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May 26, 2017

Our Oceans, Our Future: World Oceans Day at 25 and beyond

Did you know, Canada initiated World Oceans Day 25 years ago?

In 1992 the Ocean Institute of Canada and the International Centre for Ocean Development proposed the concept of a World Ocean Day at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Since it was officially endorsed by the United Nations, 8 June has evolved into a growing annual celebration of our global ocean (Figure 1). The 25th anniversary of World Oceans Day is an opportunity to look in the rear-view mirror to see how far we’ve come and to consider our future, which depends on the health of the great salty engine that drives and supports life on Earth.

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world oceans day | live dive | ocean health | Ocean Protection Plan

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Radiowave oceanography workshop features CODAR field trip


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ONC hosted the Radiowave Oceanography Workshop 2019, and staff led a field trip so visiting scientists could see a newly deployed CODAR radar antenna at the southern tip of Vancouver Island. The workshop focused on the oceanographic applications of high frequency radar and provided a forum for researchers to discuss their results, swap data and algorithms, and identify priorities for future research.

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Indigenous delegations, international partnerships at OceanObs'19

It started with a First Nations paddle, continued with an Indigenous ocean governance session, and ended with a coastal peoples’ declaration.
 

 

Ocean Networks Canada’s (ONC) nine-person Indigenous delegation from across Canada helped form a 53-person international delegation from countries around the Pacific Rim at the OceanObs’19 conference in Honolulu. This...

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OceanObs' 19 | Coastal Communities | indigenous | Declaration | Conference | hawaii

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Rock solid climate solutions: Negative emissions technology

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September 26, 2019

A team of international researchers plan to turn the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into rock by permanently injecting it beneath the Earth’s ocean floor through an ambitious, new research partnership announced today by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) at the University of Victoria.

The $1.5 million, four-year PICS Theme Partnership entitled “Solid Carbon: A Climate Mitigation Partnership Advancing Stable Negative Emissions” brings together researchers from Canada, the United States and...

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An Indigenous Ocean Governance Forum at OceanObs’19 in Hawaii

Once every ten years, the OceanObs conference brings people from all over the world together to communicate the progress of ocean observing networks and to chart innovative solutions to society’s growing needs for ocean information and governance in the coming decade.

OceanObs’19 will galvanize the ocean observing community to improve response to scientific and societal needs of a fit-for-purpose integrated ocean observing system, for better understanding the environment of the Earth, monitoring climate, and informing adaptation strategies as well as the sustainable use of ocean resources.

As part of this decadal conference–whose goal is...

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Watch Live: Wiring the Abyss Expedition 10 – 24 September

During this 2-week expedition aboard the Canadian Coast Guard Vessel John P. Tully, a team of 17 scientists, engineers, technicians and data specialists will conduct operations to maintain, install and improve infrastructure and instrumentation on Ocean Networks Canada’s cabled observing networks, with the support of Pelagic Research Services ROV Odysseus.

The Canadian Coast Guard Ship John P. Tully team positions ROV Odysseus before a dive in the Strait of Georgia.

Highlights include:

  • Deploying a new Delta Dynamics Platform in the Strait of...
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Seamounts expedition discovers 'Coraltropolis' and scratching shark

A year after discovering 'Spongetopia' in 2018, a team from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation, with support from partners Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), embarked on the two-week #PacificSeamounts2019 expedition in July that uncovered the mysteries of Canada’s largest underwater volcano—Explorer seamount—at the centre of a potential Offshore Pacific Marine Protected Area.

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Marine imaging workshop advances ocean intelligence

Ocean Networks Canada hosted a group of scientists and students from around the world at the third Marine Imaging Workshop from 24-28 June at the University of Victoria.

The purpose of the workshop was to continue encouraging multidisciplinary communication between researchers, industry and engineers who perform biological, geological and computer science using underwater images (photos and/or videos) to discuss the challenges and future directions in marine imaging.

The international workshop—chaired by ONC’s...

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Transport Canada extends pilot project to develop maritime information system for coastal communities

A pilot project that provides user-friendly, local data on coastal marine traffic to Indigenous communities across Canada has been extended, as announced by the honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport on 23 July 2019. Launched in May 2019, the Enhanced Maritime Situational Awareness pilot project has been extended until 2022, with $6.9M of new funding to further support and to expand the participation of other organizations in the project.

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport announces the new Oceans Protection Plan funding at Ocean Pointe Hotel overlooking Victoria’s inner harbour on 23 July 2019.

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Jun 13, 2019

Women at the Helm: Celebrating World Oceans Day 2019

This year’s special edition of World Oceans Day on 8 June linked the themes of gender equality and ocean preservation. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community to “promote gender equality and the rights of women and girls as a crucial contribution to meeting ocean challenges."

“Women and men, girls and boys, are directly linked to the ocean,” comments Ocean Networks Canada’s (ONC) President and CEO Kate Moran. “As the late US President John F. Kennedy said: ‘All of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean. We are tied to the ocean.’ This synergy brings with it a responsibility to know...

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