Ocean Networks Canada

Ocean Networks Canada delegates at the #AGU24 conference in Washington, DC have been pleased to discuss a few of our ongoing initiatives. - Martin Scherwath explained the benefits of solid carbon and utilizing the ocean crust as the largest and most durable C02 removal reservoir. Scherwath had a second poster at AGU on the advantages continuous monitoring through ocean observatories in seep, vent and carbon transport monitoring. - Nick Hammar shared how ONC is supporting Ocean Week Canada as an initiative to grow World Ocean Day globally, and this type of initiative can be used by others to celebrate our ocean. - Alex Slonimer detailed how internal compasses in ONC’s ADCPs are capable of detecting variation in Earth’s magnetic field, including disturbances caused by solar flares. This network of sensors can be used to complement and fill gaps in land-based magnetometer data. - Sean Tippett shared that to bridge the gap between data repositories and Indigenous data sovereignty, ONC is pursuing local contexts for partner communities to exert control over a direct way to communicate with data users. #knowtheocean

Check it out! Canada’s newest remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was put through its paces during its first deep-sea trial to conduct maintenance on Ocean Networks Canada’s major observatory, NEPTUNE, off the coast of Vancouver Island. Canpac Marine Services Inc.’s purpose-built for science ‘droid of the deep’ successfully supported instrument swap-outs, installs, and heavy lifts at ONC research sites, thousands of metres under the sea surface. Come aboard and explore the NE Pacific Ocean in our new #ONCabyss Fall 2024 Expedition StoryMap! https://arcg.is/nv94W #knowtheocean

We are #hiring a Staff Scientist who will join the ONC Science Services department consisting of a team of staff scientists who bring expertise across many scientific disciplines and connect the community of researchers with the ONC infrastructure capabilities. The Staff Scientist interacts with and provides support to a diverse research community within specific science and research areas, with the goal of increasing the number of scientific publications, the number and breadth of users accessing the facility, broadening the awareness and utility of the observatories in the science community, and encouraging its use by an ever-widening community of interdisciplinary users and research topics. Closes January 16, 2025. Full job description and to apply: https://lnkd.in/gExVF4zW

ONC is attending the ArcticNet conference this week in Ottawa! Zarah Zheng and Steve Mihaly are presenting 12 years of data from #CambridgeBay. Stop by the ONC booth to learn more from our experts and pick up your copy of the 2025 ONC calendar before they run out! #KnowTheOcean

✨ONC is at #AGU24 ✨ Come by our booth (by the puppy zone 🐶) to pick up a 2025 calendar before they're all gone & enter the swag prize draw! Check out our full schedule of presentation and posters 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3ZI2atb #KnowTheOcean American Geophysical Union

Last month, ONC's Folger Pinnacle research site captured this Giant Pacific Octopus battling strong currents during the #BombCyclone. ONC’s real-time observatories allow us to see the immediate impacts of extreme weather events like this. By combining this with long-term data, we can compare conditions before and after these events, offering deeper insights into their effects. Learn how the #BombCyclone impacted Folger Pinnacle 🐙 bit.ly/4gonmda #KnowTheOcean #CFIfunded

Current University of Victoria Faculty of Fine Arts graduate students are invited to apply for the ONC and UVic Faculty of Fine Arts co-sponsored #ArtScience Fellowship. The ArtScience Fellowship aims to strengthen and explore connections between art and #ocean science. The program broadens and cross-fertilizes perspectives and critical discourse on major issues including the environment, technology, oceans, culture, climate, biodiversity, and healthy communities. This fellowship is open to all current UVic Faculty of Fine Arts graduate students who have completed most of their Faculty of Fine Arts course requirements, with practice in any visual, written, musical or performance media. More info here 🖌️ https://bit.ly/3wBpfxU #UVic

Grad students across Canada are invited to apply for the $20,000 Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award to support their research projects that use data from ONC’s ocean observatories. 📅 Apply by 20 Jan 2025 Two students a year are selected. Learn more 🔎 https://ow.ly/NvFT50UklCo #KnowTheOcean

Three more days! Register today for this free virtual workshop happening Friday, November 29.

We’re delighted to welcome members of the Canada Foundation for Innovation/Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation Major Science Initiatives Standing Advisory Committee from Canada, the UK and the US to our University of Victoria Queenswood and Marine Technology Centre campuses this week. Support from CFI and the Government of Canada has made possible ONC’s world-leading observatories that provide continuous monitoring on the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic coasts of Canada and the Southern Ocean. Ocean data supports the blue economy, ocean-based climate solutions and helps us #KnowTheOcean. #climatesolutions #blueeconomy