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July 24, 2009 OCEAN WISE™ WELCOMES ALBION FISHERIES … NOW EASIER FOR RESTAURANTS AND MARKETS TO SOURCE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD VANCOUVER, BC – Today the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise sustainable seafood program announced an expansion, building on more than four successful years of rapid growth in working with the restaurant industry across Canada. Ocean Wise is responding to increasing market demand by launching a supplier program, and is proud to announce Albion Fisheries as the founding Ocean Wise supplier partner (more - press release).
Read more on Albion and Sustainability
OCEAN WISE SUSHI Choosing Ocean Wise sushi means choosing to save not only the oceans, but sushi too! Sanbiki Restaurant - Kamloops BC Zen Japanese Restaurant - West Vancouver BC - Smart Sushi Makes Waves Miku Restaurant - Downtown Vancouver BC - Miku Announces New Menu, A Sustainable Option
Plus Check out the latest Vancouver Aquarium Waters Magazine for Zen Japanese Restaurant’s Chef Nobu Ochi’s Pacific Roll recipe featuring Ocean Wise BC albacore tuna.
2009 Spot Prawn Season!The following partners have informed us they will be featuring BC spot prawns during the season.
Spot prawns are a large cold-water species that are harvested in a sustainable manner in the waters off the coast of BC. The Spot prawn fishery is seasonal, typically running for 6-8 weeks during May and June. The 2009 BC spot prawn season opened May 7th.
What makes the BC spot prawn 'Ocean Wise'?Spot prawns are fast-growing and short-lived with high reproductive output. These characteristics make them naturally resilient to fishing pressure. Populations are considered healthy and abundant. The BC Spot fishery is well managed. Spot prawns are included in the 2008 Prawn and Shrimp by Trap Integrated Fisheries Management plan. Stocks are assessed through landings, there is a mandatory observer program, and strict reporting procedures. Spot prawns are caught in traps, which result in low levels of bycatch. The fishing vessel monitors bycatch with the mandatory logging of all their catch in logbooks. Habitat damage in trap fisheries is minimal, and localized. Mapping programs are underway for BC coastal areas and once completed they can be incorporated into management plans, specifying any necessary fishery exclusion areas.
Vancouver Area Catering
Select Ocean Wise partners will featuring spot prawns on their menus or display cases. And for the first time, BC spot prawns will be readily available for chefs across the country. That means ocean-friendly conscious consumers in Toronto and Halifax can now try sweet and sustainable BC spot prawns!
Us lucky Vancouverites can purchase the locally sourced and sustainable spot prawns directly from local fishermen at False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf (1505 West 1st Avenue) for just $12/pound.
Whistler Restaurants
Okanagan Restaurants
Okanagan Markets
Nelson Restaurants
Vancouver Island Restaurants
Sechelt Markets
Calgary Private Club
Toronto Restaurants
Halifax Restaurants
April 2 2009 GET SMART, CANADA! GO OCEAN WISE
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Press Release: Vancouver Aquarium sustainable seafood program poised for national launch in Toronto
February 16 2009 4 CANDLES FOR OLDER, WISER OCEAN WISEVANCOUVER AQUARIUM’S SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD PROGRAM CELEBRATES
In the last four years, Ocean Wise has grown from a small, local initiative to what will soon be a benchmark national program. It’s been a record year of growth for Ocean Wise with 73 new partners joining in 2008 enabling consumers to be Ocean Wise at over 2,000 locations. Thank you to the following Ocean Wise partners, for participating in our 4th Year Anniversary event at the Vancouver Aquairum:
Ocean Wise welcomes the following new partners National Partners (2)Compass Group Canada (1,700 + locations) Panago Pizza (160 locations)
Alberta (4)Barclay's Upscale Casual - Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire Catch Restaurant Dining Room and Oyster Bar The Rimrock - The Fairmont Palliser Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company
British Columbia (58)2 Chefs and a Table Abigail's Party Anderton Bistro Barley Station Brewpub Basque Restaurant Beaches Restaurant Bishop's Bistrot Bistro Brasserie Bistro - Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites Breakers Fresh Food Cafe Bridges Restaurant Cabana Grille Canoe Brewpub, Restaurant and Marina Chop! CodFathers Seafood Market Culinary Capers Catering Darby's Pub Delilah's Dockside Restaurant and Brewing Company Grouse Mountain Banquets and Catering Granville Room Epicurious Catering The Flying Tiger Fresh Off The Boat Fuel Restaurant Hell’s Kitchen Kettle Valley Steakhouse and Wine Bar - Big White Ski Resort The Lazy Gourmet Lupins Café – Grouse Mountain Mangia E Bevi Ristorante The Mark – Hotel Grand Pacific Medina Cafe Medley's Restaurant - Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites The Mill Marine Bistro and Bar Minnoz Restaurant and Lounge - Coast Bastion Inn Mission Hill Family Estate Winery Mori Mori Japanese Grocery Nautical Nellies Steak and Seafood House The New Bohemian North 54 O Bistro – The Oswego Hotel O'Doul's outside Pacific Lounge – Hotel Grand Pacific Pacific Restaurant – Hotel Grand Pacific The Refinery The Reef Caribbean Restaurants The Ruddy Potato Sanbiki Restaurant Save on Foods Memorial Centre, Aramark Catering Savoury Chef Foods Sea to Sky Grill - Furry Creek Golf and Country Club Steep's Grill In the Roadhouse Lounge - Whistler Blackcomb Mountains TELUS Whistler Conference Centre Trattoria Italian Kitchen University of British Columbia UnWine'd Watermark on Kits Beach The Whip Restaurant Gallery Manitoba (2)Dandelion Eatery Oui Bistro & Wine Bar
Nova Scotia (1)Ryan Duffys
Ontario (6)Amuse-Bouche Restaurant C5 Restaurant - Royal Ontario Museum EPIC - The Fairmont Royal York Pangaea Restaurant Trios Bistro - Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel Wilfrid's Restaurant - Fairmont Chateau Laurier
1st Annual BC Sustainable Seafood Chowder Competition - Winner Announcement
The 1st Annual BC Sustainable Seafood Chowder Competition was held at Vancouver Aquarium, November 3rd as part of Ocean Wise Month. The judging was very close! We are excited to announce the winner was Chef Quang Dang from our founding Ocean Wise partner restaurant, C Restaurant! Dang’s seafood chowder features Oyama smoked bacon, manila clams, Dungeness crab, Qualicum Bay scallops and smoked sablefish. Chef Dang will be working with Raincoast Trading Ltd to develop his winning Smoked Sablefish Chowder into a canned product. Look out for the canned product next year at your local Capers and other grocery stores! And if you'd like to try this winning chowder - C has added it to their menu.
The finalists: William Tse, Goldfish Pacific Kitch Jonathan Boerboom, Nu Restaurant Jack Eng, Coast Plaza Hotel Quang Dang, C Restaurant Ross Johnston, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
Judging panel: Julian Bond, Executive Chef - Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts Sid Cross, Co-Founder - Chefs Table Society Guy Dean, Vice President - Albion Fisheries Sophie Lui, Global TV Kim Stockburn, Raincost Trading Ltd
Thank you to all Ocean Wise partners who entered! Stay tuned for 2009!
News! Press release: Compass Group Canada takes leading role in sustainable seafood purchasing
Canadian consumers can soon make sustainable seafood choices at their workplace, college or university, hospital, entertainment facility or even at a remote camp managed by Compass Group Canada beginning June 1. This groundbreaking opportunity is thanks to a new seafood purchasing policy from Compass Group Canada in partnership with the Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean Wise Program. As a first result, a quarter million pounds of unsustainable Atlantic cod will be replaced annually by more sustainably fished Alaskan Pollock. The Ocean Wise program welcomes Compass Group Canada as its national founding partner to expand the program across Canada. Sea Choice Canada will also be involved in implementing the policy through public education and consumer outreach at food service outlets. Read More
Ocean Wise Celebrates 3rd Year Anniversary
January 2008 celebrates the 3rd year Anniversary of the Ocean Wise program. In conjunction with the anniversary, Ocean Wise and Vancouver Aquarium’s President, John Nightingale officially welcomed new Ocean Wise partners who have joined the program over 2007. The number of Ocean Wise participants has more than doubled in the last year alone, with a total of over 100 partners.
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