Oceana Canada
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Save the oceans, feed the world. 🐠
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.
Thank you for supporting us on #GivingTuesday! Your kindness truly makes a difference for the oceans. P.S. If you haven’t had a chance to make your gift yet, you still can! https://oceana.ca/en/donate-oceana-canada-gt2025?utm_source=fundraising&utm_medium=social_Instagram&utm_campaign=GT2025
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thank you for supporting us on #GivingTuesday! Your kindness truly makes a difference for the oceans. P.S. If you haven’t had a chance to make your gift yet, you still can! https://oceana.ca/en/donate-oceana-canada-gt2025?utm_source=fundraising&utm_medium=social_Instagram&utm_campaign=GT2025
#GivingTuesday is nearly over, but there’s still time to protect Canada’s oceans, coastal communities, and marine ecosystems! Get involved https://oceana.ca/en/donate-oceana-canada-gt2025?utm_source=fundraising&utm_medium=social_Instagram&utm_campaign=GT2025
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
#GivingTuesday is nearly over, but there’s still time to protect Canada’s oceans, coastal communities, and marine ecosystems! Get involved https://oceana.ca/en/donate-oceana-canada-gt2025?utm_source=fundraising&utm_medium=social_Instagram&utm_campaign=GT2025
Happy #GivingTuesday! Today we’re raising funds to protect and restore the ocean — will you join us? Click here to make your gift: https://oceana.ca/en/donate-oceana-canada-gt2025?utm_source=fundraising&utm_medium=social_Instagram&utm_campaign=GT2025
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy #GivingTuesday! Today we’re raising funds to protect and restore the ocean — will you join us? Click here to make your gift: https://oceana.ca/en/donate-oceana-canada-gt2025?utm_source=fundraising&utm_medium=social_Instagram&utm_campaign=GT2025
The first right whale calf of the 2025/2026 season is here. Champagne (#3904) and her newborn were spotted off South Carolina.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/press-releases/first-calf-of-the-season-arrives-but-right-whales-still-need-stronger-protection-to-survive/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/press-releases/first-calf-of-the-season-arrives-but-right-whales-still-need-stronger-protection-to-survive/
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The first right whale calf of the 2025/2026 season is here. Champagne (#3904) and her newborn were spotted off South Carolina.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/press-releases/first-calf-of-the-season-arrives-but-right-whales-still-need-stronger-protection-to-survive/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/press-releases/first-calf-of-the-season-arrives-but-right-whales-still-need-stronger-protection-to-survive/
1/2 Because of your support, Oceana Canada has led scientific expeditions to explore and document critical marine habitats. One of which contributed to a major victory: the protection of 133,017 km² of underwater mountains off the West Coast of Vancouver Island.
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
1/2 Because of your support, Oceana Canada has led scientific expeditions to explore and document critical marine habitats. One of which contributed to a major victory: the protection of 133,017 km² of underwater mountains off the West Coast of Vancouver Island.
Rebuilding abundance — Canada’s ocean comeback — is within reach. Learn more in Oceana Canada’s ninth fishery audit http://oceana.ca/fishery-audit-2025
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Rebuilding abundance — Canada’s ocean comeback — is within reach. Learn more in Oceana Canada’s ninth fishery audit http://oceana.ca/fishery-audit-2025
This Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating ocean wins. Thanks to your support, Canada now has 12 science-based fish rebuilding plans — a major step toward restoring depleted fish stocks.
Read more: https://oceana.ca/en/2025/11/18/celebrating-the-ocean-progress-we-made-together-this-giving-tuesday/
Read more: https://oceana.ca/en/2025/11/18/celebrating-the-ocean-progress-we-made-together-this-giving-tuesday/
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating ocean wins. Thanks to your support, Canada now has 12 science-based fish rebuilding plans — a major step toward restoring depleted fish stocks.
Read more: https://oceana.ca/en/2025/11/18/celebrating-the-ocean-progress-we-made-together-this-giving-tuesday/
Read more: https://oceana.ca/en/2025/11/18/celebrating-the-ocean-progress-we-made-together-this-giving-tuesday/
#Breaking: The 2025 Fishery Audit — Oceana Canada’s ninth annual assessment of federally managed marine fisheries — reveals both progress and persistent weaknesses in Canada’s efforts to rebuild ocean abundance.
Learn more: Oceana.ca/fishery-audit-2025/
Learn more: Oceana.ca/fishery-audit-2025/
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#Breaking: The 2025 Fishery Audit — Oceana Canada’s ninth annual assessment of federally managed marine fisheries — reveals both progress and persistent weaknesses in Canada’s efforts to rebuild ocean abundance.
Learn more: Oceana.ca/fishery-audit-2025/
Learn more: Oceana.ca/fishery-audit-2025/
1/2 For ten years, our supporters have powered Oceana Canada’s push for science-based fisheries management, including the 2019 amendments to the Fisheries Act that made rebuilding plans a legal requirement.
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
1/2 For ten years, our supporters have powered Oceana Canada’s push for science-based fisheries management, including the 2019 amendments to the Fisheries Act that made rebuilding plans a legal requirement.
How Healthy Are Canada’s Fish? 🐟
Fisheries scientist Rebecca Schijns has been crunching the numbers. Oceana Canada’s ninth annual Fishery Audit drops Tuesday, November 25. #WorldFisheriesday
Fisheries scientist Rebecca Schijns has been crunching the numbers. Oceana Canada’s ninth annual Fishery Audit drops Tuesday, November 25. #WorldFisheriesday
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
How Healthy Are Canada’s Fish? 🐟
Fisheries scientist Rebecca Schijns has been crunching the numbers. Oceana Canada’s ninth annual Fishery Audit drops Tuesday, November 25. #WorldFisheriesday
Fisheries scientist Rebecca Schijns has been crunching the numbers. Oceana Canada’s ninth annual Fishery Audit drops Tuesday, November 25. #WorldFisheriesday
Every action to protect the ocean matters.
Join Oceana Canada’s community of Wavemakers and help protect the blue that makes all life possible. 💙
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Join Oceana Canada’s community of Wavemakers and help protect the blue that makes all life possible. 💙
👉 Oceana.ca/join
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Every action to protect the ocean matters.
Join Oceana Canada’s community of Wavemakers and help protect the blue that makes all life possible. 💙
👉 Oceana.ca/join
Join Oceana Canada’s community of Wavemakers and help protect the blue that makes all life possible. 💙
👉 Oceana.ca/join
Ever seen a dolphin that looks like a flying slug? That’s the Northern right whale dolphin. They are easily recognizable by their sleek, streamlined body and lack of a dorsal fin. They are found in the deep, cold-to-warm temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean.
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ever seen a dolphin that looks like a flying slug? That’s the Northern right whale dolphin. They are easily recognizable by their sleek, streamlined body and lack of a dorsal fin. They are found in the deep, cold-to-warm temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Meet the spiny dogfish! One of the most abundant shark species in the ocean. Dogfish are named because fishers have observed these species chasing down smaller fish in dog-like packs.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Meet the spiny dogfish! One of the most abundant shark species in the ocean. Dogfish are named because fishers have observed these species chasing down smaller fish in dog-like packs.
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/spiny-dogfish/
From Canada’s deep waters lurks the long-nosed chimaera. With a pointed snout, wing-like fins, and tooth plates to crush crabs & shrimp, this ghostly relative of sharks haunts the ocean floor. #SpookyMarineAnimals
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From Canada’s deep waters lurks the long-nosed chimaera. With a pointed snout, wing-like fins, and tooth plates to crush crabs & shrimp, this ghostly relative of sharks haunts the ocean floor. #SpookyMarineAnimals
We often think of sea turtles as gentle ocean wanderers, but the inside of a leatherback’s mouth tells a different story. 😳 It’s lined with specialized, cartilage-like protrusions called papillae. These help trap slippery prey, such as jellyfish, so they can be swallowed.
October 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We often think of sea turtles as gentle ocean wanderers, but the inside of a leatherback’s mouth tells a different story. 😳 It’s lined with specialized, cartilage-like protrusions called papillae. These help trap slippery prey, such as jellyfish, so they can be swallowed.
Far from the tropics, a spooky visitor sometimes drifts into Canadian waters — the blue angel (Glaucus atlanticus). Floating upside down, this nudibranch hunts the venomous Portuguese man o’ war and stores its toxins for self-defense.
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Far from the tropics, a spooky visitor sometimes drifts into Canadian waters — the blue angel (Glaucus atlanticus). Floating upside down, this nudibranch hunts the venomous Portuguese man o’ war and stores its toxins for self-defense.
Oceana Canada is embarking on a science-driven expedition to study the Southern Newfoundland Slope. Scientists will use deep-sea cameras and eDNA sampling to study habitats that support resilient oceans. Stay tuned for updates!
October 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Oceana Canada is embarking on a science-driven expedition to study the Southern Newfoundland Slope. Scientists will use deep-sea cameras and eDNA sampling to study habitats that support resilient oceans. Stay tuned for updates!
Deep beneath Canada’s Pacific waters drifts the bloody-belly comb jelly — a glowing marvel of the ocean’s twilight zone! In the deep sea, its radiant shimmer hides it from danger, as red animals appear black, letting it vanish into the darkness.
October 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Deep beneath Canada’s Pacific waters drifts the bloody-belly comb jelly — a glowing marvel of the ocean’s twilight zone! In the deep sea, its radiant shimmer hides it from danger, as red animals appear black, letting it vanish into the darkness.
#Breaking: Slight increase in critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population. According to the new estimate, the population is now 384.
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#Breaking: Slight increase in critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population. According to the new estimate, the population is now 384.
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...
Fish Fact Friday with a spooky twist! Lingcod are fierce ambush predators with a taste for just about anything — rockfish, salmon, even other lingcod.
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/marine-li...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Fish Fact Friday with a spooky twist! Lingcod are fierce ambush predators with a taste for just about anything — rockfish, salmon, even other lingcod.
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/marine-li...
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/marine-li...
In the spirit of reconciliation, the standout herring rebuilding plan in Haida Gwaii is restoring more than fish. Co-developed by the Haida Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Parks Canada. it takes an ecosystem first approach that meaningfully includes Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
September 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
In the spirit of reconciliation, the standout herring rebuilding plan in Haida Gwaii is restoring more than fish. Co-developed by the Haida Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Parks Canada. it takes an ecosystem first approach that meaningfully includes Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
Sea otter pups are often born in the water and rely on their mothers from birth. A mama otter nurses her pup while floating on her back and when she needs to dive for food, she wraps the baby in kelp to keep it from drifting away. Learn more: oceana.ca/en/marine-li...
September 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Sea otter pups are often born in the water and rely on their mothers from birth. A mama otter nurses her pup while floating on her back and when she needs to dive for food, she wraps the baby in kelp to keep it from drifting away. Learn more: oceana.ca/en/marine-li...
The World Cup is coming to Toronto — let’s not allow single-use waste to steal the show. More than 90% of plastic waste in Canada already ends up in landfills, incinerators or our waterways. Join #ReuseForTheWin & tell the city of Toronto we want reuse act.oceana.org/page/172451/...
September 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The World Cup is coming to Toronto — let’s not allow single-use waste to steal the show. More than 90% of plastic waste in Canada already ends up in landfills, incinerators or our waterways. Join #ReuseForTheWin & tell the city of Toronto we want reuse act.oceana.org/page/172451/...
It’s #InternationalMicroorganismDay. Sometimes it’s the smallest things that have the biggest impact on the world.
For example, phytoplankton — a group of marine microbes that produce roughly 50% of the planet’s oxygen.
For example, phytoplankton — a group of marine microbes that produce roughly 50% of the planet’s oxygen.
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It’s #InternationalMicroorganismDay. Sometimes it’s the smallest things that have the biggest impact on the world.
For example, phytoplankton — a group of marine microbes that produce roughly 50% of the planet’s oxygen.
For example, phytoplankton — a group of marine microbes that produce roughly 50% of the planet’s oxygen.
GOOD OCEAN NEWS: Canada has released its first-ever legally mandated plans to rebuild depleted fisheries. This includes 12 science-based strategies with clear timelines and targets to restore fish populations.
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...
September 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
GOOD OCEAN NEWS: Canada has released its first-ever legally mandated plans to rebuild depleted fisheries. This includes 12 science-based strategies with clear timelines and targets to restore fish populations.
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...
Learn more: oceana.ca/en/press-rel...