Ocean Networks Canada is exhibiting at the Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland from 22-27 February 2026. Registered attendees are invited to visit ONC staff at booth #9 in the exhibit hall and attend ONC’s in-person or virtual presentations and sessions, and to view our posters.
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The following schedule outlines ONC-presented posters and sessions:
Monday, February 23
14:00 - 15:30 GMT. Alsh (SEC)
DO13A Bridging the Ocean with Data: Connected Regional Services Driving a Resilient, Interoperable Global Ocean Digital Ecosystem I Oral
Dr. Adam Leadbetter, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Decade Coordination Office for Ocean Data Sharing, Ostend, Belgium, Corinne J Bassin, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Palo alto, United States, Kate Larkin, Seascape Belgium, EMODnet Secretariat, Oostende, Belgium and Benoit Pirenne, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
14:48 - 14:58 GMT. Alsh (SEC)
DO13A-05 Resilience and FAIRness in an Ocean of Data
Ben Biffard1, Benoit Pirenne2 and Chantel Ridsdale2, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
14:50 - 15:30 GMT. Dochart (SEC)
OO13B Hands-On Knowledge Sharing and Co-creation Practices
Dwight Owens, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, Emma McKinley, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Hsiao-Chun Tseng, NTOU National Taiwan Ocean University, Institute of Marine Environment and Ecology, Keelung, Taiwan, Ulsa Urrea Mariño, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, United States and Risper Oteke, She-Nature Community Based Organization, Kenya
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
PS14D-1773 Axial valley currents and water properties as a proxy measurement of the variability of hydrothermal venting heat flux – preparing for a perturbation
Steven F Mihaly1, Mr. Edward Mason, MSc.2, Alex Slonimer2 and Richard Thomson3, (1)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)Inst Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
OT14C-1357 Coastal Community Observatories: Co-designed Ocean Monitoring Systems for coastal waters in Canada
Jessica Phillips1, Kiyomi Holman2, Sofia Jimenez3, Lucianne M Marshall4, Megan Kot3, A.J. Baron3 and Maia Hoeberechts5, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Community Engagement, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Engagement, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (4)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (5)Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
DS14A-0213 Enhanced abyssal cabled observatory at Cascadia Basin, NE Pacific: new research opportunities on deep-sea pelagic-benthic coupling and climate change monitoring
Fabio Cabrera De Leo, University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC, Canada; Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, Martin Scherwath, University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada and Kohen W Bauer, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, Canada; University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
OT14D-1395 Building a Deep Argo Float Array in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
Herminio Foloni Neto1, Zhiyin Zheng2, Keegan Wright3, Vanessa Stewart4, Megan Kot2 and Kohen W Bauer1, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, Canada, (2)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)Ocean Networks Canada, Data Stewardship Operations, Victoria, BC, Canada, (4)Ocean Networks Canada, Applied Science Solutions, Victoria, BC, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
OT14C-1373 Real-time Vertical Profiling in the Northeast Pacific: A High-resolution Look into Ocean Dynamics on the Continental Slope off Vancouver Island
Stefanie Mellon, Kohen W Bauer, Herminio Foloni Neto, Alex Lam, Steven F Mihaly, Sergio Rico Agreda, Alexander Slonimer and Seann Wagner, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
AI14A-1853 High-Frequency Radar Observations of Surface Currents in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Beyond
Manman Wang1, Steven F Mihaly2, Jeffrey Harris3, Alice Olga Victoria Bui1 and Kevin Bartlett1, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)Saint-Venant Hydraulics Laboratory, Paris, France
Tuesday, February 24
09:30 - 09:40 GMT. Carron (SEC)
HC21A-07 Community Fishers: A community-based marine monitoring program advancing ocean knowledge
Kiyomi Holman, Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Engagement, Victoria, BC, Canada, Hannah Kosichek, Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Community Engagement, Victoria, BC, Canada, Lucianne M Marshall, University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada and Megan Kot, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
14:00 - 15:30 GMT. Alsh (SEC)
ED23A - A Sea of Learning: Sharing Stories of Ocean Engagement I Oral
Lauren Hudson, University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada and Kiley Best, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada
14:40 - 14:50 GMT. Hall 3, The Abyss (SEC)
CM23A-05 In-situ assessment of the fate of sunken biomass in the deep ocean: insights into biogeochemical cycling, carbon sequestration potential, and benthic ecosystem alteration
Kohen Witt Bauer1, Paulo Correa1, Alex Lupin1, Stefanie Mellon1, Mojtaba Fakhraee2,3, Anna Savage4, Alison K. Tune5, Alexander Slonimer6, Bradley Rochlin5 and Fabio De Leo1,7, (1)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Yale University, New Haven, United States, (3)University of Connecticut, Groton, United States, (4)Sofar Ocean Technologies, San Francisco, United States, (5)Cascade Climate, Boston, United States, (6)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, Canada, (7)University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC, Canada
14:53 - 14:58 GMT. Hall 4, eLightning Theater 2 (SEC)
ED23B-11 Traces in the Deep: Infrastructures of Memory Across Body and Ocean
Parvin Hasanibesheli, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
15:09 - 15:17 GMT. Alsh (SEC)
ED23A-09 Why Make Them Come to You When You Can Go to Them? Exploring How to Create a Travelling Version of Your Engagement Program
Jaquelynee LaFlamme1, Monika S. Pelz2, Lauren Hudson3 and Nick Hammar1, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
ED24D-0082 “Big Blue and You” - It’s Not One Size Fits All, But All Can Find The Size That Fits
Monika S. Pelz, Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Engagement, Victoria, BC, Canada, Maia Hoeberechts, Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada and Lauren Hudson, University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
ED24A - A Sea of Learning: Sharing Stories of Ocean Engagement II Poster
Lauren Hudson, University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada and Kiley Best, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
ED24B - Art and Ocean Science: Creative Pathways for Understanding and Engagement II Poster
Dr. Lyne G. Morissette, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, Jeanette Davis, Hampton University, Hampton, United States, Robert F Chen, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, United States, Dwight Owens, University of Victoria Queenswood Campus, Victoria, BC, Canada and Parvin Hasanaibesheli, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
OT24E-1432 SeaTube: Video Footage Archive and Annotation Tool–Challenges of Analyzing Large Volumes of Data
Sofia Jimenez1, Hannah Kosichek2, Vanessa Stewart3, Josh Stelting4, Yan Chen1, Jessica Phillips4 and Lucianne M Marshall5, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Community Engagement, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)Ocean Networks Canada, Applied Science Solutions, Victoria, BC, Canada, (4)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, Canada, (5)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
CP24D-V3001 Tsunami hazard in Kitimat Arm and Douglas Channel in British Columbia, Canada from seismic and landslide sources
Reza Amouzgar and Soroush Kouhi, Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Wednesday, February 25
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
OT34C-1187 SMART Sensor data in Oceans 3.0
Emily Price1, Benoit Pirenne1, Nadia Kreimer2, Omid Aghaei2, Tim Lavallee1, Angela Schlesinger3, Ulrike Drahne1, Martin Heesemann4, Matthew J Fouch5 and Stephen Lentz6, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, Canada, (3)University Of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (4)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (5)Samara Data, Washington, DC, United States, (6)Subsea Data Systems, Washington, DC, United States
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
ED34B-0015 No Coast? No Problem! Teaching Ocean Literacy Within Landlocked Canada Through the Ocean Decade Challenge
Jennifer Mayer1, Monika S. Pelz2, Maia Hoeberechts1 and Lauren Hudson3, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
ED34B - Are You Sure They Actually Understood You? Lessons for Effective Science Communication and Its Potential to Drive Change I Poster
Emily King, Xiamen University, COSEE China, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (MEL), Xiamen, China, Dwight Owens, University of Victoria Queenswood Campus, Victoria, BC, Canada, Laura J Falkenberg, University of South Australia, UniSA STEM, Adelaide, SA, Australia and Mariana Hill, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Thursday, February 26
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
OT44C-1168 Long-Term Bioacoustic Time Series from Ocean Networks Canada: Enabling Interdisciplinary Use through New Value-Added Data Products
Alex Slonimer, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, Ian Black, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, United States and Nicholas Ens, University of Victoria, Biology, Victoria, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
ED44A-0012 Partnership, Inclusivity, Diversity: How Working Together Through Ship2Shore Connects Students and Communities to the NorthEast Pacific Deep-sea Exploration Project (NEPDEP)
Monika S. Pelz1, Heidi Gartner2, Maia Hoeberechts3, Nick Hammar3, Irine Polyzogopoulos4, Rayne Boyko5 and Alison Wale4, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Engagement, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Deep-Sea Ecology Program, Sidney, BC, Canada, (3)Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (4)Uu-a-thluk, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Port Alberni, Canada, (5)Council of the Haida Nation, Daajing Giids, Canada
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
DO44B-1868 SMART Sensors in Telecommunication Cables: Data Governance considerations
Benoit Pirenne, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada and Kevin O'Brien, NOAA/PMEL UW Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies, Seattle, United States
16:00 - 18:00 GMT. Hall 4 (Poster Hall)
DO44B-1860 Ocean Networks Canada’s Public API: A Gateway to Efficient Data Discovery and Delivery
Mr. Edward Mason, MSc., Ben Biffard, Eli Ferguson, Martin Heesemann, Kristen Meyer, Dwight Owens and Angela Schlesinger, Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Friday, February 27
12:45 - 13:45 GMT. Boisdale (SEC)
TH53F - Pathways to Indigenous Data Sovereignty in Ocean Science
Wylee Fitz-Gerald, University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada and Sean Tippett, University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
15:16 - 15:26 GMT. Hall 3, Kelp Forest (SEC)
ED53A-08 Community-driven oceanographic monitoring partnerships in coastal Canadian waters
Kiyomi Holman, Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Engagement, Victoria, BC, Canada, Hannah Kosichek, Ocean Networks Canada, Learning and Community Engagement, Victoria, BC, Canada, Lucianne M Marshall, University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada and David J. Riddell, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
