L’offre et la demande sont à la base de notre économie de marché. Nous, les consommateurs, dictons nos préférences par nos habitudes d’achat. Et cela incite les entreprises à produire davantage de produits que nous aimons ou auxquels nous attachons de la valeur. C’est donc notre demande qui détermine la disponibilité des produits sur le … Continued
The Kawésqar Indigenous Community Residing at Puerto Edén, Chilean Patagonia, have secured over $1 million USD from the Chilean government to protect and strengthen underwater kelp forests and the climate services they provide. The community aspires to be the guardian of the climate regulating functions of the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, the largest national … Continued
Seatopia’s farm-to-plate home delivery of seafood Ocean Wise Seafood’s is thrilled to introduce you to our newest partner in the United States, all the way from Los Angeles, California: Seatopia. Seatopia is a story about resilience and an emerging demand for blast frozen sushi-grade, sustainable and certified clean seafood. It’s their mission to directly connect their … Continued
A groundbreaking new study by Ocean Wise, “Domestic laundry and microfiber pollution: Exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles”, published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, finds it is possible to drastically reduce microfiber pollution through a combination of solutions in home laundry, manufacturing and textile design. Microfibers –fibers less than 5 mm long – … Continued
Ocean Wise Seafood has partnered with The Gino Macchio Foundation, a New York-based not-for-profit with a solutions-driven approach to cleaning up the Great South Bay: oysters. Oysters naturally filter and clean the waters in which they are grown, a quality The Gino Macchio Foundation and Ocean Wise Seafood have identified as a natural solution … Continued
Will Crolla is an Ocean Wise youth ambassador in the 2021 Ocean Bridge program. Last month, Will and five others Ocean Wise youth from British Columbia took part in the first 10-day Learning Journey of the year – one of dozens of similar journeys that will take place for young Canadians across the country over … Continued
En ce moment, plus de la moitié des produits de la mer consommés mondialement proviennent d’élevages. L’aquaculture est le secteur de production alimentaire qui croît le plus rapidement à l’échelle mondiale, faisant de lui un facteur essentiel pour la sécurité alimentaire en plus de créer des emplois pour des millions de personnes. Malgré son importance, … Continued
Happy Plastic Free July! This month, Ocean Wise wants you to join us in taking action to #BePlasticWise in everything you do. Whether at home, at work, at the beach, out for dinner, clothes shopping – you name it. Why is the issue so wide-reaching you may ask? Well, it turns out plastics are sneakier than we might think! They turn up almost everywhere you look, and even … Continued
Vous serez peut-être surpris d’apprendre que la pêche à petite échelle (souvent appelée pêche artisanale) est responsable de près de la moitié des captures mondiales d’aliments marins. Le secteur de la pêche artisanale est extrêmement important pour la sécurité alimentaire mondiale, les moyens de subsistance et le bien-être de nombreux pêcheurs. Qu’appelle-t-on la pêche à … Continued
Les produits de la mer durables (incluant les poissons, les invertébrés et les plantes aquatiques comme les algues marines) peuvent être à la fois attrapés dans la nature ou cultivés dans des systèmes d’aquaculture (aussi connu sous le nom d’élevage). Ocean Wise a des recommandations qui couvrent les deux méthodes de production, mais la science … 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.