Le Dôme de mer enfin au Québec ! Depuis le 12 mai dernier, nos éducateurs bilingues ont pris la route à travers la province pour partager l’océan à des milliers de personnes à l’aide du Dôme de mer Ocean Wise et d’artéfacts marins. « C’est très significatif pour nous de pouvoir amener notre première tournée … Continued
Send a Sighting. Save a Whale! The Whale Report App Protects Whales from Ship Strikes July 7, 2025, VANCOUVER, B.C. — Today, Ocean Wise launched a revitalized Whale Report app, empowering individuals and commercial mariners to work together in real time to protect whales from ship strike and support critical marine conservation. Whale Report is … Continued
A latest study from Ocean Wise is two of a kind, but not only for the new research it presents, but how it got published Most often in the scientific community, researchers working on similar topics are in a race to see who can publish the work first. Dubbed “publish or perish”, this competitive culture … Continued
There’s a story unfolding just off our coast – one of resilience and urgency. Imagine this: A young killer whale swims beside her grandmother, learning ancient migration routes and how to find the tastiest Chinook salmon. Her family sings through the waves in a language all their own. These moments – rich in culture, connection, … Continued
For Earth Day 2025, the Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanup team collaborated with Girl Up USA on an exciting project: the second annual Shoreline Cleanup Day of Action! Through this initiative, we provided 20 young ocean protectors across the United States with small grants to organize cleanups in their local communities. These cleanups took place in … Continued
Over the last year, Ocean Wise joined forces with the Tseshaht First Nation and West Coast Kelp to restore kelp in the Broken Group Islands Located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, the Broken Group Islands are a stunning maze of small isles and rocky reefs scattered across Barkley Sound. Their unique geography creates … Continued
After a busy three weeks on the road, the Ocean Wise Mobile Education team wrapped up their spring tour of Southern Ontario! With nine events spanning over 1,500 kilometres and reaching 4,717 participants, it was an amazing opportunity to inspire youth about the wonders of the ocean. Here are some of the highlights! Bramalea to … Continued
Dispatch from the Field: by Gary Sutton, Ocean Wise Research Technician Well, that’s a wrap on Ocean Wise ’s third season of winter work, as part of the Whales Initiative’s annual whale health monitoring project in the Salish Sea, BC. It’s cold, unpredictable, and often exhausting—but also deeply rewarding (read about last year’s winter work … Continued
Join Ocean Wise for an under-the-sea experience at locations across Ontario See images of the Ocean Wise Sea Dome here Vancouver, April 24, 2025 – Have you ever swum with schools of salmon overhead, dove alongside a humpback whale, or explored mysterious kelp forests and coral reefs? This spring, people in Ontario will have the chance by … Continued
Over one million volunteers have cleaned thousands of kilometres of shoreline since the initiative’s launch in 1994 Vancouver, April 22, 2025 – Today, in celebration of Earth Day, Ocean Wise released the 2024 Shoreline Cleanup Impact Report, marking 30 years of the conservation initiative. The report highlights the most common litter found on Canada’s shorelines … Continued
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