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Innovation in Quebec & the Salty Saint-Lawrence

January 26, 2021

In the urgent need to protect marine environments, the fishing and aquaculture industry as well as the seafood sector in Quebec are evolving rapidly. During the panelist discussion in December 2020, it was mad...

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

April 11, 2020

Arctic Connections, Ocean Wise, Whale Sightings

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By Dr. Valeria VergaraOcean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program Photo credit: Valeria Vergara In September 2001, during the aftermath of 9/11, much of the coastal ocean around North Ameri...

Let’s Talk Docks

December 23, 2019

Ocean Wise

Have you ever been on a boat or standing by the shoreline looking into the horizon and hoping that a whale could just come up out of the vast ocean? Written by volunteer blog writer Jeanie Luu If you h...

Springer’s Success Story

February 19, 2019

Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium, Whale Sightings

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In 2002, an orphaned killer whale, Springer (A73), brought together scientists, government officials and concerned citizens in the first orca recovery effort of its kind. Seventeen years after Springer’s rescue...

Drawing a Humpback Whale, All 14 Metres

December 1, 2017

Education, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium, Whale Sightings

Inside a half-renovated garage in Squamish, BC, a grade-six student poured the last light of every school day into one huge project: a life-sized drawing of a humpback whale. The days were growing shorter, the ...

Significant Concern Regarding the Park Board’s Proposed Ban

May 15, 2017

Vancouver Aquarium

Thank you to all our supporters who have sent over 13,000 letters regarding the Vancouver Park Board proposed bylaw that would ban all cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) from Vancouver parks and, by ex...

Canada’s Only Marine Mammal Rescue Centre Impacted by Park Board Decision

March 10, 2017

Vancouver Aquarium

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We are deeply disappointed and strongly disagree with the Vancouver Park Board’s proposed amendment to the Parks Control By-laws to prohibit the importation and display of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) at the...

Whale Spotting: New Mariner’s Guide Aims To Reduce Vessel Impacts

February 15, 2017

Ocean Wise

Ship strikes, vessel disturbance, underwater noise, and air pollution are key threats faced by whales, dolphins and porpoises off British Columbia’s coast. In partnership with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authorit...

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