The VSB will be hosting its fourth district-wide Sustainability Conference this year on April 18, 2016 at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary. The day will include keynote speakers, two workshops sessions, a zero-waste lunch, a NGO Fair and Networking & School Planning sessions. The Conference welcomes students, teachers, administrators, and PAC members from all 18 Vancouver...
In 2002, the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (UNEP/ASCOBANS) declared the third Sunday in May of each year as the “International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise” (IDBHP) in order to raise awareness of the critical situation of the populations of Harbour Porpoises...
"We are doing everything we can to reverse the Vaquita's decline, from online awareness to in-person outreach. One of our biggest efforts has been International Save the Vaquita Day, which has taken place on the second Saturday of July since 2013. ISTVD is a worldwide celebration of the Vaquita and the people trying to save...
Sea Trust invites you to come and get to know about these fascinating little cetaceans where and when to see them and why Pembrokeshire is so important to them. Why do we need to protect them? How are they protected? Where can I see them? Are they really our porpoises? Porpoise Photo ID. Find out...
Join the University of British Columbia's Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratory for presentations as well as discussion on issues that concern us all. This meeting is open to students, researchers, educators, businesses and others involved with marine mammals. Anyone in one or more of these categories is welcome to attend.
The VSB will be hosting its fifth district-wide Sustainability Conference this year on May 5th, 2017 at Eric Hamber Secondary. The day will include keynote speakers, two workshops sessions, a zero-waste lunch, a NGO Fair and Networking & School Planning sessions. The Conference welcomes students, teachers, administrators, and PAC members from all 18 Vancouver secondary...
The goal of this annual event is to educate the public about the diversity and importance of marine life in the Salish Sea, and to raise funds to support local marine conservation efforts. This year, we are encouraging solutions to plastic pollution and preventing marine litter for a healthier ocean and a better future.
The first Saturday after the 4th of July has been designated as International Save the Vaquita Day. This is intended to be an annual event with a specific focus on raising awareness and appreciation of the world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Events around the globe direct the attention of people to...
Join the University of British Columbia's Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratory for presentations as well as discussion on issues that concern us all. This meeting is open to students, researchers, educators,...
The Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference is the largest most comprehensive event of its kind in the region. The purpose of the conference is to assemble scientists, First Nations and tribal...