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Grilling for a Sustainable Future with Casus Grill Canada and Ocean Wise Seafood

New Ocean Wise Seafood partner, Casus Grill Canada, is making waves with their biodegradable barbecue by donating 100% of profits from every grill sold in Canada to the Ocean Wise Seafood program. Ocean Wise Seafood is a not-for-profit conservation program that researches and recommends sustainable seafood options that support healthy oceans, lakes, and rivers. The Ocean Wise Seafood program is one of seven Ocean Wise Conservation Association initiatives to protect … Continued

Why I care about ocean conservation, far from any coast

I’ve only seen the ocean a handful of times. Growing up in a small town in Ontario, I did not visit Canada’s coasts. Most of what I think about when it comes to the ocean has been informed by pictures and movies. So, when I started to become interested in ocean conservation issues, I had … Continued

Les restaurants canadiens invités à lutter contre la pollution de l’océan grâce au nouveau Programme de réduction du plastique d’Ocean Wise

Cette initiative nationale qui appuie l’industrie de la restauration et de la gastronomie vers la réduction des déchets plastiques superflus et nocifs Alors que plus de 11 millions de tonnes de déchets plastiques entrent dans l’océan chaque année, l’organisme de conservation de renommée internationale Ocean Wise recrute les membres de l’industrie canadienne de la restauration … Continued

Ocean Wise announces new program to support Canadian restaurants on journey to end unnecessary plastic waste

National Initiative Supports Restaurant and Foodservice Industry in Reducing Unnecessary and Harmful Plastic Waste With more than 11 million tons of plastic litter entering the ocean annually, internationally recognized conservation organization Ocean Wise is recruiting Canada’s restaurant and foodservice industry to help tackle this growing environmental crisis. Ocean Wise’s innovative new Plastic Reduction Program will support food businesses in … Continued

Shoreline Spotlight: Angela Riley

A Nova Scotian Ocean Warrior making a difference Ocean Wise is excited to shine the spotlight on an incredible volunteer from Nova Scotia, Angela Riley, who completed dozens of beach cleanups in 2020 with the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Angela founded Scotian Shores to make the shorelines of Nova Scotia cleaner and to create a … Continued

Federal Budget 2021: Ocean Wise’s Analysis

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the lives of Canadians and everyone around the world. While we’re not out of the woods yet – far from it during this major third wave – we need to take this opportunity to ensure that government recovery initiatives are not a return to business as … Continued

Climate Change and Canada’s Oceans

The latest report in Ocean Wise’s Ocean Watch Spotlight series focuses on climate change impacts in Canada’s oceans. Climate change is a globally pervasive issue, and the ocean and its inhabitants are suffering from the effects. In the report released this week, Ocean Wise looks at three key impacts of climate change on the ocean: … Continued

OCEAN WISE RÉPOND AU FILM SEASPIRACY

Ocean Wise 26 mars 2021 Aquablog, Ocean Wise Seafood  Par Sophika KostyniukDirecteur des Pêches et des Produits de la Mer Ocean Wise Conservation Association  Le mercredi 24 mars, Netflix a lancé le documentaire Seaspiracy du cinéaste environnemental Kip Andersen, qui met en lumière les problèmes les plus flagrants de l’industrie de la pêche. Kip Andersen est largement connu pour avoir déjà produit Cowspiracy. Seaspiracy se penche sur une myriade … Continued

S’impliquer dans les solutions contre la surpêche #CestWise

Ce n’est pas suffisant de réduire notre impact environnemental quand nous pouvons être impliqués dans les solutions à impacts positifs. C’est pour cela que nous avons pour mission de faire connaître une solution pour les océans qui peut se développer dans le Saint-Laurent : l’aquaculture d’espèces réparatrices ayant le pouvoir de régénérer l’environnement marin. Vous … Continued

Un avenir bleu-vert I : découvrez Merinov, centre d’innovation au Québec

À l’aide de la campagne éducative du “Poisson d’avril #CestWise”, Ocean Wise Seafood vise à susciter une prise de conscience du pouvoir positif du développement de l’aquaculture d’espèces réparatrices : l’élevage des algues et des mollusques à coquilles bivalves. Au Québec dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent, nous retrouvons l’aquaculture d’algues et d’espèces à coquille comme … 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.