Our approach
WWF-Canada is improving and protecting the health of Canada's three oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic. To achieve this, we’re working with fishers, seafood traders, retailers—and consumers like you—to ensure seafood is harvested in ways that sustain and protect marine environments and species.
We‘re also working with government, First Nations, businesses and other groups to integrate ocean conservation, ecosystem resilience and the sustainable use of marine resources.
We believe that Canada can be a world leader in building prosperous economies based on healthy oceans.
In our pursuit of this vision, we’re also working with the world's best scientists to advance solutions that will reverse the unsustainable exploitation of our oceans. This will ensure economic development supports the biodiversity we all depend on—whether or not we live near the sea.
We‘re also working with government, First Nations, businesses and other groups to integrate ocean conservation, ecosystem resilience and the sustainable use of marine resources.
We believe that Canada can be a world leader in building prosperous economies based on healthy oceans.
In our pursuit of this vision, we’re also working with the world's best scientists to advance solutions that will reverse the unsustainable exploitation of our oceans. This will ensure economic development supports the biodiversity we all depend on—whether or not we live near the sea.
WWF is also...
- Educating consumers and creating smart fishing practices and ocean management strategies
- Transforming global seafood policy and markets
- Preserving habitats and protecting species
- Strengthening the livelihoods of coastal and First Nations communities
Oceans Blog Posts
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Swimming with sharks
My personal experience with a shark showed me how beautiful and non-threatening these creatures are, and most importantly, that they need us to ...
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Oil tankers and oil pipelines too great a risk: Canadians for the Great Bear
Oil tankers and an oil pipeline through Canada’s remarkable Great Bear region are too great a risk to take, said ‘Captain Canada’ hockey hero Scott ...
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Live chat with the Water Brothers
Two eco-adventurer brothers, Alex and Tyler Mifflin, travel the world to explore our relationship with water—from tropical reefs to freezing seas, ...
Bowie Seamount – Sgaan Kinghlas
Off British Columbia's west coast, 25 metres under the sea, lies Canada's 7th marine wonder of our world.
Imagine an underwater mountain teeming with sea life and rising 3100 metres - almost 2 miles high - from the ocean floor. That's higher than Whistler Mountain and almost as tall as the third highest peak in Canada.
Bowie Seamount is a veritable oasis in the open ocean for an astonishing abundance of marine life. The largest in a protected chain of three underwater mountains, it lies 180 kilometres west of Haida Gwaii, off British Columbia's West Coast.
Imagine an underwater mountain teeming with sea life and rising 3100 metres - almost 2 miles high - from the ocean floor. That's higher than Whistler Mountain and almost as tall as the third highest peak in Canada.
Bowie Seamount is a veritable oasis in the open ocean for an astonishing abundance of marine life. The largest in a protected chain of three underwater mountains, it lies 180 kilometres west of Haida Gwaii, off British Columbia's West Coast.
Learn more about Bowie Seamount
Anemones and urchins.
B.C.'s Northern Coast
A priceless biological treasure. Globally, this region is precious because of its staggering natural diversity, filled with species and spaces found nowhere else on Earth. Learn more.
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