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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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    • Innovation in Quebec & the Salty Saint-Lawrence

      Ocean Wise
      January 26, 2021

    • Êtes-vous prêt à découvrir notre Saint-Laurent ?!

      Ocean Wise
      January 20, 2021

    • Sustainability Partnership Advantages – from The Big Carrot’s Perspective

      Ocean Wise
      January 15, 2021

    • There’s something for everyone in this ocean-friendly holiday book guide

      Ocean Wise
      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
  • Marine Mammal Rescue
    Random
    • Staff at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre work to save a sea otter suffering from gunshot wounds. Photo credit Vancouver Aquarium.

      Rescue Centre Staff Work To Save Sea Otter Suffering From Gunshot Wounds

      Vancouver Aquarium
      October 22, 2013
      Marine Mammal Rescue
      22
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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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    • Vancouver Aquarium Stanley Park

      Sunny Days at the Vancouver Aquarium

      Vancouver Aquarium
      July 15, 2015
      Vancouver Aquarium
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    • Countdown to National Chowder Chowdown Festival

      Ocean Wise
      January 21, 2021

    • 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
  • Ocean Wise Seafood
    Random

    • B.C. Spot Prawn Showdown Winner Announced!

      Ocean Wise
      June 20, 2013
      Ocean Wise Seafood
    Recent

    • Innovation in Quebec & the Salty Saint-Lawrence

      Ocean Wise
      January 26, 2021

    • Countdown to National Chowder Chowdown Festival

      Ocean Wise
      January 21, 2021

    • Êtes-vous prêt à découvrir notre Saint-Laurent ?!

      Ocean Wise
      January 20, 2021

    • Sustainability Partnership Advantages – from The Big Carrot’s Perspective

      Ocean Wise
      January 15, 2021

    • 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
  • Education
    Random
    • AquaCamp Programs at the ancouver Aquarium

      An Insider's Look at the Youth Environmental Leadership Program

      Vancouver Aquarium
      May 20, 2015
      Education, Vancouver Aquarium
    Recent

    • There’s something for everyone in this ocean-friendly holiday book guide

      Ocean Wise
      December 22, 2020

    • 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
      1

    • Winnipegger on guard for oceans: Ocean Bridge’s Kirsten Desorcy profiled in Manitoba newspaper

      Ocean Wise
      May 3, 2020
  • Arctic
    Random

    • Protecting the Arctic “Doughnut Hole” from Commercial Fishing

      Ocean Wise
      December 5, 2017
      Aquablog, Arctic Connections, Ocean Wise
    Recent

    • Ocean Wise study: Synthetic fibers are invading the Arctic

      Ocean Wise
      January 12, 2021

    • 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
  • 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
    Recent

    • Citizen Science Informs Government ban of Single-Use Plastics

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
      November 10, 2020

    • 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 Research
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    • Tracking Contaminants in Killer Whale Habitats

      Sarah Wilson
      August 20, 2020
      Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Initiative - PollutionTracker, Research Site - CORI
    Recent

    • Monitoring by Ocean Wise, and others, leads to listing of Sunflower Sea Stars as Critically Endangered

      Ocean Wise
      January 13, 2021

    • Monitoring killer whale body condition amidst a pandemic

      Marine Mammal Research
      November 18, 2020

    • An Underwater Art Gallery… for Fish?

      Ocean Wise
      November 18, 2020

    • The Good Kind of Research Flukes

      Marine Mammal Research
      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
  • Whale Sightings
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    • Killer whale research Vancouver Aquarium

      And Thus, the Cetacean Research Program was Born

      Vancouver Aquarium
      June 16, 2016
      Vancouver Aquarium, Videos, Whale Sightings
    Recent

    • The Good Kind of Research Flukes

      Marine Mammal Research
      November 10, 2020

    • 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

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Ocean Wise
August 16, 2018
Ocean Wise, Shoreline Cleanup, Vancouver Aquarium
UBC researchers analyzed data from 1,226 Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanups between 2013 and 2016 and recently announced a major discovery: 50 per cent of the waste recovered during cleanups of Vancouver and Vic...

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