Our oceans are facing a plastic crisis. Plastic debris has been found floating on the sea surface, washing up on the world’s most remote coastlines, melting out of Arctic sea ice, sitting at the ...

Oceana Canada’s annual Fishery Audit assesses the current state and management of Canada’s fish stocks, tracks progress and provides recommendations to meet federal policy commitments. This year’s ...

Sea otters are small marine mammals that can be found along the Pacific coast of Canada. They have loose pouches of skin under their arms that function like pockets, which they use to store food and ...

Oceana Canada’s annual Fishery Audit assesses the current state and management of Canada’s fish stocks, tracks progress and provides recommendations to meet federal policy commitments. This year’s ...

There have been recorded sightings of 28 different species of sharks in Canada, 14 of which are commonly found. They range from small black dogfish to much larger basking sharks. Read on to learn more ...

Halifax, NS, Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People – On June 16, 2025, Fisheries and Oceans ...

When it comes to getting your freak on under the sea, many species use curious strategies to show their affection. To celebrate this Valentine’s Day, we’re counting down the top five weird romance ...

Capelin are small, fast-growing forage fish that are found across the north Atlantic ocean and are critically important to the ocean ecosystem in northeast Newfoundland. Many species such as puffins, ...

Did you know that the United Nations has declared plastic pollution the second most ominous threat to the global environment, right after climate change? Every year, more than eight million metric ...

Another key factor is setting the total allowable catch too high, often because of a failure to take into account the amount of fish caught as bycatch in other fisheries or because of significant ...

FEATURED CAMPAIGN Zero-Waste World Cup in 2026 Oceana Canada is working with stadiums, beverage companies, and governments to make the FIFA World Cup 26 TM in Canada the greenest games yet. Ditching ...

Bioplastics, including so-called compostable plastics, are showing up in grocery aisles, restaurants and even office supply stores. But are these products actually a solution to the plastic pollution ...