Whale Camp
100 Red Point Road E5G 4J4 Grand Manan, NB, Canada

We are back! Come join us on Saturday morning at 1130 am as we travel to the eastern Mediterranean and learn about marine mammal research in under-explored areas! Dr. Aylin Akkaya, the scientific director of DMAD will share her story of becoming a marine biologist, starting a research nonprofit and helping communities in Turkey and Montenegro advocate for conservation. Tickets by donation, all support Aylin’s incredible work - link in bio! See ya there!!!

We're back after our annual fall hiatus and we missed you! To kick off our return, join us Saturday at 11:30am as we virtually travel to the eastern Mediterranean and learn about marine mammal field research and conservation with Dr. Aylin Akkaya of DMAD - Marine Mammals Research Association. This event was originally supposed to take place in early September and we are thrilled to reschedule! Tickets are by donation and all proceeds go toward supporting the amazing work of DMAD. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cetacean-research-and-conserva Hope to see you there!

You asked for more discussions and you got it! Join us for the last installment of our discussion series on Monday, Sept. 7th at 11:30am ET and travel to the eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas to survey whales and dolphins with Dr. Aylin Akkaya! [link in bio] Aylin founded @dmadfornature, a research organization that conducts continuous cetacean surveys of coastal and pelagic waters of Turkey, Montenegro, and Albania - areas with little to nonexistent knowledge of whales and dolphins! They empower the public the be involved in conservation through outreach and education. Come learn what’s its like to be a whale biologist, hear stories of discovery from under-explores areas, and how communities can create positive change for the oceans! Tickets are by donation, all proceeds go toward the inspiring work of DMAD!

If you missed our career panel last week, check out the recording on YouTube! And donations to Black Girls Dive Foundation are open until the end of tomorrow. Click on View details then Details to donate to this awesome organization that empowers young women to get in the water and provides access to STEM opportunities. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/turning-the-tides-ocean-careers#

Join us TOMORROW, Thursday from 12:30-1:00pm ET for a special Climate Change presentation by Kira Lichtenfeld, one of our amazing campers! Send us a message to join our Zoom call live, or watch later on our YouTube channel (search for Whale Camp) Kira has attended camp for three summers both in-person and virtually. She is passionate about climate change mitigation and ocean conservation and was trained as a climate speaker through the Climate Reality Project @climaterealityproject and the CLEO institute @cleoinstitute. She also enjoys baking, hiking, rafting, camping and whale watching. She is very excited to present all about the science of climate change and impacts related to the oceans for our Whale Camp community. THANK YOU KIRA for this fantastic opportunity and for being a passionate ambassador for our planet!

How contagious is that smile though?? Em loves invertebrates and is stoked to tell us all about their work with inverts this evening for our Ocean Careers Panel. Em Lim (they/them) is a queer, non binary marine biologist! They’re currently pursuing a Masters of Science at Simon Fraser University in the Earth to Oceans group. Em took some time off after their undergraduate degree to work as a Marine Sciences Educator and Scientific Diver at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.... Now, Em is living in Bamfield, BC and studying the role of sea cucumbers in animal mediated nutrient cycling! They’re passionate about marine invertebrates and conservation, as well as advocating for diversity in STEM. Join us and learn about sea cukes and so much more at our career panel TONIGHT at 7:30 ET. Register through Eventbrite- you'll see the link in our bio or on our Facebook event page. (urchin photo): Amaya Black

Meet Jennie- we think she’s pretty cool, but if you won’t take our word for it, check out these pictures! Jennie Korus was the girls Dormitories and Recreation Instructor for Whale Camp in 2015. Since then she has graduated from Dalhousie University with an Honors Degree in Marine Biology and Statistics and an Advanced Diploma in Ocean Technology from NSCC. Find out how working on an acoustic telemetry project with whale sharks in the Red Sea led her to her current position... at Innovasea where she works as an Aquaculture Scientist! Register for tomorrow’s career panel through the link in our bio or our event page on Facebook!

Meet the first panelist for our Ocean Careers panel tomorrow: Vin the Fin! Vincent Evans-Lucy was the Boys Dormitory & Recreation Instructor for Whale Camp in 2017. Unfortunately a couple months after leaving camp, Vincent survived a major paralytic stroke which left him now living with only one fully functional hand. Although he is a Whale Camp alumnus, he focuses on advocacy for elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). He now works as an Educator for Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada i...n Toronto, Ontario where he continues to advocate for marine life. Visit the link in our bio to hear how Vin Just Keeps Swimming and how he has adapted his career path around physical adversity while staying passionate! #OceanCareers #conservation #advocacy #marinelife @ Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

Is the fact that we’re halfway through August causing your jaw to drop like this basking shark’s?? Remember, summer isn’t over yet! Our first one-week marine science course starts next week! Here are some of the neat animals we’ll be learning about. Swipe to the end to see a surprising basking shark behaviour- you might find your jaw dropping all over again! Head to our website (link in bio) for more information and to register. Also offered: Ocean Science and Marine Ecosystem Investigations (August 24-28). SEA you there! : Gregory Sweeney, Youen Jacob

Last call! Join us tonight at 7:30pm ET to hear how equity, justice, and the ocean are intricately linked with Mo Phùng. At our first discussion with Utila Coral Restoration, we learned a little about how social and environmental issues are connected. This week, we are excited to learn more about this powerful connection and dive deeper into these issues with Mo to guide us. Just a few hours to get a ticket- pay what you can through the link below! Proceeds will go to Mo and Future Ancestors Services. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/turning-the-tides-equity-justic Can’t attend tonight but are still interested? Donate until tomorrow, August 13th at midnight ET, send us a message, and we will share the recording with you!

Join us this evening at 7:30pm ET for this week's Turning the Tides discussion with Mo Phùng about Equity, Justice and the Oceans! This will be a fantastic event for campers, families, and the rest of our community! Hope to see you there.