Imagine a team of youth working together to create real-world contributions to ocean conservation in their communities. Each week they’ll connect virtually to discuss climate change, overfishing and plastic pollution, and build ideas for local improvement projects. This team will embark on extended expeditions to conservation hot spots across Canada, like British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii … Continued
Every year, the AquaVan brings mobile aquariums into hundreds of classrooms across Canada. Understandably, the 18,000 students we speak with annually have questions about the animals they’re meeting, like urchins, sea stars, crabs, anemones, and sea cucumbers. Most questions we field are pretty straightforward and we have the answer at the ready. But sometimes they’re … Continued
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Ocean Wise is based in the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We work across Turtle Island and beyond, supporting Indigenous peoples in their vital work on ocean conservation and biodiversity whenever possible or as we are invited to.