The first vessel selected to host a SeaKeeper 1000 instrument system for Ocean Networks Canada data collection is BC Ferries’ Queen of Alberni. The system will support the following seawater sensors: temperature, conductivity (salinity), oxygen, chlorophyll and turbidity, and in addition it will be integrated with a comprehensive meteorological sensor suite located on the upper decks of the ferry.

The Queen of Alberni regularly crosses the Strait of Georgia from Duke Point, Nanaimo to the Tsawwassen Terminal in Delta. All the data from this ferry system and future systems will be available on Ocean Networks Canada's online data portal.