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On October 9, 2009, the Vancouver Aquarium opened the Canada’s Arctic gallery, advancing our role as a global leader in connecting people to nature. The Canada’s Arctic gallery is about connecting people with the North and the many issues—environmental, social, political, economic and cultural—it is facing. For the first time, we are offering some of our exhibit content online. We felt it was fitting to start with Canada’s Arctic, which is experiencing some of the most dramatic climate change in the world.
From alien-looking copepods to sea angels and beluga whales, the waters of the Arctic Ocean can hardly be called barren, although it may look it from above the sea ice.
A large majority of the people who live in Canada’s Arctic are Inuit. Discover how these groups adapted to living in the extreme climate of the Arctic for generations.
Sea ice is frozen ocean water blanketing the Arctic Ocean and the surrounding seas. It forms, grows and melts on the ocean, and is vital for many species living there.
Climate change is most noticeable in the Arctic. Researchers are racing against time to document the diversity of Arctic life as the sea ice continues to shrink all around them.
Discover how traditional knowledge and science can unlock the Arctic’s mysteries together. Learn online or visit the Vancouver Aquarium’s Canada’s Arctic gallery.
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Experience the Jelly Invasion
May 16 to November 12, 2013
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Chinook salmon travel over 16,000 kilometres to spawn.
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