, 2018

Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Life

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More than half of seafood consumed globally is farmed. In order to shed some light on the opaque sources of our seafood, I wrote an overview of popular farmed species (see Part 1). Next, let’s address a farmed ...

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

Vancouver Aquarium

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 ...

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