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What's on at the Vancouver Aquarium:
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Name the Baby Beluga!

Introducing Baby Tiqa!

The votes are in and the baby beluga's name is... TIQA! Pronounced as TEE-kah, the name was voted most popular by Vancouver Aquarium members. Visit our beluga page to learn more about this name choice and the family who suggested it! (.. more)

Ocean Wise Month

November is Ocean Wise Month

Help us celebrate sustainable seafood and we’ll give you a chance to win dinner every week for a year at a selection of Ocean Wise restaurants. Eat Ocean Wise and you can save the environment too. Enjoy seafood dishes that are not only good to (.. more)

Join us for a splashy Holiday Party!

Tis the SEAson to consider something amazingly different for your Holiday Party. Groups of 8-80 are welcome to share in an unforgettable holiday celebration at the Vancouver Aquarium. Enjoy appetizers, champagne toast, dinner (.. more)

Amazing New Animal Encounters!
Go behind the scenes and find out what it’s like to feed and train the animals of the Vancouver Aquarium alongside their trainers. Animal Encounter opportunities include Beluga Whales, Sea Otters, Sea Lions, Sea Turtles and White-Sided Dolphins! (.. more)



Learn about the unique collaboration between the Vancouver Aquarium & Beijing Aquarium.


 

Web Cams
Take a peek into our world and see the belugas and otters



Adopt an Orca
The B.C. Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program

Adopt an Orca by signing up for the B.C. Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program

Green Holiday Tips

Make a green pledge for 2009, here are some tips to get you started!






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AquaFact of the Day

Vanishing seafood

A recent scientific study predicted a world-wide fisheries collapse by 2048. Global consumption of seafood has doubled since the 1970’s. Now, roughly 130 million tons of seafood is harvested every year. With an estimated 90% of all large, predatory fish already gone from our world’s oceans since industrialized fishing began; we are now fishing the last 10% of species such as tunas, swordfish, and sharks. Quite simply our marine species can not reproduce fast enough to keep up with the hunt. Which seafood is sustainable?
Choose Ocean Wise.

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