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    • Generations of Sustainability in Montreal - the Marina Del Rey Family

      Ocean Wise
      November 6, 2020
      Aquablog, Ocean Wise, Ocean Wise Seafood
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    • Sustainability Partnership Advantages – from The Big Carrot’s Perspective

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      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
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      Rescue of the Week:  Polaris from 2013

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    • Ocean Wise recognizes top ‘whale reporters’ of 2019

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      July 21, 2020

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      Ocean Wise
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      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
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    • Accreditation a Continued Commitment to Animal Care

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      February 20, 2016
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    • 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
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    • Sustainability the Theme at New Toronto Seafood Restaurants

      Ocean Wise
      February 5, 2013
      Ocean Wise Seafood
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      Ocean Wise
      January 15, 2021

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    • 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
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    • Cleaning Your Community 

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      August 8, 2018
      Education, Vancouver Aquarium
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    • There’s something for everyone in this ocean-friendly holiday book guide

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      December 22, 2020

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      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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      Vancouver Aquarium
      August 15, 2016
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    • Ocean Wise study: Synthetic fibers are invading the Arctic

      Ocean Wise
      January 12, 2021

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      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

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

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      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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    • And the Award for Top Cetacean Reporter Goes To...

      Wild Whales
      July 23, 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

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      Ocean Wise
      November 18, 2020

    • The Good Kind of Research Flukes

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      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
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      April 25, 2019
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      November 10, 2020

    • The BCCSN Welcomes BC Ferries to the Whale Trail

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      September 10, 2020

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      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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Staff Pick of the Month

Staff Pick: Sneaks its Way into Our Hearts

Vancouver Aquarium
May 3, 2016
Vancouver Aquarium
“What is that?” “Oh, is that a snake?” “Nooo, it looks like an eel…” These are some of the regular conversations we over hear in our galleries about May’s Staff Pick of the Month – the penpoint gunnel (Apodicht...

Staff Pick: Porcupinefish is the Obvious Winner

Vancouver Aquarium
April 28, 2016
Vancouver Aquarium
It’s easy to see why the longspined porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus) is April’s Staff Pick of the Month. Amanda Weltman, the Aquarium interpreter who nominated this fish, says, “The porcupine fish is fairly n...

Everything I Need to Know about Life I Learned at Vancouver Aquarium

Vancouver Aquarium
April 4, 2016
Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre is not just a concrete building, it’s a living, breathing entity. It’s alive with animals that teach us about survival on a changing planet, alive with staff members...

Staff Pick: An Arctic Fish That Warms the Heart

Vancouver Aquarium
March 9, 2016
Vancouver Aquarium
Most Aquarium staff members are drawn to a particular animal because of its unique physical features. But there’s more to the fish doctor (Gymnelus viridis) than its “cute, little face,” according to Jon Macive...

Staff Pick: Mudskipper Brings Back Childhood Nostalgia

Vancouver Aquarium
February 4, 2016
Vancouver Aquarium
For Vivian Judge, membership manager at Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, mudskippers will forever be associated with Canadian actor Alan Thicke of Growing Pains fame. (For you younger folk, he’s musici...

Razzle Dazzle Puts the Spotlight on This Fish

Vancouver Aquarium
September 29, 2015
Vancouver Aquarium
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Sania, customer service ambassador, nominated the harlequin tuskfish. There’s no need to look beyond the scales of this fish to understand why it’s called the harlequin tuskfish (Choerodon fasciatus). Like ...

Staring Contest: Human vs. Caiman

Vancouver Aquarium
August 29, 2015
Vancouver Aquarium
“Are they real?” is a question Jennifer D., assistant manager of Interpretive Delivery, hears often beside the yacare caiman exhibit in the Graham Amazon Gallery. After all, the crocodilians in front of them do...
Rescued false killer whale

This Dolphin’s Zest for Life is Anything but “False”

Vancouver Aquarium
July 30, 2015
Marine Mammal Rescue, Vancouver Aquarium
We’re doing things a bit different for this Staff Pick of the Month by focusing on an individual, rather than a species, and with good reason. He has an incredible survival story and was recently moved into the...
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