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Meet Amanda Horn from Burlington, ON. She’s a divemaster, marketer, ocean advocate, and the founder of Loless Blue Beauty, a sustainable shave and body care brand rooted in ocean literacy and water conservation. Inspired by the impact of the beauty industry and our personal care routines on the environment, the ocean and fresh water resources, … Continued
Meet Jackson Pye Rogers from Vancouver, B.C. He is Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin, whose family lineage comes from Yukon. He’s just completed an internship as Marketing and Indigenous outreach officer for 7 Leagues, a company that makes leather from fishing industry waste, tanned with waste from the forestry sector. Jackson first got involved with 7 Leagues when … Continued
Meet Alissa Sallans. The Inuvik, NT-based student is in Ottawa for a few months, pursuing a master’s degree in environmental sustainability focusing on food systems in the North. This past summer, Alissa completed an internship through Ocean Wise’s Direct Action Program, which connects youth with internships to learn about aquatic conservation work across Canada. Her … Continued
Meet Kumau Qavvik, Carter Lear, and Michael Aqilriaq. These youth from Kugaaruk, Cambridge Bay and Gjoa Haven, respectively, are among six young Nunavummiut who spent the summer working as field technicians for the Arctic BIOSCAN (ARCBIO) project in the Kitikmeot region. The ARCBIO project seeks to bridge biodiversity science, DNA technology and Inuit knowledge in … Continued
It was early September and I was on board the Polar Prince, an Indigenous-owned ship and my home for the next eight days as a participant in SOI Foundation’s first-ever Ocean Conservation Expedition. I sat on a chair under the shade of the steel hangar that protected me from the warmth of the bright sun … Continued
Meet Matt Lyon, an ocean technologist currently based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Matt is currently working as a Marine Operations Manager at Sma’knis Maritime Safety and Security. He joined SOI’s Ocean Conservation Expedition as a Zodiac driver in September. “The expedition was incredible,” he said. “It was a lot of firsts for me. First whale sighting, first time seeing … Continued
By: Ronnie Noonan-Birch The Blue Economy is generally thought of as the sustainable version of the regular ocean economy because it includes ocean health as a key pillar. But it’s also criticized for being ambiguous because it lacks clear criteria to determine which ocean operations and activities are “sustainable” enough. This vagueness could lead to … Continued
September 20, 2022 By: Siobhan Takala Attending the United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC) in Lisbon, Portugal was an unexpected opportunity! As a member of the Ocean Bridge Alumni delegation, it was an honour to experience the conference with other passionate youth. As a first timer at an international conference there was so much to prepare … Continued
Meet Kennedy Sittler, a marine technician at the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship in Dartmouth, N.S. Watch the video below to learn how Kennedy went from being an intern to gaining a full-time role working on the Stella Maris project, Eastern Canada’s most versatile seabed technology platform.
