Les candidatures pour Portail Océan 2021-22 sont ouvertes! 1 mars, 2021: L’appel est lancé à tous les jeunes de 18 à 30 ans! Ocean Wise est à la recherche de la prochaine vague de 160 jeunes et jeunes professionnels à l’échelle du Canada qui se joindront à Portail Océan, le programme de développement et de service communautaire … Continued
Ocean Wise was pleased to have the opportunity to make recommendations to the Government of Canada to ‘build back better’. Ocean Wise has had a long-standing and positive collaboration with the Government of Canada on critical issues ranging from eliminating plastic waste, to recovering endangered whales, to supporting youth ocean ambassadors. We share many of … Continued
When the National Chowder Chowdown Festival launched on the first of February, we weren’t sure what to expect. This annual fundraiser for our non-profit conservation program, completely reimagined this year due to restrictions on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been a major focus of the Ocean Wise Seafood team over the past few … Continued
This February, the Ocean Wise Seafood program is pulling off something completely different when it comes to our annual Chowder Chowdown fundraiser; we have made it a nation-wide, month-long festival so people from across Canada can safely celebrate sustainable seafood from their favourite local restaurants and chefs. A portion of proceeds from every chowder sold is donated to our not-for-profit conservation … Continued
Underwater Noise Pollution – why it matters and what you can do We are constantly immersed in a world of sounds, from traffic and construction, to people talking and dogs barking. Underwater is no different, but sound plays a larger role. Because there is less light below the surface of the ocean, and because sound travels so efficiently in water, whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively called cetaceans) have evolved to use sound … Continued
Sustainable seafood (including fish, invertebrates, and aquatic plants like seaweed) can be both wild caught or produced in aquaculture systems (also known as farming). Ocean Wise has recommendations covering both methods of production, but the science behind how we make recommendations varies between the two methods. This blog explores how we recommend seafood grown in freshwater and saltwater aquaculture systems. A … Continued
In a year chock full of unexpected challenges and surprises, Ocean Wise and its dedicated team of staff, volunteers and supporters found unique ways to adapt and rise to the surface in 2020. Below is a list of Ocean Wise’s Top 10 achievements from the past year, in no particular order, proof that our mission to … Continued
Ocean Wise is proud to support Conservation X Lab’s launch of a global innovation competition with $650,000 in prizes to prevent plastic microfiber pollution Conservation X Labs, an innovation and technology company that spurs solutions to the extinction crisis, has teamed up with a global coalition of partners, including Ocean Wise, to launch an innovation … Continued
In the urgent need to protect marine environments, the fishing and aquaculture industry as well as the seafood sector in Quebec are evolving rapidly. During the panelist discussion in December 2020, it was made clear that collaboration between scientists, conservationists, First Nations communities, and industry stakeholders is the answer. Only then can the industry adapt … Continued
As a year filled with political turmoil and a global pandemic, 2020 was certainly full of challenges. Although the ocean is not immune to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was great for our shorelines and the ocean in other ways. As a result of fewer people driving, travelling, commuting and most services being at a standstill in the earlier months of 2020, the environment was finally … 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.