Nova Scotia, Canada is home to the most unique eco-system in the world at Bras d'Or Lake, Iona, Cape Breton on the east side with Baddeck on the west side of  Bras d'Or Lake it forms a U around Cape Breton. Ocean salt water meets fresh water exchanging during tidal changes. All of the marine life and plants have adapted to living in both salt water and fresh water. Explore the plant life and the animal life: 

https://www.marinetour.ca

https://www.arosnamara.ca

Below you will find the Iona, Cape Breton World Oceans Day Festival detail - the theme is "Tides Are Changing"

The community of Iona, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada is raising funds to build a Marine Science and Energy Research Centre at Iona Port.       

                This  page of events may give you event ideas.

Please visit Adopt A Shoreline www.AdoptAShoreline.org​

to list your Group as shoreline cleanup and education heroes. 

Libraries and Schools honor World Oceans Day worldwide.

Check with your Marine Science Center and Museums for Events.

Check with our Partners, Sea Shepherd, Oceana, Surf Rider, SubAquatic Associations,  Canoe Clubs, Kayak Clubs, Yacht Clubs, Scouts, Girls Guides and Churches around the world have declared May as "Protect our Earth Everyday" 

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Email: World Oceans Day Education @ gmail.com  

Our Event Ideas page has event ideas and suggestions to promote your event. Aquariums and Zoos which keep and breed wild animals in captivity fund a website where you may choose to promote your event. www.WorldOceansDay.org

PADDLE BOARDERS: one person or a whole group can cover a lot of shoreline just by getting together in the evening and on the weekend. Here is what one man accomplished.... the 1st media article garnered a massive team of volunteers. A picnic at sunset cemented the team. One lake, with over 200 miles of shoreline was claimed by many paddle boarding teams on a tracking map. When the word spread through social media other friends and family volunteered, collectively cleaning 1,000's of miles of fresh and salt water shorelines. The media articles went viral spreading to Linked In, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram sharing the effectiveness around the world and the constant need to be vigilant to protect the source of 80% of our oxygen.   https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/270316/Okanagan-Kal-lakes-are-lot-cleaner-after-lots-of-hard-work https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/255916/Lakes-full-of-garbage https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/257525/Paddling-picker-gifted-gear
PADDLE BOARDERS please note: Paddle Boarders can see and reach what Volunteers doing shoreline cleanup or monitoring can't see. Dropping a waterproof camera on a secure line into the water will show disgusting garbage... sofa's etc. A Pro Cam 4 camera under a dock shows who used styro foam illegally for buoyancy. Make note of the address and call the local By-Law office anonymously. Never approach the dock or floating dock owner ! And, if you see By Law infractions on shore follow the same procedure please, note the address and call By Law anonymously. Especially when you see discarded large plastics which the sun and rain/snow will break down into tiny pieces as they inch toward the waterway.   

Àros na Mara World Oceans Day Festival June 6 to 9, 2024 in Iona

 Theme: “Tides are Changing” 

On the 15th Anniversary of World Oceans Day  please join us for the Annual Àros na Mara World Oceans Day Festival  at the Iona Port grounds. – Àros na Mara (is Gaelic for House of the Sea). Our festival is a fun-filled family event with ocean themed interactive displays, historical information, music, food and other items to lift the spirits! Further updates to follow......  

https://www.facebook.com/arosnamara

https://highlandvillage.novascotia.ca/visit-us/about-iona-area

https://experienceiona.ca/   or https://www.centralcapebreton.com/  Join us  while enjoying and learning about the Bras d’Or Lake.   https://www.arosnamara.ca/

This the most unique ecosystem in the world. Fresh water marine life have adapted to salt water tide AND salt water marine life have adapted to fresh water. The community is volunteering towards raising funds to build a Marine Science and Energy Research Centre by hosting dinners, dances and ongoing lottery.

June 6-9, 2024 Schedule of Events 

Theme: “Tides are Changing” 

June 6th Thursday 

6:00 Official opening of World Oceans Day – at the Iona Port, Ribbon Cutting, Presentation of Media Awards Winners (the two individuals who do volunteer work in our community, above and beyond what the employer expect)

8:00 pm Trivia, Bras d”Or Lake at Frolic’n Folk, 

                  The Iona Heights Inn pub
June 7th Friday
Branch#124, Iona Legion: Haddock Dinner, Chase the Ace, 7:30-8:00pm   followed by Entertainment, (after 9pm, 19 years and over)
June 8th, Saturday - Iona Port and Àros na Mara Centre  

10am - Iona Port area, Beach Clean Up 

10am -TCT and NST Hike, meet at Iona Port

12:00 – Jump in the Lake 

12:30 – 2:30 - Àros na Mara Centre, Iona Port,  displays, music, food, community market, posters, artisan market  

Debbie White Co-Founder; World Ocean Day Education, Adopt A Shoreline Àros na Mara Centre, Iona Port to 3pm

HMCS   Glace Bay Ship; On Board Tours 1pm to 3:30pm

1:30 – 3:30 MAD SCIENCE at the St, Columba Church Centre               Dr. Benjamin Slotnick, Founder/CEO of  Lillianah Technologies [Lillianah Technologies | Decarbonize. Revitalize. Thrive], a company which specializes in cost-effective carbon removal technology, with a focus on reducing carbon levels in the surface waters of the Earth's oceans. 

5-8pm - Cèilidh at Frolic’n Folk at The Iona Heights Inn pub
June 9th , Sunday Iona Port and St. Columba Church Centre 

 (11:45 Pipers start piping at 11:45 

12:00 Blessing and Remarks by Elder Albert Marshall: the Elder Advisor at Unama’ki Cape Breton. He is a leading environmental voice in Unama’ki Cape Breton. He is advisor to and is a highly regarded spokesperson for Mi’kmaq natural resources and environmental issues. Albert advises and lectures internationally on a wide range of topics: the environment, tribal consciousness collaboration with non-Aboriginal society, traditional healing, traditional teachings, Mi’kmaq orthography and language, First Nations’ vision of science
Singing of “Oh Canada” by  Rankin School Choir in 4 languages   Remarks by Debbie White Co-Founder; World Ocean Day Education,                    Adopt A  Shoreline                                                                        At the Iona Port and Àros na Mara Centre, 

1-4pm Café open and barbecue 

HMCS   Glace Bay Ship; On Board Tours 1pm to 3:30pm

1-4 Displays, Demonstrations, Food and Entertainment At the St.      Columba Church Centre:   
12:00 -2:00pm Chowder and other food items 2:00 – 3:30 Introduction of Guest Speaker by Dr. Bruce Hatcher,  Associate Professor, Cape Breton University. A marine ecologist and oceanographer with expertise in climate change adaptation he holds the position of University Chair in Marine Ecosystem Research and is the Director of the Bras d'Or Institute.                                                                                 

Dr. Benjamin Slotnick, Founder/CEO of  Lillianah Technologies [Lillianah Technologies | Decarbonize. Revitalize. Thrive], a company which specializes in cost-effective carbon removal technology, with a focus on reducing carbon levels in the surface waters of the Earth's oceans. 

3:30 Thanking of Guest Speakers
3:45- Closing Remarks by Vince MacLean 

4:30-7:30 Celtic Trad Sessions at Frolic’n Folk The Iona Heights Inn pub **Schedule Subject to Change**
 

Salmon Run / La montée du saumon

• Saturday, June 8   11:00 AM
  Sunday, June 9      9:00 AM
• Salmon Pools Trail 16654 Cabot Trail Petit Étang, NS, B0E 2M0 Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

Two-day race schedule:
June 1   11:00 a.m. Parr Run - 5 km run/walk at the Salmon Pools trail (the first 50 runners registered are guaranteed a t-shirt) To register: raceroster.com/events/2019/23376/salmon-run-5km-parr-run-la-montee-du-saumon-5-km-les-tacons
2:00 p.m. Smolt Run - 9 km run at the Salmon Pools trail To register: raceroster.com/events/2019/22257/salmon-run
2:30 p.m. Fry Run - 2 km run/walk at the Chéticamp campground No registration required
3:00 p.m. Alevin Run - Short circuit for 3-6 year olds at the Chéticamp campground
No registration required June 2    9:00 a.m. Big Salmon Run - 9 km run on the Acadian trail
To register: raceroster.com/events/2019/22257/salmon-run

Event by Nova Scotia Trail Running, the Chéticamp River and Margaree River Salmon Associations, SchoolsPlus, Big Spruce Brewing and Ocean Tracking Network.

Contact: Cape Breton Highland National Park 902.224.2306pc.cbinfo.pc@canada.ca

11th Annual World Oceans Day Event

Explore the Marine Touch Tanks. Hand on

Fun for the whole family, with live marine organisms !

June  8     11:00 am to 1:00 pm   (Sensory friendly & reduced                 mobility session from 10:15am-11:00) 

St. Francis Xavier University, Biology Dept., J. Bruce Brown Building 2320 Notre Dame Ave., Antigonish, Nova Scotia

The event will promote ocean awareness to younger generations and to the general public. There will be a lot to see and learn about different species of sea urchins, sea stars, brittle stars, sand dollars, sea anemones, hermit crabs, decorator crabs, whelks, blue lobsters, horseshoe crabs, whale bones, sharks jaws and much more. Displays will also include a sea weed station, a conservation station, a shark station, a dolphin communication station, piping plover conservation station, fossil station and a live plankton station. A hands-on fun experience for the whole family!

Information can be found at the website Country Parent dot ca or copy/paste this link:  Information can be found on the X-Oceans Outreach website page, or copy/paste this link:
https://www.mystfx.ca/biology/bio-outreach 

Email: Regina rcozzi@stfx.ca

Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Storytelling activity on oceans
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library, NS
June 6  , 10:00 am
Description: Reading, activities, stories and crafts for children 3 to 6 years of age. We will discuss plastic pollution in oceans. Spaces are limited. To register, call:  902-863-2486.

Cow Bay Beach Shoreline CleanUp & BBQ

• Sunday, June 9,  10:00 AM 12:00 PM
• The Moose 1287 Cow Bay Road Cow Bay

The Surfing Association of Nova Scotia presents their annual beach clean up. This year two separate locations are being serviced; Lawrencetown Beach and Cow Bay Beach. Community members will take to Cow Bay Beach on Sunday June 9th for a morning clean up followed by a BBQ picnic and prizes provided by Kannon Beach and Brother Clothing. Gloves and bags will be provided. Wear comfy clothing!

Event by Surfing Association of Nova Scotia, Kannon Beach, Brother Clothing
https://www.shorelinecleanup.ca/cleanups/4vwko

Event contact: Jillian Morris 902.266.5011 sans@surfns.com

Demo  Day on Wednesday, June 5 at COVE  

COVE brings together people, ideas, and resources that propel Canada’s marine technology. Go deep for your ocean data with Stella Maris. View Community. Read News. Check Events.  27 Parker St., Dartmouth Nova Scotia, Canada B2Y 4T5  (902) 334-2683     info@CoveOcean.com    https://www.CoveOcean.com  
 

Canadian Oceans Forum
Tuesday, June 6
9:00 AM 11:00 AMNSCC Ivany Campus 80 Mawiomi Place Dartmouth Canada (map)Google Calendar ICSHow and Why We Map the Ocean Geographic information system (GIS) technology, which has long provided effective solutions for integrating, visualizing and analyzing information about land, is now being similarly applied to oceans. Our ability to measure change in the oceans—including open ocean, nearshore and coast—is increasing, not only because of improved measuring devices and scientific techniques, but also because new GIS technology is aiding us in better understanding this dynamic environment. Join us at the Canadian Oceans Forum and discover ways muli-dimensional data and web apps can help yo put scientific information to work in your organization. Consider the potential of sharing knowledge across disciplines and collaborating with multiple stakeholders. Work with the ocean GIS community as it forges new and better concepts in ocean analytics and applications towards ocean sustainability. In addtion to this, day 2 will include a hands-on-workshop where you will work with GIS technology benefiting oceans communities. Learn about collecting data, integrating and sharing with other sources, and services that help us understand the ocean.
Event by Esri Canada
Event contact:  Mary Elias  416.386.3658   melias@esri.ca

Shoreline Cleanup; Great Nova Scotia Pick-Me-Up

• Saturday, June 8   8:00 AM 1:00 PM
• Alderney Landing Farmers Market 2 Ochterloney Street Dartmouth Halifax (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

We will be at the Alderney Landing Farmers Market hosting a litter clean-up along the shoreline and talking about the effects of litter in our oceans & waterways. Event By Nova Scotia Adopt-A-Highway Program Association
www.facebook.com/nspickmeup

Event contact: Amy Langille 902.957.1912 manager@nsadoptahighway.ca

Touch Tank Hut Season Opening

• Saturday, June 8   9:00 AM 10:00 AM
• Touch Tank 2 Ochterloney Street Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4W1

Join the Back to the Sea Society for their second season of the Touch Tank Hut. Come visit this miniature marine interpretive centre featuring two large touch tanks filled with local intertidal life. There will also be face painting and shell crafts! Admission for this special opening day is by donation.
http://www.backtothesea.org/touch-tank-hut.html
Event by Back to the Sea Society. Event contact: Magali Gregoire
902.817.2007 magali@backtothesea.ca

Sup 'N' Cider Clean-Up

• Sunday, June 9  3:00 PM 6:00 PM
• Lake Banook, Paddlers Cove 300 Prince Albert Road Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4J2

We will kick-off the clean up at SUP Monkey (Paddler's Cove, Lake Banook) at 3pm with boards, paddles, life jackets, bags and gloves supplied by SUP Monkey. After the clean-up, you're invited to enjoy the rest of the evening (5pm +) at Lake City Cider (35 Portland Street) for a pint/flight and pizza in appreciation of your hard work!

Event by SUP Monkey and Lake City Cider, Event contact: Jenn Currie
902.877.4664jennifer.currie@dal.ca

Saturday June 8   @ 1:00 p.m.

8548 Marine Drive, Dorts Cove, Guysborough   Organizer: Lois Ann Dort loborski@hotmail.com

June 8  Thank you for CIBC Employees for doing this shoreline cleanup

• Tuesday, June 4
• 5:00 PM 8:00 PM
• East Coast Outfitters 2017 Lower Prospect Road Lower Prospect, NS, B3T 1Y8 Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

We all use too much plastic, and inevitably a lot of it ends up in the ocean. Plastic is toxic, and as marine debris, it kills sea creatures in many different ways, including entanglement, digestive blockages, and poisoning. It also negatively impacts human health as it works its way up the food chain. We need to find creative solutions for this problem by imagining new ways to reuse and re-purpose this material. Come join Interdisciplinary PhD candidate and artist Jennifer MacLatchy and marine scientist Alexandra Vance in discussing this important issue.

Event by East Coast Outfitters
https://www.facebook.com/EastCoastOutfitters

Event contact: Jennifer MacLatchy 902.489.1307 Seacologybykayak@gmail.com

FaceBook: http://bit.ly/2pofnGp

Website: www.coastalaction.org

Organized by: Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation 

Saturday June 8     9am - 1pm.

Crescent Beach Rd, Lunenburg, NS.

Event by Cape LaHave Adventures
https://www.facebook.com/events/346394186225045/

Event contact:  Tissy Bolivar 902.693.2023 Tissy.Bolivar@modl.ca 

We are celebrating World Oceans Day with a paddling beach clean-up

adventure in the LaHave Islands! Come join us! We will meet on the

mainland and paddle to the beaches of Cape LaHave Island, removing any garbage we find along the way. Bring your own sea kayak, SUP, dory or canoe, plus snacks and drinking water. Motorized boat support is organized by the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg to help

remove garbage we gather. Bring your own gloves, water and snacks. This event is FREE! Participants get a fun day on the water + FREE homemade ice cream from Ploughman's Lunch!! How good is that?! Discounted

sea kayak rentals available from Cape LaHave Adventures. Advanced

reservations required. $25 includes paddle, lifejacket, skirt and dry

bag. To reserve a kayak rental, contact Cape LaHave Adventures

at info@capelahaveadventures.ca or (902) 693-2023. When: Saturday June 8th, 9:00am to 1:00pm. Please allow time for gearing up so we can depart promptly at 9:00 am. Weather permitting. Meeting point: Crescent Beach (Please carpool or park at the larger parking lot on the west end (mainland side) of the beach and walk to the meeting point on the East end)

Lunenburg Oceans Day
Saturday,  June 8, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM   

10am – 2pm: Lunenburg Waterfront by the Fisheries museums- stalls hosted by Coastal Action Foundation  

12:30pm – 4pm: Coastal and Marine Ghost Gear team stall at the Lunenburg Community Centre, 15 Green Street, Town of Lunenburg. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/659150161212434/

Event contact:  514.941.7996  Kelly@coastalaction.org 

The Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council (MAPC) has developed an underwater threats activity that will be set up inside of the gazebo at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax Nova Scotia on June 10. MAPC will be displaying various threats that marine animals face every day - fishing gear, plastic pollution, pipelines/subsea cables, decrease in prey availability, underwater noise etc. and participants will travel through these threats as they move through the exhibit. Additionally, we have two adjacent smaller activities: one that highlights the impacts of ocean acidifcation on animals with a calcium carbonate exoskeleton and another which allows participants to look through microscopes at the structure of various beach finds, such as seaweed, shells, and sand.

• Sat, Jun 8  10:00 AM Sun, Jun 4   5:00 PM
• Bedford Basin yacht club

Maritime Museum 

June 8  , 10:00 am to 3:00 pm  FREE
Dept of Fisheries and Oceans staff from Oceans Management, Science and Species at Risk will be attending the World Oceans Day event - The Ocean + You at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Come learn from our experts and check out some of our cool hands on activities!  

BUBBLES PARADE  

• Friday, June 7
• 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
• (The Wave) Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (map)

Bubbles instead of balloons, with the Canadian Sea Turtle Network & the Discovery Centre!

Sea Level Rise: Panel Discussion

• Wednesday, June 5
• 6:30 PM 9:30 PM
• Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street Halifax, NS, B3J 1S3 Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

Hosted by Blue Line Initiative, this event will answer your questions on how Halifax is navigating the threat of sea level rise. Our pannelists of experts include a scientific voice, a former CNN meteorologist, a city planner and a private developer. To keep you on your toes while engaging in meaningful conversation, this event will be emceed by local comedian, Dan Hendricken. Please visit Blue Line Initiative on Facebook and Instagram to see the release of the panellists and to submit questions you have for them!

Halifax Nova Scotia Canada June 3 – 5, 2024    The Ocean Technology Council of Nova Scotia in partnership with the Government of Canada, the Province of Nova Scotia and the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship is pleased to present the H2O: Home to Overseas Conference on    Monday, Jun  3 to Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at the Halifax Convention Centre,  1650 Argyle St, Halifax, NS B3J 0E6 (902) 421-1302     https://www.HalifaxConventionCentre.com/  

                                with the    

Demo  Day on Wednesday, June 5 at COVE  COVE brings together people, ideas, and resources that propel Canada’s marine technology. Go deep for your ocean data with Stella Maris. View Community. Read News. Check Events.  27 Parker St., Dartmouth Nova Scotia, Canada B2Y 4T5  (902) 334-2683     info@CoveOcean.com    https://www.CoveOcean.com  
 

Event by Blue Line Initiative  https://www.facebook.com/bluelinehfx/
Event contact: Ronnie Noonan 902.999.5128 noonanronnie@gmail.com

Mapping The Ocean Floor with NSCC Applied Oceans Research Group

June 8     7pm  at Maritime Museum

https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/event/mapping...

Threats to our Oceans

• Friday, June 7   at Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
• 10:00 AM 11:00 AM
• Google Calendar ICS

Join the Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council (MAPC) at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic to explore some of the threats that marine animals face every day. On June 7, 2019, MAPC will be highlighting fishing pressure (intentional and not), underwater noise, loss of prey availability, marine pollution, ocean acidification and more. Act as your favourite sea creature and experience the marine world through their eyes as we transform the gazebo and bring the underwater on land. MAPC is excited to see everyone at the Oceans Day event at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and hope you'll join us in becoming Ocean SuperStars!

Event by Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council

https://www.facebook.com/IKANAWTIKET/

Event Contact: Vanessa Mitchell 902.895.2982 vmitchell@mapcorg.ca

• Free Access Wed June 5    5pm
• June 8
• 10:30 AM 1:30 PM
• Discovery Centre (map)

Touch Pool Animation. Learn about life in the sea at the Discovery Centre! 

Film: Sharkwater Extinction and Q&A

• Tuesday, June 5
• 6:30 PM 8:30 PM
• Porter Auditorium, Dalhousie 1233 Lemarchant Street Halifax, NS, B3H 3P6
• Google Calendar ICS

For Oceans Weeks ShARCC is proud to team up with Greenpeace Halifax to host a screening of SHARKWATER Extinction. The evening will kick off with a short presentation on local shark species and conservation efforts, followed by Sharkwater and a Q&A by local shark experts from our team. Join us in honoring the late Rob Stewart and his final documentary on his mission to raise awareness and push conservation efforts for one of the oceans most threatened group of species.

Event by Sharks of the Atlantic Research and Conservation Centre (ShARCC) / Greenpeace Halifax

https://www.facebook.com/events/298306154420157/

Event contact: Kirsti Burnett 902.234.0824 burnettkirsti@gmail.com

Film: Dolphin Man

• Tuesday, June 5
• 6:30 PM 8:30 PM
• Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road Halifax, NS, B3J 1E9 Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

The Halifax Freediving Club will host a free, public screening of the documentary film "Dolphin Man". Freediving is the the purest way in which humans can connect with the ocean, reconnecting with their aquatic origins on a single breath. Join us to watch this film about the life and legacy of legendary freediver Jacques Mayol who transformed the way we freedive today. The film will be followed by a general discussion on freediving, with specific reference to freediving in Nova Scotia. Doors open at 6:30pm, event duration 2hrs.

https://www.facebook.com/events/379861856192691/

Event by Halifax Freediving Club

Event contact: Jared Cloutier 902.401.9231 hfxfreediving@gmail.com

* FREE * All are welcome.
Location: Paul O'Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library 
Public screening of award-winning documentary, Bluefin, created by PEI filmmaker , John Hopkins, hosted by Ocean Tracking Network (OTN). The screening would be followed by a panel discussion with the director, representatives from academia and fishing industry. The runtime for the film is 54 minutes for a total timeframe, followed by a panel discussion. OTN will obtain screening rights, granted by the National Film Board, for this film.
For more information contact:
Anja Samardzic (902) 494 4405 anja.samardzic@dal.ca

Plastic Ocean screening: "If it was happening in one gyre, they suspected it was happening in all of them. But the filmmakers needed experts to prove it. Scientists were brought in at each stage to analyze the findings from one part of the story to add their data to the overall report on the five gyres. In the center of the Pacific Ocean gyre researchers found more plastic than plankton. A Plastic Ocean documents the newest science, proving how plastics, once they enter the oceans, break up into small particulates that enter the food chain where they attract toxins like a magnet. These toxins are stored in seafood’s fatty tissues, and eventually consumed by us."

Event contact: Alex Ross  506.467.4791  alex-ross@live.ca

The Blue Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities

• Friday, June 7
• 7:00 PM 8:30 PM
• Weldon Law Building 6061 University Ave Halifax Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

15th Annual Elisabeth Mann Borgese Lecture. Keynote Speaker: Ms. Renee Sauve, Acting Director General of External Relations Directoate, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Panel Speakers: Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, Director, Too Big To Ignore Partnership, MUN; Dr. Susanna Fuller, Senior Project Manager, Oceans North; Ms. Sigrid Kuehnemund, Vice President, Oceans Conservation, WWF
www.dal.ca/ioihfx       Event contact: ioi@dal.ca

Lawrencetown Beach Shoreline CleanUp & BBQ

• Saturday, June 8  6:00 PM 8:00 PM
• Lawrencetown Provincial Park Halifax

The Surfing Association of Nova Scotia presents their annual beach clean up. This year two separate locations are being serviced; Lawrencetown Beach and Cow Bay Beach. Community members will take to the birthplace of surfing in Nova Scotia, Lawrencetown Beach, on Ocean Day for a dusk clean up followed by a BBQ picnic on the beach. Gloves and bags will be provided. Wear comfy, warm clothing!
Event by Surfing Association of Nova Scotia
https://www.facebook.com/surfnovascotia/
Event contact: Jillian Morris 902.266.5011 sans@surfns.com

• Saturday, June 1
• 12:00 PM 4:00 PM
• Halifax Boardwalk Halifax Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

Swing into Oceans Week Activities:

Swing dancing on the waterfront

Marine Animal face painting

Hear how a whale hears

       A simple device made from a metal coat hanger, string and a fork to   demonstrate what noise in the ocean is like for whales. We will be making this.

Cardboard shark game

SOC table and whale tail

Event by Sustainable Oceans

Conference

https://www.facebook.com/SustainableOceans2019/
Event Contact: Priyanka Vaskey 902.210.5620 priyanka.vaskey@dal.ca

Ocean Art Contest

• Sunday, June 9
• 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
• Ecology Action Centre, 2705 Fern Lane, Halifax, NS, B3K 4L3 Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

The intent of this art contest is to encourage our coastal community to think about their relationship with the ocean and what the oceans mean to them. Each art piece will be collected and displayed in an exhibit during Ocean's Week. The attending public will then vote for the best submission in each of two categories (young and mature). My hope is to award the best two pieces in each category with a prize for their submission. I am doing a call out to local elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as local artists.

https://www.facebook.com/owhfx.artcontest

Event by Ocean Bridge
Event contact: Kayoung Heo 902.306.0987 kayoung.heo@hotmail.com

Ocean's Week Bike Ride

• Wednesday, June 5
• 5:00 PM 9:00 PM
• Google Calendar ICS

Love oceans and bikes? Then this event is for you! Join us for an easy coastal ride along the Halifax Waterfront. Along the way we will make stops to discuss natural and urban coastal areas and issues with our coastal expert. The official* ride will depart from the Drunken Lamp posts at Bishops Landing, through to Point Pleasant Park and end at the Discovery Centre to check out the Nick Hawkins photo exhibit. *For those that need a bike to participate, please get in touch by June 4 and we will meet at Bike Again to arrange a bike for you and ride together down to Bishop's Landing for the 6:00pm start (limited number available).
https://www.halifax.ca/transportation/cycling-walk...
Event by Ecology Action Centre
Event contact: Ashleigh Boers 902.429.0209 mt@ecologyaction.ca

              This  page may give you ideas

Please visit Adopt A Shoreline www.AdoptAShoreline.org​

to list your Group as shoreline cleanup and education heroes. 

Libraries and Schools honor World Oceans Day worldwide.

Check with your Marine Science Center and Museums for Events.

Check with our Partners, Sea Shepherd, Oceana, Surf Rider, SubAquatic Associations,  Canoe Clubs, Kayak Clubs, Yacht Clubs, Scouts, Girls Guides and Churches around the world have designation May as "Protect our Earth Everyday" 

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Email: World Oceans Day Education @ gmail.com  

Our Event Ideas page has event ideas and suggestions to promote your event. Aquariums and Zoos which keep and breed wild animals in captivity fund a website where you may choose to promote your event. www.WorldOceansDay.org

PADDLE BOARDERS: one person or a whole group can cover a lot of shoreline just by getting together in the evening and on the weekend. Here is what one man accomplished.... the 1st media article garnered a massive team of volunteers. A picnic at sunset cemented the team. One lake, with over 200 miles of shoreline was claimed by many paddle boarding teams on a tracking map. When the word spread through social media other friends and family volunteered, collectively cleaning 1,000's of miles of fresh and salt water shorelines. The media articles went viral spreading to Linked In, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram sharing the effectiveness around the world and the constant need to be vigilant to protect the source of 80% of our oxygen.   https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/270316/Okanagan-Kal-lakes-are-lot-cleaner-after-lots-of-hard-work https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/255916/Lakes-full-of-garbage https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/257525/Paddling-picker-gifted-gear
PADDLE BOARDERS please note: Paddle Boarders can see and reach what Volunteers doing shoreline cleanup or monitoring can't see. Dropping a waterproof camera on a secure line into the water will show disgusting garbage... sofa's etc. A Pro Cam 4 camera under a dock shows who used styro foam illegally for buoyancy. Make note of the address and call the local By-Law office anonymously. Never approach the dock or floating dock owner ! And, if you see By Law infractions on shore follow the same procedure please, note the address and call By Law anonymously. Especially when you see discarded large plastics which the sun and rain/snow will break down into tiny pieces as they inch toward the waterway.   

Àros na Mara World Oceans Day Festival June 6 to 9, 2024 in Iona

 Theme: “Tides are Changing” 

On the 15th Anniversary of World Oceans Day  please join us for the Annual Àros na Mara World Oceans Day Festival  at the Iona Port grounds. – Àros na Mara (is Gaelic for House of the Sea). Our festival is a fun-filled family event with ocean themed interactive displays, historical information, music, food and other items to lift the spirits! Further updates to follow – check out 

https://www.facebook.com/arosnamara

https://highlandvillage.novascotia.ca/visit-us/about-iona-area

https://experienceiona.ca/   or https://www.centralcapebreton.com/  Join us  while enjoying and learning about the Bras d’Or Lake.   https://www.arosnamara.ca/

This the most unique ecosystem in the world. Fresh water marine life have adapted to salt water tide AND salt water marine life have adapted to fresh water. The community is volunteering towards raising funds to build a Marine Science and Energy Research Centre by hosting dinners, dances and ongoing lottery.   Thank You to  Nova Scotia Dept of Fisheries and Aquaculture for the Festival donation.

June 6-9, 2024 Schedule of Events 

Theme: “Tides are Changing” 

June 6th Thursday 8:00 pm Trivia, Bras d”Or Lake at Frolic’n Folk, 

                  The Iona Heights Inn pub
June 7th Friday Rankin School of the Narrows: Debbie White, Co-Founder of World Ocean Day Education, Adopt A Shoreline  

                (not open to the public)
Branch#124, Iona Legion: Haddock Dinner, Chase the Ace, 7:30-8:00pm   followed by Entertainment, (after 9pm, 19 years and over)
June 8th, Saturday - Iona Port and Àros na Mara Centre 

10am-11am Pancake Breakfast or muffins and fruit 

10am - Iona Port area, Beach Clean Up 10am -TCT and NST Hike 

12:00 – Jump in the Lake 

12:30 – 2:30 - Àros na Mara Centre displays, music, food, community market, posters, artisan market  

Debbie White Co-Founder; World Ocean Day Education, Adopt A Shoreline Àros na Mara Centre 

1:30 – 3:30 MAD SCIENCE at the St, Columba Church Centre               Dr. Benjamin Slotnick, Founder/CEO of  Lillianah Technologies [Lillianah Technologies | Decarbonize. Revitalize. Thrive], a company which specializes in cost-effective carbon removal technology, with a focus on reducing carbon levels in the surface waters of the Earth's oceans. 

5-8pm - Cèilidh at Frolic’n Folk at The Iona Heights Inn pub
June 9th , Sunday Iona Port and St. Columba Church Centre 

12:00-4:00pm  (Pipers start piping at 11:45) 

12:00 Official opening of World Oceans Day – at the Iona Port
Blessing and Remarks by Elder Albert Marshall: the Elder Advisor at Unama’ki Cape Breton. He is a leading environmental voice in Unama’ki Cape Breton. He is advisor to and is a highly regarded spokesperson for Mi’kmaq natural resources and environmental issues. Albert advises and lectures internationally on a wide range of topics: the environment, tribal consciousness collaboration with non-Aboriginal society, traditional healing, traditional teachings, Mi’kmaq orthography and language, First Nations’ vision of science
Singing of “Oh Canada” by  Rankin School Choir in 4 languages   Remarks by Debbie White Co-Founder; World Ocean Day Education,                    Adopt A  Shoreline                                                                        At the Iona Port and Àros na Mara Centre, 

1-4pm Café open and barbecue 

1-4 Displays, Demonstrations, Food and Entertainment At the St.      Columba Church Centre:   
12:00 -2:00pm Chowder and other food items 2:00 – 3:30 Introduction of Guest Speaker by Dr. Bruce Hatcher,  Associate Professor, Christian Brothers University. Rankin SchoolA marine ecologist and oceanographer with expertise in climate change adaptation he holds the position of University Chair in Marine Ecosystem Research and is the Director of the Bras d'Or Institute.                                                                                   Dr. Benjamin Slotnick, Founder/CEO of  Lillianah Technologies [Lillianah Technologies | Decarbonize. Revitalize. Thrive], a company which specializes in cost-effective carbon removal technology, with a focus on reducing carbon levels in the surface waters of the Earth's oceans. 

3:30 Thanking of Guest Speakers
3:45- Closing Remarks by Vince MacLean 

4:30-7:30 Celtic Trad Sessions at Frolic’n Folk The Iona Heights Inn pub **Schedule Subject to Change**
 

Salmon Run / La montée du saumon

• Saturday, June 8   11:00 AM
  Sunday, June 9      9:00 AM
• Salmon Pools Trail 16654 Cabot Trail Petit Étang, NS, B0E 2M0 Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

Two-day race schedule:
June 1   11:00 a.m. Parr Run - 5 km run/walk at the Salmon Pools trail (the first 50 runners registered are guaranteed a t-shirt) To register: raceroster.com/events/2019/23376/salmon-run-5km-parr-run-la-montee-du-saumon-5-km-les-tacons
2:00 p.m. Smolt Run - 9 km run at the Salmon Pools trail To register: raceroster.com/events/2019/22257/salmon-run
2:30 p.m. Fry Run - 2 km run/walk at the Chéticamp campground No registration required
3:00 p.m. Alevin Run - Short circuit for 3-6 year olds at the Chéticamp campground
No registration required June 2    9:00 a.m. Big Salmon Run - 9 km run on the Acadian trail
To register: raceroster.com/events/2019/22257/salmon-run

Event by Nova Scotia Trail Running, the Chéticamp River and Margaree River Salmon Associations, SchoolsPlus, Big Spruce Brewing and Ocean Tracking Network.

Contact: Cape Breton Highland National Park 902.224.2306pc.cbinfo.pc@canada.ca

11th Annual World Oceans Day Event

Explore the Marine Touch Tanks. Hand on

Fun for the whole family, with live marine organisms !

June  8     11:00 am to 1:00 pm   (Sensory friendly & reduced                 mobility session from 10:15am-11:00) 

St. Francis Xavier University, Biology Dept., J. Bruce Brown Building 2320 Notre Dame Ave., Antigonish, Nova Scotia

The event will promote ocean awareness to younger generations and to the general public. There will be a lot to see and learn about different species of sea urchins, sea stars, brittle stars, sand dollars, sea anemones, hermit crabs, decorator crabs, whelks, blue lobsters, horseshoe crabs, whale bones, sharks jaws and much more. Displays will also include a sea weed station, a conservation station, a shark station, a dolphin communication station, piping plover conservation station, fossil station and a live plankton station. A hands-on fun experience for the whole family!

Information can be found at the website Country Parent dot ca or copy/paste this link:  Information can be found on the X-Oceans Outreach website page, or copy/paste this link:
https://www.mystfx.ca/biology/bio-outreach 

Email: Regina rcozzi@stfx.ca

Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Storytelling activity on oceans
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library, NS
June 6  , 10:00 am
Description: Reading, activities, stories and crafts for children 3 to 6 years of age. We will discuss plastic pollution in oceans. Spaces are limited. To register, call:  902-863-2486.

Cow Bay Beach Shoreline CleanUp & BBQ

• Sunday, June 9,  10:00 AM 12:00 PM
• The Moose 1287 Cow Bay Road Cow Bay

The Surfing Association of Nova Scotia presents their annual beach clean up. This year two separate locations are being serviced; Lawrencetown Beach and Cow Bay Beach. Community members will take to Cow Bay Beach on Sunday June 9th for a morning clean up followed by a BBQ picnic and prizes provided by Kannon Beach and Brother Clothing. Gloves and bags will be provided. Wear comfy clothing!

Event by Surfing Association of Nova Scotia, Kannon Beach, Brother Clothing
https://www.shorelinecleanup.ca/cleanups/4vwko

Event contact: Jillian Morris 902.266.5011 sans@surfns.com

Shoreline Cleanup; Great Nova Scotia Pick-Me-Up

• Saturday, June 8   8:00 AM 1:00 PM
• Alderney Landing Farmers Market 2 Ochterloney Street Dartmouth Halifax (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

We will be at the Alderney Landing Farmers Market hosting a litter clean-up along the shoreline and talking about the effects of litter in our oceans & waterways. Event By Nova Scotia Adopt-A-Highway Program Association
www.facebook.com/nspickmeup

Event contact: Amy Langille 902.957.1912 manager@nsadoptahighway.ca

Touch Tank Hut Season Opening

• Saturday, June 8   9:00 AM 10:00 AM
• Touch Tank 2 Ochterloney Street Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4W1

Join the Back to the Sea Society for their second season of the Touch Tank Hut. Come visit this miniature marine interpretive centre featuring two large touch tanks filled with local intertidal life. There will also be face painting and shell crafts! Admission for this special opening day is by donation.
http://www.backtothesea.org/touch-tank-hut.html
Event by Back to the Sea Society. Event contact: Magali Gregoire
902.817.2007 magali@backtothesea.ca

Sup 'N' Cider Clean-Up

• Sunday, June 9  3:00 PM 6:00 PM
• Lake Banook, Paddlers Cove 300 Prince Albert Road Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4J2

We will kick-off the clean up at SUP Monkey (Paddler's Cove, Lake Banook) at 3pm with boards, paddles, life jackets, bags and gloves supplied by SUP Monkey. After the clean-up, you're invited to enjoy the rest of the evening (5pm +) at Lake City Cider (35 Portland Street) for a pint/flight and pizza in appreciation of your hard work!

Event by SUP Monkey and Lake City Cider, Event contact: Jenn Currie
902.877.4664jennifer.currie@dal.ca

Saturday June 8   @ 1:00 p.m.

8548 Marine Drive, Dorts Cove, Guysborough   Organizer: Lois Ann Dort loborski@hotmail.com

June 8  Thank you for CIBC Employees for doing this shoreline cleanup

• Tuesday, June 4
• 5:00 PM 8:00 PM
• East Coast Outfitters 2017 Lower Prospect Road Lower Prospect, NS, B3T 1Y8 Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

We all use too much plastic, and inevitably a lot of it ends up in the ocean. Plastic is toxic, and as marine debris, it kills sea creatures in many different ways, including entanglement, digestive blockages, and poisoning. It also negatively impacts human health as it works its way up the food chain. We need to find creative solutions for this problem by imagining new ways to reuse and re-purpose this material. Come join Interdisciplinary PhD candidate and artist Jennifer MacLatchy and marine scientist Alexandra Vance in discussing this important issue.

Event by East Coast Outfitters
https://www.facebook.com/EastCoastOutfitters

Event contact: Jennifer MacLatchy 902.489.1307 Seacologybykayak@gmail.com

FaceBook: http://bit.ly/2pofnGp

Website: www.coastalaction.org

Organized by: Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation 

Saturday June 8     9am - 1pm.

Crescent Beach Rd, Lunenburg, NS.

Event by Cape LaHave Adventures
https://www.facebook.com/events/346394186225045/

Event contact:  Tissy Bolivar 902.693.2023 Tissy.Bolivar@modl.ca 

We are celebrating World Oceans Day with a paddling beach clean-up

adventure in the LaHave Islands! Come join us! We will meet on the

mainland and paddle to the beaches of Cape LaHave Island, removing any garbage we find along the way. Bring your own sea kayak, SUP, dory or canoe, plus snacks and drinking water. Motorized boat support is organized by the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg to help

remove garbage we gather. Bring your own gloves, water and snacks. This event is FREE! Participants get a fun day on the water + FREE homemade ice cream from Ploughman's Lunch!! How good is that?! Discounted

sea kayak rentals available from Cape LaHave Adventures. Advanced

reservations required. $25 includes paddle, lifejacket, skirt and dry

bag. To reserve a kayak rental, contact Cape LaHave Adventures

at info@capelahaveadventures.ca or (902) 693-2023. When: Saturday June 8th, 9:00am to 1:00pm. Please allow time for gearing up so we can depart promptly at 9:00 am. Weather permitting. Meeting point: Crescent Beach (Please carpool or park at the larger parking lot on the west end (mainland side) of the beach and walk to the meeting point on the East end)

Lunenburg Oceans Day
Saturday,  June 8, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM   

10am – 2pm: Lunenburg Waterfront by the Fisheries museums- stalls hosted by Coastal Action Foundation  

12:30pm – 4pm: Coastal and Marine Ghost Gear team stall at the Lunenburg Community Centre, 15 Green Street, Town of Lunenburg. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/659150161212434/

Event contact:  514.941.7996  Kelly@coastalaction.org 

The Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council (MAPC) has developed an underwater threats activity that will be set up inside of the gazebo at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax Nova Scotia on June 10. MAPC will be displaying various threats that marine animals face every day - fishing gear, plastic pollution, pipelines/subsea cables, decrease in prey availability, underwater noise etc. and participants will travel through these threats as they move through the exhibit. Additionally, we have two adjacent smaller activities: one that highlights the impacts of ocean acidifcation on animals with a calcium carbonate exoskeleton and another which allows participants to look through microscopes at the structure of various beach finds, such as seaweed, shells, and sand.

• Sat, Jun 8  10:00 AM Sun, Jun 4   5:00 PM
• Bedford Basin yacht club

Maritime Museum 

June 8  , 10:00 am to 3:00 pm  FREE
Dept of Fisheries and Oceans staff from Oceans Management, Science and Species at Risk will be attending the World Oceans Day event - The Ocean + You at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Come learn from our experts and check out some of our cool hands on activities!  

BUBBLES PARADE  

• Friday, June 7
• 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
• (The Wave) Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (map)

Bubbles instead of balloons, with the Canadian Sea Turtle Network & the Discovery Centre!

Sea Level Rise: Panel Discussion

• Wednesday, June 5
• 6:30 PM 9:30 PM
• Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street Halifax, NS, B3J 1S3 Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

Hosted by Blue Line Initiative, this event will answer your questions on how Halifax is navigating the threat of sea level rise. Our pannelists of experts include a scientific voice, a former CNN meteorologist, a city planner and a private developer. To keep you on your toes while engaging in meaningful conversation, this event will be emceed by local comedian, Dan Hendricken. Please visit Blue Line Initiative on Facebook and Instagram to see the release of the panellists and to submit questions you have for them!

Event by Blue Line Initiative  https://www.facebook.com/bluelinehfx/
Event contact: Ronnie Noonan 902.999.5128 noonanronnie@gmail.com

Mapping The Ocean Floor with NSCC Applied Oceans Research Group

June 8     7pm  at Maritime Museum

https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/event/mapping...

Threats to our Oceans

• Friday, June 7   at Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
• 10:00 AM 11:00 AM
• Google Calendar ICS

Join the Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council (MAPC) at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic to explore some of the threats that marine animals face every day. On June 7, 2019, MAPC will be highlighting fishing pressure (intentional and not), underwater noise, loss of prey availability, marine pollution, ocean acidification and more. Act as your favourite sea creature and experience the marine world through their eyes as we transform the gazebo and bring the underwater on land. MAPC is excited to see everyone at the Oceans Day event at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and hope you'll join us in becoming Ocean SuperStars!

Event by Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council

https://www.facebook.com/IKANAWTIKET/

Event Contact: Vanessa Mitchell 902.895.2982 vmitchell@mapcorg.ca

• Free Access Wed June 5    5pm
• June 8
• 10:30 AM 1:30 PM
• Discovery Centre (map)

Touch Pool Animation. Learn about life in the sea at the Discovery Centre! 

Film: Sharkwater Extinction and Q&A

• Tuesday, June 5
• 6:30 PM 8:30 PM
• Porter Auditorium, Dalhousie 1233 Lemarchant Street Halifax, NS, B3H 3P6
• Google Calendar ICS

For Oceans Weeks ShARCC is proud to team up with Greenpeace Halifax to host a screening of SHARKWATER Extinction. The evening will kick off with a short presentation on local shark species and conservation efforts, followed by Sharkwater and a Q&A by local shark experts from our team. Join us in honoring the late Rob Stewart and his final documentary on his mission to raise awareness and push conservation efforts for one of the oceans most threatened group of species.

Event by Sharks of the Atlantic Research and Conservation Centre (ShARCC) / Greenpeace Halifax

https://www.facebook.com/events/298306154420157/

Event contact: Kirsti Burnett 902.234.0824 burnettkirsti@gmail.com

Film: Dolphin Man

• Tuesday, June 5
• 6:30 PM 8:30 PM
• Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road Halifax, NS, B3J 1E9 Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

The Halifax Freediving Club will host a free, public screening of the documentary film "Dolphin Man". Freediving is the the purest way in which humans can connect with the ocean, reconnecting with their aquatic origins on a single breath. Join us to watch this film about the life and legacy of legendary freediver Jacques Mayol who transformed the way we freedive today. The film will be followed by a general discussion on freediving, with specific reference to freediving in Nova Scotia. Doors open at 6:30pm, event duration 2hrs.

https://www.facebook.com/events/379861856192691/

Event by Halifax Freediving Club

Event contact: Jared Cloutier 902.401.9231 hfxfreediving@gmail.com

* FREE * All are welcome.
Location: Paul O'Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library 
Public screening of award-winning documentary, Bluefin, created by PEI filmmaker , John Hopkins, hosted by Ocean Tracking Network (OTN). The screening would be followed by a panel discussion with the director, representatives from academia and fishing industry. The runtime for the film is 54 minutes for a total timeframe, followed by a panel discussion. OTN will obtain screening rights, granted by the National Film Board, for this film.
For more information contact:
Anja Samardzic (902) 494 4405 anja.samardzic@dal.ca

Plastic Ocean screening: "If it was happening in one gyre, they suspected it was happening in all of them. But the filmmakers needed experts to prove it. Scientists were brought in at each stage to analyze the findings from one part of the story to add their data to the overall report on the five gyres. In the center of the Pacific Ocean gyre researchers found more plastic than plankton. A Plastic Ocean documents the newest science, proving how plastics, once they enter the oceans, break up into small particulates that enter the food chain where they attract toxins like a magnet. These toxins are stored in seafood’s fatty tissues, and eventually consumed by us."

Event contact: Alex Ross  506.467.4791  alex-ross@live.ca

The Blue Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities

• Friday, June 7
• 7:00 PM 8:30 PM
• Weldon Law Building 6061 University Ave Halifax Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

15th Annual Elisabeth Mann Borgese Lecture. Keynote Speaker: Ms. Renee Sauve, Acting Director General of External Relations Directoate, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Panel Speakers: Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, Director, Too Big To Ignore Partnership, MUN; Dr. Susanna Fuller, Senior Project Manager, Oceans North; Ms. Sigrid Kuehnemund, Vice President, Oceans Conservation, WWF
www.dal.ca/ioihfx       Event contact: ioi@dal.ca

Lawrencetown Beach Shoreline CleanUp & BBQ

• Saturday, June 8  6:00 PM 8:00 PM
• Lawrencetown Provincial Park Halifax

The Surfing Association of Nova Scotia presents their annual beach clean up. This year two separate locations are being serviced; Lawrencetown Beach and Cow Bay Beach. Community members will take to the birthplace of surfing in Nova Scotia, Lawrencetown Beach, on Ocean Day for a dusk clean up followed by a BBQ picnic on the beach. Gloves and bags will be provided. Wear comfy, warm clothing!
Event by Surfing Association of Nova Scotia
https://www.facebook.com/surfnovascotia/
Event contact: Jillian Morris 902.266.5011 sans@surfns.com

• Saturday, June 1
• 12:00 PM 4:00 PM
• Halifax Boardwalk Halifax Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

Swing into Oceans Week Activities:

Swing dancing on the waterfront

Marine Animal face painting

Hear how a whale hears

       A simple device made from a metal coat hanger, string and a fork to   demonstrate what noise in the ocean is like for whales. We will be making this.

Cardboard shark game

SOC table and whale tail

Event by Sustainable Oceans

Conference

https://www.facebook.com/SustainableOceans2019/
Event Contact: Priyanka Vaskey 902.210.5620 priyanka.vaskey@dal.ca

Ocean Art Contest

• Sunday, June 9
• 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
• Ecology Action Centre, 2705 Fern Lane, Halifax, NS, B3K 4L3 Canada (map)
• Google Calendar ICS

The intent of this art contest is to encourage our coastal community to think about their relationship with the ocean and what the oceans mean to them. Each art piece will be collected and displayed in an exhibit during Ocean's Week. The attending public will then vote for the best submission in each of two categories (young and mature). My hope is to award the best two pieces in each category with a prize for their submission. I am doing a call out to local elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as local artists.

https://www.facebook.com/owhfx.artcontest

Event by Ocean Bridge
Event contact: Kayoung Heo 902.306.0987 kayoung.heo@hotmail.com

Ocean's Week Bike Ride

• Wednesday, June 5
• 5:00 PM 9:00 PM
• Google Calendar ICS

Love oceans and bikes? Then this event is for you! Join us for an easy coastal ride along the Halifax Waterfront. Along the way we will make stops to discuss natural and urban coastal areas and issues with our coastal expert. The official* ride will depart from the Drunken Lamp posts at Bishops Landing, through to Point Pleasant Park and end at the Discovery Centre to check out the Nick Hawkins photo exhibit. *For those that need a bike to participate, please get in touch by June 4 and we will meet at Bike Again to arrange a bike for you and ride together down to Bishop's Landing for the 6:00pm start (limited number available).
https://www.halifax.ca/transportation/cycling-walk...
Event by Ecology Action Centre
Event contact: Ashleigh Boers 902.429.0209 mt@ecologyaction.ca