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REBUILDING CANADA’S FISHERIES IS KEY TO OCEAN RECOVERY

Oceana Canada 2025 Fishery Audit evaluates the state of Canada’s wild fisheries, tracking progress, and providing targeted recommendations to meet federal commitments for sustainable fisheries governance.

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STEP INTO CANADA’S DEEP-SEA

In October, Oceana Canada embarked on a science-driven expedition to study the Southern Newfoundland Slope, deepening understanding of this rich but little-explored ecosystem.

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MAKING THE WORLD CUP ZERO-WASTE IN 2026

The World Cup is coming to Toronto and Vancouver, with potential to create mountains of waste. By eliminating single-use at stadiums and implementing reuse, Canada can reduce pollution threatening our oceans.

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HELP SAVE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES

Sign the petition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from threats like entanglements and ship strikes

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WHO WE ARE

Oceana Canada is an independent charity established to restore Canadian oceans to be as healthy, rich and abundant as they once were. Part of the largest international advocacy group focused solely on ocean conservation, our mission is to save the oceans and feed the world.

OUR APPROACH

We lead strategic, directed campaigns that achieve measurable outcomes for the oceans. Oceana Canada leverages law, science, grassroots activism, advocacy and strategic communications to win policy change.

OUR IMPACT

From protecting marine habitat to stopping the shark fin trade, banning single-use plastics and rebuilding abundant fish populations, our victories represent a new hope for the oceans in Canada.

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FEATURED CAMPAIGN

2025 Audit Shows Fisheries are Still at Risk as Rebuild Law Lags 

A new national audit shows Canada is falling behind on implementing its own fisheries rebuilding law — leaving most marine fish stocks without the protections needed to recover. One-third depleted, one-third uncertain — and most still lack legal safeguards for rebuilding.  

Despite progress this year, including 12 new rebuilding plans and greater transparency around climate considerations, the overall picture remains troubling: key decisions continue to ignore scientific advice, climate-ready management is absent for most stocks, and gaps in forage fish science and management puts ecosystem heath at risk. 

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CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS

Stop Plastic Pollution

Restore Capelin Abundance

Protect North Atlantic Right Whales

Rebuild Ocean Abundance

Protect Marine Habitat

Contact

Oceana Canada Headquarters
18 King Street East, Suite 505
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 1C4

Phone: +1 (416) 583-2350
Email: info@oceana.ca

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Land Acknowledgement

Oceana Canada operates in many regions across Canada. From coast to coast to coast, we acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territory of all the Inuit, Métis, and First Nations communities that call this land home, and we strive for our work to be done in a spirit of collaboration and reconciliation.

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