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Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition | @colcoalition.ca · 21h

🐙 Comme la pieuvre géante du Pacifique, agile, curieuse et connectée, la CCCO relie la recherche, la collaboration et la communauté pour faire progresser l’action collective pour l’océan.
#JournéeMondialeDeLaPieuvre #CCCO #SantéDeLOcéan #PlanèteEnSanté

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Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition | @colcoalition.ca · 21h

🐙 Like the giant Pacific octopus – adaptive, curious, and connected – COLC links research, collaboration, and community to advance collective action for the ocean.
#WorldOctopusDay #COLC #OceanHealth #HealthyPlanet

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 1d

This #ScienceLiteracyWeek, you're invited to explore how science connects us, from the depths of the ocean, to the stars in our galaxy.

🔗 https://www.scienceliteracy.ca/

#FromSeaToSpace #COLC

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 6d

Pour l’océan, cela signifie approfondir nos connaissances, donner de la valeur à l’océan dans notre quotidien et agir pour protéger son avenir. Parce qu’un océan en santé signifie des communautés et des personnes en santé.

#OcéanEnSantéCommunautésEnSanté #CCCO #SemaineDelOcéanCanada

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 6d

Le décès de Jane Goodall est une perte ressentie profondément à travers la communauté environnementale. Elle nous a montré que le changement durable commence par la connaissance et grandit à travers une multitude de petites actions.

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 6d

For the ocean, this means deepening our knowledge, building value for the ocean in our daily lives, and taking action to safeguard its future. Because a healthy ocean means healthy communities and healthy people.

JaneGoodall #OceanAction #OceanKnowledge #HealthyOceanHealthyPeople #COLC

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 6d

Jane Goodall’s passing is a profound loss felt across the environmental community. She showed us that lasting change begins with knowledge and grows through countless small actions.

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 8d

Reconciliation is inseparable from our work in ocean literacy. Indigenous Guardians remind us of our shared responsibility to land + water.

🔗 Watch: https://oceanweekcan.ca/blue-learning-lab/inquiry-zone/video-collections/<span class="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#indigenous-water-guardians
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#TruthAndReconciliation

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 10d

En cette #JournéeMondialeDesRivières, nous réfléchissons à la façon dont la protection des cours d’eau locaux est indissociable de la protection de l’océan. Chaque geste en amont crée une onde en aval.

#JournéeMondialeDesRivières #CCCO #ActionClimatiqueOcéanique

OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 10d

On #WorldRiversDay, we reflect on how protecting local waterways is inseparable from protecting the ocean. Every action upstream creates a ripple downstream.

#WorldRiversDay #OceanClimateAction

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 10d

Happy World Rivers Day! 💧

We are fortunate to have such an incredible abundance of rivers in Canada. Today, try to get out and celebrate Canada's abundant freshwater by finding your local river and spending some time with it.

Also, enjoy these river facts and share them with friends and family!

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 22d

Wildfires don’t just burn forests, they impact rivers, air & the ocean.
Small actions matter: respect fire bans, clear dry debris, stay informed.
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https://www.ciffc.ca/ |
https://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/
#OceanClimateAction

OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 26d

Working together across geographies, cultures, language, and lived experience, the ocean literacy community is identifying and advancing research priorities and pathways toward the shared goal of ocean health.

Read the full article: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1469451

#COLC #MarineScience

OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 28d

For the first time, the Prairies became a regional hub for Ocean Week Canada, proving ocean literacy doesn’t stop at the coastline. Check out this year's highlight reel.

#OceanWeekCanada2025 #COLC #OceanClimateAction

OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · Sep 8

During Ocean Week Canada 2025, 318 events created ocean connection experiences, casting ripples coast to coast.
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Pendant la Semaine de l’océan Canada 2025, 318 événements ont offert des expériences de connexion à l’océan, créant des vagues d’une côte à l’autre.

#oceanweekcanada2025

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · Sep 4

Our Ocean Week Canada 2025 Impact Report is out.
From 318 events and 558 partners to $129,377 in community grants and hundreds of media stories across the country, the wave of ocean connection keeps growing

Read the report: https://colcoalition.ca/colc-impact-reports/

#OceanWeekCanada2025 #COLC

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · Sep 4

Notre Rapport d’impact 2025 de la Semaine de l’océan Canada est publié.
Avec 318 événements, 558 partenaires, 129 377 $ en subventions communautaires et des centaines d’articles médiatiques partout au pays…

🔗 Lire le rapport : https://colcoalition.ca/fr/rapports-dimpact-de-la-ccco/

#SDO #CCCO

OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · Aug 29

Back-to-school planning is in full swing, so we’re sharing a few ocean literacy resources to support your upcoming lessons, programs, or homeschool plans.
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#COLC #OceanLiteracy #OceanClimateAction #BlueSchoolsCanada

OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · Aug 26

Le Canada compte cinq aires marines nationales de conservation :
• Fathom Five
• Lake Superior
• Saguenay–St. Lawrence
• Gwaii Haanas
• Tallurutiup Imanga

🔗 En savoir plus sur canadaoceanmap.ca

OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · Aug 26

Canada has 5 National Marine Conservation Areas:
• Fathom Five
• Lake Superior
• Saguenay–St. Lawrence
• Gwaii Haanas
• Tallurutiup Imanga
Each one protects marine ecosystems while creating space for education, culture, and connection.

🔗 Learn more at canadaoceanmap.ca

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · Aug 3

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · Aug 3

🔊 Les narvals se taisent quand un navire est à 20 km.
📖 Découvrez comment la recherche acoustique et les savoirs inuits guident la protection marine.
#CCCO #Narvals #SavoirsInuits #ActionClimatiqueOcéanique

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · Aug 3

🔊 Narwhals go quiet when ships are 20 km away.
📖 Learn how acoustic research + Inuit knowledge are guiding marine protection.
#COLC #Narwhals #Narvals #InuitKnowledge #OceanClimateAction

OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · Aug 1

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) do more than mark boundaries.
Explore how MPAs across Canada are making a difference and why they matter.

🔗 Discover more about MPA Day at mpaday.org

#MPADay #MPADay2025 #MarineProtectedAreas #COLC #OceanClimateAction #CanadaOceanMap

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