Events during Ocean Week range from building a whale skeleton and creating jewelry from sea glass to making art from algae, beach cleanups and evening paddles.
Ocean Week continues across Greater Victoria until June 11 with more than 40 events to celebrate “our big blue back yard,” says organizer Heather Murray.Ocean Week Victoria was launched in 2020 to connect the community with ocean-inspired events on southern Vancouver Island. There’s a focus on educational and social events that inspire individuals and groups to take action in conserving and protecting the Salish Sea, she said.
1 p.m. Check out the sea otter specimen and tide pool at the Royal B.C. Museum. Feel how dense a sea otter’s fur is, learn the differences between sea and river otters, and check out the live intertidal animals in the tide pool. Event is included with admission to the museum3 - 6 p.m. Meet the racers and explore the boats for the Race to Alaska human-powered endurance test, Inner Harbour docks
6 - 7:30 p.m. Friday Night Social Paddle in Brentwood Bay is hosted by Pacifica Paddle Sports and Blue Jellyfish SUP Adventures, a chance to connect with the paddling community while enjoying the scenery of Saanich Inlet and Brentwood Bay10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ocean Day at Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites where Parks Canada interpreters, the southern resident killer whale outreach team and several partners are in on the day’s festivities.
3 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Sea glass jewelry workshop at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. Using locally sourced sea glass, create your own necklace, bracelet, earrings, or other one-of-a-kind jewelry
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