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Ocean Wise Explains: Eco-Certified Recommendations

April 30, 2021

Ocean Wise recommendations cover a broad range of seafood sourced from all over the world’s oceans and inland aquatic systems. Sustainable seafood (including fish, invertebrates, and aquatic plants like seawee...

Exploring Sustainable Chowder Ingredients

February 10, 2021

Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood

This February, the Ocean Wise Seafood program is pulling off something completely different when it comes to our annual Chowder Chowdown fundraiser; we have made it a nation-wide, month-long festival so people...

Ocean Wise Explains: Aquaculture Recommendations

February 2, 2021

Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood

Sustainable seafood (including fish, invertebrates, and aquatic plants like seaweed) can be both wild caught or produced in aquaculture systems (also known as farming). Ocean Wise has recomm...

Ocean Wise Explains: Wild Capture Fishery Recommendations

December 18, 2020

Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood

Sustainable seafood can be both wild-caught or produced in aquaculture systems and includes fish, invertebrates, and aquatic plants. Ocean Wise has recommendations covering both methods of ...

AquaVan150: Continuing our Adventure Across Ontario

June 21, 2017

Education, Vancouver Aquarium

Our last Aquablog update highlighted our journey through the Prairies. Next up was Northern Ontario. Once we arrived at Thunder Bay, we decided to pay tribute to Terry Fox’s bravery by stopping at the monume...

Scientist Statement Supporting Research in Marine Mammal Facilities

March 2, 2017

Vancouver Aquarium

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Some of you may be aware the Vancouver Park Board is looking to ban the continued study of whales and dolphins at our marine science centre due to pressure from animal rights critics. They cite that there is no...

Sea Star Die-Off a Dire Situation

January 22, 2016

Vancouver Aquarium

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Scientists are calling the decline of sea stars along the west coast the largest wildlife die-off ever recorded. The conclusion came at a gathering of marine scientists in Seattle last week. Hosted by Seattl...

Vancouver Aquarium Launches Arctic Research with Polar Knowledge Canada

August 17, 2015

Arctic Connections, Vancouver Aquarium

This summer, scientists from the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre are heading north to begin innovative Arctic research projects both below and above the ocean’s surface in collaboration with Polar Know...

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