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    • Vancouver Becomes Second Official Clean Shoreline Community

      Vancouver Aquarium
      October 12, 2017
      Ocean Wise, Shoreline Cleanup
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    • Trick-or-Trash: Ocean Bridge youth creates national Halloween clean-up initiative

      Ocean Wise
      October 27, 2020

    • Defining waste in fisheries Part 2: post-harvest losses

      Ocean Wise
      October 26, 2020

    • Ocean Wise Statement of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers

      Ocean Wise
      October 21, 2020

    • Collaboration: The Power of Partnership

      Ocean Wise
      October 19, 2020

    • Des fruits de mer écoresponsable au Québec? OUI!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020

    • Sustainable Seafood in Quebec? YES!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020
  • Marine Mammal Rescue
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    • Sea lion disentanglement project at Vancouver Aquarium

      Sea Lion Rescue Extends to At-Risk Stellers

      Vancouver Aquarium
      January 27, 2015
      Marine Mammal Rescue
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    • Ocean Wise recognizes top ‘whale reporters’ of 2019

      Ocean Wise
      July 21, 2020

    • Urgent call for help to re-open Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

      Ocean Wise
      June 8, 2020

    • Seal-ed with a kiss: Couples wild about volunteering spend quality time at Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

      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
      3
  • Vancouver Aquarium
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    • AquaCamps Are Back – and Better than Ever!

      Public Relations
      March 13, 2013
      Education, Vancouver Aquarium
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    • 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

    • Vancouver Aquarium Transformation

      Sarah Ellam
      August 31, 2020
      1

    • Artists for Ocean Wise – new colouring app in support of Vancouver Aquarium

      Ocean Wise
      July 22, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Seafood
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    • A Sustainable Partnership in Protecting Our Oceans

      Vancouver Aquarium
      July 4, 2016
      Ocean Wise Seafood
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    • Defining waste in fisheries Part 2: post-harvest losses

      Ocean Wise
      October 26, 2020

    • Ocean Wise Statement of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers

      Ocean Wise
      October 21, 2020

    • Collaboration: The Power of Partnership

      Ocean Wise
      October 19, 2020

    • Des fruits de mer écoresponsable au Québec? OUI!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020

    • Sustainable Seafood in Quebec? YES!

      Ocean Wise
      October 2, 2020

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

      Ocean Wise
      September 28, 2020
  • Education
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    • Make an Ocean Impact

      Ocean Wise
      January 16, 2018
      Aquablog, Education
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    • 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

    • Ocean Wise is celebrating ‘World Oceans Day’ for the entire month of June!

      Ocean Wise
      June 3, 2020
    • A mother and her son pose in front of the webcam after discussing their positive experience with Ocean Wise's online learning virtual classes about marine life.

      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

    • Kids at home? Online Oceans Launches just in time to Save Parents (and help the ocean)

      Ocean Wise
      March 30, 2020
  • Arctic
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    • What Counts as "Arctic?"

      Ocean Wise
      February 12, 2018
      Aquablog, Arctic Connections
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    • Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

      Ocean Wise
      April 11, 2020
      2

    • 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
      1

    • Celebrating Ice Algae on Polar Bear Day

      Ocean Wise
      February 27, 2018
  • 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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    • Thousands of Canadians Took on the Cleanup Challenge

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      October 14, 2020

    • Join the “Cleanup Across Canada” challenge with #TeamShoreline

      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

    • Ocean Wise is celebrating ‘World Oceans Day’ for the entire month of June!

      Ocean Wise
      June 3, 2020
  • Ocean Wise Research
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    • Below the surface: the impacts of COVID-19 on marine mammals

      Ocean Wise
      September 14, 2020
      Aquablog, Research Site - CORI
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    • Can Whales Mitigate Climate Change? Whales and the Carbon Cycle

      Marine Mammal Research
      September 30, 2020

    • Online lecture series honours 25th annual Ocean Award winners

      Ocean Wise
      September 14, 2020

    • One ringed seal claw; Years of data on mercury exposure

      Marine Mammal Research
      August 27, 2020

    • Tracking Contaminants in Killer Whale Habitats

      Sarah Wilson
      August 20, 2020

    • What’s in a name? Studying the calls of wild belugas

      Marine Mammal Research
      August 10, 2020

    • And the Award for Top Cetacean Reporter Goes To…

      Wild Whales
      July 23, 2020
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    • B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network

      Keep a Lookout For Whale Sightings this Fall

      Vancouver Aquarium
      September 26, 2015
      Whale Sightings
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    • 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

    • Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

      Ocean Wise
      April 11, 2020
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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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