About Ocean Wise

The Vancouver Aquarium is a self-supporting, non-profit association dedicated to effecting the conservation of aquatic life through display and interpretation, education, research, and direct action.

Ocean Wise is a Vancouver Aquarium conservation program created to educate and empower consumers about the issues surrounding sustainable seafood. Ocean Wise works directly with restaurants and markets, ensuring that they have the most current scientific information regarding seafood and helping them make ocean-friendly buying decisions. The options are highlighted on their menus and display cases with the Ocean Wise symbol, making it easier for consumers to make environmentally friendly seafood choices. The Ocean Wise logo next to a menu item is a assurance that the item is a good choice for keeping ocean life healthy and abundant for generations to come.

Look for this symbol next to seafood menu options:

BC HALIBUT MARINATED IN GINGER & MISO Fresh grilled BC halibut marinated in a ginger, miso & white wine reduction; wild rice pilaf & Chinese broccoli

$21.50

It’s your assurance that you are making the best choice to ensure the health of our oceans for generations to come.

Our Ocean Wise Partners

The Ocean Wise logo can be found in participating restaurants and fresh food markets throughout Canada. Currently there are over 150 participating members, for a total of over 2, 000 locations. All of these

participants have committed to providing ocean friendly alternatives

to their customers. Please support these restaurants next time you

go out to have dinner, and be Ocean Wise!

Find an Ocean Wise restaurant
Full list of Ocean Wise partners
Ocean Wise Restaurant Directory

Our Sponsors

Ocean Wise would like to acknowledge the following organizations for their support of the program: the John Hardy Mitchell Family Foundation, VanCity enviroFund, Capers Community Markets, Marc Anthony Group, BC Wine Institute, as well as the support of all of our partner businesses. Ocean Wise was made possible by a start-up grant generously donated by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

What is sustainable seafood?

Interested in serving sustainable seafood? Find out how to join the Ocean Wise program

Photography by Hamid Attie, courtesy of C Restaurant