MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2009
4 CANDLES FOR OLDER, WISER OCEAN WISE
VANCOUVER AQUARIUM’S SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD PROGRAM CELEBRATES
Vancouver, BC: Today the Vancouver Aquarium celebrated the 4th anniversary of Ocean Wise, a Vancouver Aquarium seafood conservation program.
In the last four years, Ocean Wise has grown from a small, local initiative to what will soon be a benchmark national program. Working with participating restaurant and market partners, Ocean Wise offers environmentally-friendly seafood choices
to consumers which are easily identified on menus by the Ocean Wise logo.
There was a lot to celebrate! 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. We also announced the lucky grand prize winner from Ocean Wise Month for “Dinner for a Year”, with 52 Ocean Wise restaurant gift certificates!
Sustainable seafood samples tantalized the taste buds of invited guests and Aquarium visitors who enjoyed the offerings from these new Ocean Wise partners:
- The Refinery
- Chambar/Medina Café
- O’Doul’s outside
- TELUS Whistler Conference Centre
- Compass Group Canada, Simon Fraser University
- Brasserie Bistro at Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites
- Vancouver Aquarium Catering & Events
Aquarium president Dr. John Nightingale and C Restaurant (Ocean Wise founding partner) Executive Chef Robert Clark were on hand to speak and answer questions about Ocean Wise.
Launched in Vancouver in January 2005, the Ocean Wise program now has 175 participating members at over 2,000 locations including restaurants, markets, culinary schools, a sports/entertainment arena and a university campus.A complete list of participants is at www.oceanwisecanada.org.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Kent Hurl
Supervisor, Public Relations
604.659.3752
kent.hurl@vanaqua.org