Join us November 20th for the 2025 Raincoast Ocean Science Awards
Four awards will be presented to honour those making waves in ocean science as this celebration returns to the Vancouver Aquarium.
Date and location
Thursday, November 20th | 6:30 – 11:30pm Pacific
The Vancouver Aquarium, 45 Avison Way, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2
The evening will start at 6:30 pm and will include a three-course meal, drinks, silent auction, and meaningful discussion.
One month left to get your early bird rate ticket!
About the awards
First established as the Murray A. Newman Awards at the Vancouver Aquarium in 1995, these accolades have celebrated outstanding achievements in ocean conservation in British Columbia for 30 years. Three years ago, Raincoast was honoured to take over hosting the awards, and is now thrilled to have the event return to its original birthplace at the Vancouver Aquarium. Attendees will be surrounded by and completely immersed in what the evening is all about – marine life, and the research that strives to protect it.
As an independent science organization, all of Raincoast’s projects are based in diligent, peer-reviewed research that underpins a unique model of informed advocacy to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of coastal British Columbia. These awards commemorate individuals and groups doing the same; harnessing science, Indigenous Knowledge systems, and public engagement to safeguard aquatic ecosystems and all that depend on them.
Four awards will be given out during the evening:
- The Newman Award for Excellence in Conservation and Research;
- The North Medal for Lifetime Contribution to Ocean Conservation;
- The Raincoast Student Award, recognizing outstanding conservation research undertaken by graduate students; and
- The Nightingale Bursary in Ocean Engagement, supporting initiatives that enable the public to be inspired, to learn, and to participate in advancing ocean conservation.
Learn more about the Raincoast Ocean Science Awards. See a list of the 2024 winners.
Sponsor a Raincoaster
When you purchase your tickets consider sponsoring a Raincoast team member to attend as well! We hope to see you there!
Become an event sponsor
By supporting the Raincoast Ocean Science Awards, you demonstrate your commitment to protecting marine ecosystems and coastal communities, while gaining visibility among an engaged audience of environmental leaders, scientists, philanthropists, and change makers.
Your sponsorship directly supports the recognition of individuals and groups making measurable change — advancing science, knowledge sharing, and conservation in the face of climate and ecological challenges.
You can help
Raincoast’s in-house scientists, collaborating graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professors make us unique among conservation groups. We work with First Nations, academic institutions, government, and other NGOs to build support and inform decisions that protect aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and the wildlife that depend on them. We conduct ethically applied, process-oriented, and hypothesis-driven research that has immediate and relevant utility for conservation deliberations and the collective body of scientific knowledge.
We investigate to understand coastal species and processes. We inform by bringing science to decision-makers and communities. We inspire action to protect wildlife and wildlife habitats.
