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Oceana Canada is an independent charity established to restore Canadian oceans to health & abundance.
Oceana Canada is an independent charity established to restore Canadian oceans to health & abundance.
WATCH: For humpback whales, breaching isn’t just a breathtaking spectacle. It’s a form of communication.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/humpback-whale/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/humpback-whale/
February 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
WATCH: For humpback whales, breaching isn’t just a breathtaking spectacle. It’s a form of communication.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/humpback-whale/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/humpback-whale/
A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, “Division” (#5217), was found dead on Jan. 27 after suffering fatal entanglement injuries.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/press-releases/rare-north-atlantic-right-whale-dies-as-a-result-of-government-inaction/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/press-releases/rare-north-atlantic-right-whale-dies-as-a-result-of-government-inaction/
January 31, 2026 at 7:23 PM
A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, “Division” (#5217), was found dead on Jan. 27 after suffering fatal entanglement injuries.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/press-releases/rare-north-atlantic-right-whale-dies-as-a-result-of-government-inaction/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/press-releases/rare-north-atlantic-right-whale-dies-as-a-result-of-government-inaction/
A major win for our oceans. The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld Canada’s decision to list plastic manufactured items as toxic, clearing the way for science-based action on plastic pollution.
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Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...
January 30, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A major win for our oceans. The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld Canada’s decision to list plastic manufactured items as toxic, clearing the way for science-based action on plastic pollution.
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...
#NEWBLOG: 21 right whale calves have been born this season. New mom Champagne (#3904) is the daughter of Spindle (#1204), a second-time grandmother with 10 calves to her name, a reminder of what’s possible when whales are allowed to thrive.
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/2026/01/2...
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/2026/01/2...
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
#NEWBLOG: 21 right whale calves have been born this season. New mom Champagne (#3904) is the daughter of Spindle (#1204), a second-time grandmother with 10 calves to her name, a reminder of what’s possible when whales are allowed to thrive.
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/2026/01/2...
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/2026/01/2...
WATCH: Risso’s dolphins stand out for their unique coloring and white marks. These are scars from prey or other Risso’s dolphins — and as they age, the marks multiply until some adults appear almost completely white.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/rissos-dolphin/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/rissos-dolphin/
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
WATCH: Risso’s dolphins stand out for their unique coloring and white marks. These are scars from prey or other Risso’s dolphins — and as they age, the marks multiply until some adults appear almost completely white.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/rissos-dolphin/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/rissos-dolphin/
Did you know? Polar bears don’t hibernate because winter is when they hunt best — using sea ice to ambush seals. This is just one way marine life survives extreme cold conditions.
Read more in our latest blog: https://oceana.ca/en/2025/12/23/how-marine-life-survives-the-extreme-cold/
Read more in our latest blog: https://oceana.ca/en/2025/12/23/how-marine-life-survives-the-extreme-cold/
January 27, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Did you know? Polar bears don’t hibernate because winter is when they hunt best — using sea ice to ambush seals. This is just one way marine life survives extreme cold conditions.
Read more in our latest blog: https://oceana.ca/en/2025/12/23/how-marine-life-survives-the-extreme-cold/
Read more in our latest blog: https://oceana.ca/en/2025/12/23/how-marine-life-survives-the-extreme-cold/
GOOD NEWS: Right whale births have exceeded 20 for the first time in 15 years! That brings the 2025–2026 calving season total to 21 calves.
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
GOOD NEWS: Right whale births have exceeded 20 for the first time in 15 years! That brings the 2025–2026 calving season total to 21 calves.
This deep-sea species looks like a pom-pom.
Meet the pom-pom anemone, found in the northeast Pacific from 100 to 1,000 m, and sometimes deeper than 3,000 m. They also occur near hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, and whale falls.
Meet the pom-pom anemone, found in the northeast Pacific from 100 to 1,000 m, and sometimes deeper than 3,000 m. They also occur near hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, and whale falls.
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This deep-sea species looks like a pom-pom.
Meet the pom-pom anemone, found in the northeast Pacific from 100 to 1,000 m, and sometimes deeper than 3,000 m. They also occur near hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, and whale falls.
Meet the pom-pom anemone, found in the northeast Pacific from 100 to 1,000 m, and sometimes deeper than 3,000 m. They also occur near hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, and whale falls.
Can you guess how many species of seabirds are found in Canada? Meet a few of them and learn more https://oceana.ca/en/seabirds/
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Can you guess how many species of seabirds are found in Canada? Meet a few of them and learn more https://oceana.ca/en/seabirds/
This deep-sea animal can be found at depths of 400 to 2,000 metres.
Meet the roughtail skate, a species found across the North Pacific Ocean. A relative of sharks and rays, it favours specific “neighbourhoods” on the deep seafloor and feeds mainly on crustaceans and bony fish
Meet the roughtail skate, a species found across the North Pacific Ocean. A relative of sharks and rays, it favours specific “neighbourhoods” on the deep seafloor and feeds mainly on crustaceans and bony fish
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This deep-sea animal can be found at depths of 400 to 2,000 metres.
Meet the roughtail skate, a species found across the North Pacific Ocean. A relative of sharks and rays, it favours specific “neighbourhoods” on the deep seafloor and feeds mainly on crustaceans and bony fish
Meet the roughtail skate, a species found across the North Pacific Ocean. A relative of sharks and rays, it favours specific “neighbourhoods” on the deep seafloor and feeds mainly on crustaceans and bony fish
New research shows some whale species shifting diets as climate change reshapes ocean ecosystems.
“ocean life from large whales all the way down to small forage fish are responding to those changes in real time.” — Hanna Vatcher, campaigner @oceanacanada.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
“ocean life from large whales all the way down to small forage fish are responding to those changes in real time.” — Hanna Vatcher, campaigner @oceanacanada.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
As the Gulf of St. Lawrence warms, whales are switching up the menu and may be sharing lunch | CBC News
New Canadian research, using decades of samples from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, shows that as Arctic krill becomes scarce, fin and minke whales are eating more of the kinds of fish that humpback whales...
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January 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
New research shows some whale species shifting diets as climate change reshapes ocean ecosystems.
“ocean life from large whales all the way down to small forage fish are responding to those changes in real time.” — Hanna Vatcher, campaigner @oceanacanada.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
“ocean life from large whales all the way down to small forage fish are responding to those changes in real time.” — Hanna Vatcher, campaigner @oceanacanada.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
WATCH: Red sea fans, also known as red tree coral, may look like plants but are actually animals. These colonial corals provide important habitat for species including rockfish in the Pacific and redfish in the Atlantic.
January 22, 2026 at 9:54 PM
WATCH: Red sea fans, also known as red tree coral, may look like plants but are actually animals. These colonial corals provide important habitat for species including rockfish in the Pacific and redfish in the Atlantic.
A study on northeastern Pacific humpback whales off Canada suggests whales share a feeding technique called bubble-net feeding through social learning, a form of cultural knowledge that may help them survive as food becomes scarcer due to marine heatwaves. www.newscientist.com/article/2512...
Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale social groups
Humpback whales off the west coast of Canada have learned a cooperative hunting technique from whales migrating into the area, and this cultural knowledge may help the population cope as food becomes ...
www.newscientist.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:38 PM
A study on northeastern Pacific humpback whales off Canada suggests whales share a feeding technique called bubble-net feeding through social learning, a form of cultural knowledge that may help them survive as food becomes scarcer due to marine heatwaves. www.newscientist.com/article/2512...
This tiny pink fish was unknown to science until now. Meet Psednos gulliensis, a deep-sea snailfish collected in the Gully Marine Protected Area, the largest underwater canyon in the western North Atlantic.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-to-science-snailfish-sable-island-9.7043717
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-to-science-snailfish-sable-island-9.7043717
New-to-science snailfish found off coast of Nova Scotia's Sable Island | CBC News
The Psednos gulliensis is just short of four centimeters in length, with a pinkish body and a dark-coloured head.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This tiny pink fish was unknown to science until now. Meet Psednos gulliensis, a deep-sea snailfish collected in the Gully Marine Protected Area, the largest underwater canyon in the western North Atlantic.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-to-science-snailfish-sable-island-9.7043717
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-to-science-snailfish-sable-island-9.7043717
“A treaty on paper won’t save the ocean. What matters now is turning words into action.” — Dr. Katie Matthews, Chief Scientist @oceana.bsky.social
The UN High Seas Treaty is now in force. Protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030 depends on what happens next. Learn more: earth.org/governments-...
The UN High Seas Treaty is now in force. Protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030 depends on what happens next. Learn more: earth.org/governments-...
Governments, Green Groups Welcome Historic High Seas Treaty
The High Seas Treaty establishes a framework to protect biodiversity in international waters, which cover roughly two-thirds of the ocean.
earth.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
“A treaty on paper won’t save the ocean. What matters now is turning words into action.” — Dr. Katie Matthews, Chief Scientist @oceana.bsky.social
The UN High Seas Treaty is now in force. Protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030 depends on what happens next. Learn more: earth.org/governments-...
The UN High Seas Treaty is now in force. Protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030 depends on what happens next. Learn more: earth.org/governments-...
The High Seas Treaty is now international law, but major players like Canada have not yet ratified it. “To unlock the Treaty’s full potential, more countries must ratify it and move quickly from promises to real protection.” — Dr. Katie Matthews, @oceana.bsky.social
High Seas Treaty enters into force after decades of negotiations - Oceanographic
The long-awaited treaty establishes a legal framework to protect biodiversity in the High Seas. NGOs now want concrete action on protection
oceanographicmagazine.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The High Seas Treaty is now international law, but major players like Canada have not yet ratified it. “To unlock the Treaty’s full potential, more countries must ratify it and move quickly from promises to real protection.” — Dr. Katie Matthews, @oceana.bsky.social
Protecting the ocean means protecting our future. If you believe action matters, join us as a Wavemaker and be part of the change. Oceana.ca/join
January 18, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Protecting the ocean means protecting our future. If you believe action matters, join us as a Wavemaker and be part of the change. Oceana.ca/join
The high seas aren’t empty — they’re alive. 🌊 As the High Seas Treaty enters into force today, remote habitats of whales, sharks, sea turtles, & more gain a long-overdue chance at protection.
Now comes the real work: turning this promise into real protection
Now comes the real work: turning this promise into real protection
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The high seas aren’t empty — they’re alive. 🌊 As the High Seas Treaty enters into force today, remote habitats of whales, sharks, sea turtles, & more gain a long-overdue chance at protection.
Now comes the real work: turning this promise into real protection
Now comes the real work: turning this promise into real protection
WATCH: Scientists encounter one of the longest-lived fish in the Northeast Pacific, the shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis), which can live more than 120 years.
This was filmed during a deep-sea expedition Oceana Canada partnered on off the Central Coast of British Columbia in March 2018.
This was filmed during a deep-sea expedition Oceana Canada partnered on off the Central Coast of British Columbia in March 2018.
January 16, 2026 at 8:55 PM
WATCH: Scientists encounter one of the longest-lived fish in the Northeast Pacific, the shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis), which can live more than 120 years.
This was filmed during a deep-sea expedition Oceana Canada partnered on off the Central Coast of British Columbia in March 2018.
This was filmed during a deep-sea expedition Oceana Canada partnered on off the Central Coast of British Columbia in March 2018.
Marine scientists are encouraged by early-season sightings of North Atlantic right whales south of Massachusetts. Aerial surveys documented over 20 individuals prompting a voluntary vessel slow zone during peak winter–spring activity.
Learn more: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/critica...
Learn more: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/critica...
Endangered North Atlantic right whales spotted in Massachusetts
Scientists are enthused by the high number of sociable groups of North Atlantic right whales which have returned to New England waters
oceanographicmagazine.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Marine scientists are encouraged by early-season sightings of North Atlantic right whales south of Massachusetts. Aerial surveys documented over 20 individuals prompting a voluntary vessel slow zone during peak winter–spring activity.
Learn more: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/critica...
Learn more: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/critica...
DIDYOUKNOW: The sex of sea turtles is determined by the temperature in the nest. Cooler incubation temperatures produce male hatchlings, while warmer incubation temperatures produce female hatchlings.
January 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
DIDYOUKNOW: The sex of sea turtles is determined by the temperature in the nest. Cooler incubation temperatures produce male hatchlings, while warmer incubation temperatures produce female hatchlings.
Arctic cod thrive in waters colder than their blood should allow. Their secret? Antifreeze proteins that stop ice crystals forming. Learn more about how marine life survives extreme cold: https://oceana.ca/en/2025/12/23/how-marine-life-survives-the-extreme-cold/
January 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Arctic cod thrive in waters colder than their blood should allow. Their secret? Antifreeze proteins that stop ice crystals forming. Learn more about how marine life survives extreme cold: https://oceana.ca/en/2025/12/23/how-marine-life-survives-the-extreme-cold/
DIDYOUKNOW: The spiny dogfish has one of the longest known gestation periods among all vertebrates, lasting between 22 to 24 months.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
January 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
DIDYOUKNOW: The spiny dogfish has one of the longest known gestation periods among all vertebrates, lasting between 22 to 24 months.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
Puffins’ ability to carry several small fish crosswise comes from a specialized beak hinge that closes at different angles, combined with a rough tongue that secures prey against spines on the roof of the mouth while the bird continues hunting.
January 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Puffins’ ability to carry several small fish crosswise comes from a specialized beak hinge that closes at different angles, combined with a rough tongue that secures prey against spines on the roof of the mouth while the bird continues hunting.
WATCH: Halibut are born swimming like Atlantic Cod, with eyes on both sides of their heads. As they grow (by the time they are about six months old), one eye migrates to the right side, and the young halibut begins swimming sideways, with both eyes on the top of its body.
January 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
WATCH: Halibut are born swimming like Atlantic Cod, with eyes on both sides of their heads. As they grow (by the time they are about six months old), one eye migrates to the right side, and the young halibut begins swimming sideways, with both eyes on the top of its body.