This Circular Economy Month, we’re digging into the old adage “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. This is the first post in the series – stay tuned as we investigate all three R’s! Managing your household’s waste is something you do all day, every day – we interact with the waste system constantly. From unboxing a new gadget … Continued
As the Ocean Wise Pollution Tracker team gears up for Phase 4 of our field sampling, here’s a look behind the scenes of our Phase 3 sampling research in Prince Rupert last year. Have you ever wondered what kinds of contaminants are lurking in the waters of British Columbia? How they affect marine life and … Continued
Participating in an Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanup is an opportunity to make a tangible difference to keep litter out of our waterways. But the impact goes way deeper! At the heart of the Shoreline Cleanup program is the data that citizen scientists collect during cleanups. This data, showcased in our Annual Impact Reports and Dirty … Continued
August 2024 ̶ Ocean Wise has renewed the software maintenance agreement for its Pollution Tracker program with EarthSoft. EQuIS™ Online, EarthSoft’s software-as-a-service product on the Microsoft Azure cloud, provides Ocean Wise the power to collaborate with coastal partners to monitor marine pollution in British Columbia, Canada. Phase 2 of Pollution Tracker’s work, conducted between 2018 … Continued
Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanup releases its annual Dirty Dozen list, exposing the most-commonly found litter on Canadian shorelines in 2023. Vancouver, May 6, 2024 – Ocean Wise, a global conservation organization headquartered in Vancouver, has just released its annual Shoreline Cleanup Impact Report to be shared with governments, researchers and the public. Included in the … Continued
Each year, citizen science data collected by the Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanup reveal the “Dirty Dozen,” a list of the most-found litter across Canada. We wanted to share some suggestions of actions you can take to prevent the Dirty Dozen from appearing on our shorelines, with a focus on the reduction of single-use food and … Continued
Welcome to the Ocean Action Grant Blog series! In this series we will be showcasing some of the different Ocean Action Grant projects youth have completed across Canada! The Ocean Action Grant is a microgrant that provides youth across Canada with up to $3000 in funding to lead an individual or collaborative project that contributes to positive change for the environment.
The Ocean Wise Pollution Tracker program recently published new findings about toxic metals (sometimes known as heavy metals) in Resident Killer Whale habitat. But what’s the deal with those metals anyway? In this blog, we explore what toxic metals are, and why they can be a problem for marine animals.
The Zero Waste Conference is happening in Vancouver on November 1st and 2nd. This year’s theme is climate action through circularity – a way of looking at how we use resources that incorporates themes like reusing, repairing and sharing materials before throwing them out – all things we can do to better protect our environment … Continued
What’s the scariest part about Halloween? The ghoulish costumes? The frightening films? The impending sugar crash? For us – it’s the waste. At Halloween, everything seems to be covered in single-use plastic – from bite-sized chocolate bars to throwaway costumes. This puts the ocean at risk. Plastic that is not recycled or disposed of properly … 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.