ONC staff installing the Holyrood Observatory

MARINE INSTITUTE OF MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY NEWS RELEASE
March 10, 2021

The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University and partner, the University of Victoria’s Ocean Networks Canada, installed a seafloor observatory in Conception Bay last month to enable real-time monitoring of oceanographic conditions and marine life.

Equipped with specialized instrumentation, the $750,000 observatory monitors currents, waves, water temperature, salinity and underwater sounds. It also features a high-resolution...