Dive into Ocean School!
By: Lucija Prelovec Growing up in the Greater Toronto Area, I found that no one really understood the ocean. They seemed surprised to hear Canada is an ocean nation or …
Canada’s First Ocean Literacy Conference: Presented by CaNOE, the Canadian Network for Ocean Education, June 17–18, 2015, Vancouver, BC
By Haley Guest and Anne Stewart It was a remote target and we nailed it. When the CaNOE Interim Board set out to plan the first ocean literacy in Canada …
CaNOE to Brussels: A blog about the Tripartite, Galway Implementation Meeting, in Brussels, February 23, 2015
by Anne Stewart Far from Brussels, waves roll in from the open Pacific, pounding the shore and filling the warm air with fresh scents that mingle with the green smell …
Conservation Inspiration: UVic Environmental Studies Field Course
By Natalie Ban, University of Victoria The room was buzzing with excited conversations. Undergraduate students were mingling with community members on Saturna Island. Diverse opinions abounded. What to do about …
The Gulf Aquarium and Marine Station Cooperative: Fishermen’s Forum 2014
by Andrea Flynn, GAMS Hello CaNOE-ers! Andrea Flynn here from the Gulf Aquarium and Marine Station Cooperative in Grand Etang, Nova Scotia! I was fortunate enough to become involved with …
CaNOE goes to Sweden
by Haley Guest Hello CaNOE-ers! In early October 2014, three CaNOE Interim Board members (Matthew Rockall, Anne Stewart, and I) had the fantastic opportunity to attend the European Marine Science …
CaNOE goes to Rome
By Rick Searle Earlier this year, I was invited to join an international consortium of researchers, educators and civil society organizers in Rome for a workshop to develop an exciting …
What does the ocean mean to you?
By Anne Stewart from her blog A Stewart in Bamfield This Wordle was created from the answers to the title question. The overwhelming answer was that the Ocean means life. …
Connecting with the ocean: Recent research in ocean literacy
By Kate Le Souef The ocean is a vital part of the lives of many Canadians. About 80% of B.C.’s population lives in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island, …
What the Galway Statement means for Canada’s oceans
By Andrea Moore On May 24, 2013, government representatives from Canada, the U.S. and the European Union signed the “Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation” at the Marine Institute in …