Ocean Networks Canada

1/📱 Sea Who's Calling, an app that classifies marine species using underwater sound, took home first place in the Victoria edition of the 48-hour data marathon, Ocean Hackathon® 10! Learn more 🔗 https://bit.ly/4jB4RqT #KnowTheOcean

bit.lyA marine mammal classifier model wins the Canadian edition of global competition Ocean Hackathon® 10The winning Ocean Hackathon team now advances to the global competition finals.

2/📱The team, composed of BC university students: Olivia Whitelaw (uvic.ca), Grace Bertozzi (ONC Co-op student), Pranav Rajesh Krishnan (ubcpress.bsky.social), Jossie Yan (BCIT) + Leanne Farmer advances to the global competition finals in Brest, France, this Dec. Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/4jB4RqT

1/🧵 After months missing at sea, an ONC CTD has been reunited with its team thanks to local community member Dan R., who spotted and recovered the instrument during a boat trip near Gabriola Island, BC! @seabirdscientific.bsky.social

2/🧵 The CTD was deployed in 2024 at an ONC VENUS observatory site in the Strait of Georgia & went missing when we attempted to recover it 6 months later. While it's unclear how it broke free from its mooring, we're grateful for its safe return and are now working to retrieve the data.

1/🧵 ONC is pleased to welcome the German-Canadian Parliamentary Group delegation to @uvic.ca's Marine Technology Centre today.

2/🧵 As Canada + Germany advance shared priorities in climate resilience, critical infrastructure protection, Arctic science, data sharing, + the blue economy, ONC recognizes the significant opportunities for collaboration.

From a napkin sketch to a world-leading ocean observatory 🌊 For 20 years, ONC has been delivering real-time ocean insights. Explore our special FY25/26 annual report, featuring a year of discovery and a timeline of key milestones. 🎉 bit.ly/4zr34JC #KnowTheOcean University of Victoria CFI | FCI

Happy #OctopusDay! ONC's fixed cameras have been capturing footage these amazing creatures for two decades! From the shallows of Folger Pinnace to the deep, dark Cascadia Basin, octopuses regularly steal the spotlight on our live cameras. #KnowTheOcean

Final episode of Surfacing Secrets is now live! In 'Our Ocean Teacher', #Canadian podcast host Lyne Morissette‬ chats with an ocean education dream team on how bringing the abyss to schools + communities requires an entire ecosystem of unique talents. Listen now🎙️ bit.ly/ONCpodcast #SciComm

1/🧡 We wear orange to honour residential school survivors, remember the lost children, and recognize the enduring impact of the Indigenous residential school system. ONC will be closed on Wed Sep 30 to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. uvic.ca/orangeshirtday @uvic.ca

uvic.caOrange Shirt Day - University of Victoria - University of VictoriaUVic is committed to reconciliation. We're working to foster truth, respect and mutual understanding with all Indigenous peoples and communities. You can partner in the work of reconciliation by liste...

2/🧡#OrangeShirtDay began in Williams Lake, BC in 2013 at the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration event, at which survivor Phyllis Webstad told the story of her new orange shirt that was taken away from her on her first day of school at the Mission. 🧡 uvic.ca/orangeshirtday @uvic.ca

From breaching whales to a playful dolphin pod, ONC staff encountered a amazing wildlife during the West Coast Distributed Biological Observatory expedition along the Inside Passage between Victoria & Prince Rupert, and the #ONCabyss Summer Expedition offshore of Vancouver Island. #WildWestCoast

ow.lyONC pledges support for Canada-EU-led OceanEye International AllianceONC well positioned to strengthen ocean observation from the Arctic to the Southern Ocean.

As #Canada joins the global efforts to strengthen ocean observing through the OceanEye International Alliance, ONC brings the expertise, partnerships, and infrastructure to advance a made-in-Canada Arctic observing system & strengthen how we #KnowTheOcean. 🔗 bit.ly/3V8HY3X #OceanObserving #CDNsci

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🌊🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇳Honoured to be at #UNGA81 in New York this week with @oceannetworks.ca, invited by the European Commission to support Canada's commitment to the OceanEye International Alliance. 🧵

Do you have what it takes to complete a 48-hour data marathon? Join the 2026 Ocean Hackathon and tackle one of five new challenges 🫵 Last day to register is tomorrow September 24 🔗 bit.ly/4ie13LE

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🌊 Ocean Hackathon returns to Victoria! Turn real ocean data into innovative solutions for ocean conservation in this 48-hour challenge. 🏆 Win a trip to Brest, France, to compete in the Grand Finale. Register now 🔗 bit.ly/4ie13LE #KnowTheOcean

1/🌍 ONC is delighted to be invited by the @ec.europa.eu ropa.eu to support #Canada’s commitment to the OceanEye International Alliance at the 81st United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week in New York today. #UNGA81

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4/ 🌍 ONC interim president & CEO Jay Cullen (right) is proud to join fellow #Canadian delegates at this event; (left-to-right) Robert Lennox; Jamie Snook, PhD, Miriam Zitner; and Anne-Sophie Ste-Marie. #UNGA81

5/🌍 "OceanEye International Alliance: Stronger Together for Ocean Observation" was co-chaired by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada. #UNGA81

2/🌍 Co-led by the European Union & Canada, in cooperation with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, the alliance is working to broaden support for a fit-for-purpose global ocean observing system. #UNGA81

3/🌍 As Canada’s national ocean observatory & a world leader in cabled ocean observing networks, ONC recognizes the importance of sustained & accessible live & long-time-series ocean observations—an the international cooperation needed to make them possible. #UNGA81

16 Sept

1/🫨ONC’s land+seafloor seismic network successfully detected an #earthquake 21km south southwest of Ucluelet, BC, on Sept 15 & notified critical infrastructure subscribers. The earthquake occurred around 2:30 am PDT. @uvic.ca @innovation.ca

bit.lyEarthquake Early WarningONC’s network of land & sea sensors is designed to provide maximum warning time for offshore earthquakes off the BC coast

16 Sept

2/🫨Vancouver subscribers received 32 seconds of notice from our system before ground shaking arrived. Learn more about ONC’s network of land+sea sensors, designed to provide maximum warning time for offshore #earthquakes in the subduction zone off the #BC coast 🌎 bit.ly/3Qronqv

14 Sept

ONC had a busy summer! From supporting BC's shellfish industry w/ improved ocean monitoring, to helping develop infrastructure for a deep-sea neutrino telescope, we’ve been busy advancing ocean research & innovation. See what's making waves in our latest newsletter 🌊 bit.ly/4xlrxPf #KnowTheOcean

10 Sept

🌊 Ready to make waves? Join Ocean Hackathon 2026 in Victoria and spend 48 hours solving real-world ocean challenges using ONC's #BigData! 🏆 Win a trip to Brest, France, for the Grand Finale. 📅 Oct. 16-18, 2026 📍 Victoria, BC Register 🔗 bit.ly/4ie13LE

8 Sept

2 Sept

How can researchers accurately measure seafloor movement? During Leg 1 of the summer #ONCabyss expedition, ONC assisted in deploying the University of Rhode Island's PIES (Pressure Inverted Echo Sounder), an instrument for monitoring movement of tectonic plates using sound. #KnowTheOcean

1 Sept

During Leg 1 of the summer #ONCabyss expedition, the team aboard the CCGS John P. Tully completed an impressive 50 CTD rosette casts. Hear directly from Stef, ONC's sea-going scientist, about how these casts help us deliver high-quality #BigData from the deep ocean to the surface. #KnowTheOcean

31 Aug

1/🫨 ONC’s land+seafloor seismic network successfully detected an #earthquake 70km northeast of Campbell River, BC, on Aug 30 & notified critical infrastructure subscribers. The earthquake occurred around 12:42am PT. University of Victoria CFI | FCI

bit.lyEarthquake Early WarningONC’s network of land & sea sensors is designed to provide maximum warning time for offshore earthquakes off the BC coast

31 Aug

2/🫨 YYJ subscribers received 23s of notice from our system before ground shaking arrived. Learn more about ONC’s network of land+sea seismic sensors 🌎 bit.ly/3Qronqv @uvic.ca c.ca @innovation.ca

31 Aug

The first #OceanHackWeek hosted in Canada wrapped up last week at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre! Participants worked in teams tackling real oceanographic problems over five days using real datasets from ONC. We can’t wait to show you the results of their work! #KnowTheOcean

27 Aug

🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨ONC is aboard the M/V Canpac Valour stationed at Endeavour West Flank. ROV Mantis is 2,376 metres below sea surface recovering and deploying new instruments. Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4xUgNbf #ONCabyss #KnowTheOcean

26 Aug

🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨 We are back in the water at Endeavour! ROV Mantis is diving 2,181 metres below sea surface to recover an autonomous mooring. Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4xUgNbf #ONCabyss #KnowTheOcean

25 Aug

Talk about working under pressure! ROV Mantis is currently 2,200 metres deep, installing a new remote access sampler/phytoplankton sampler (RAS/PPS) under the watchful eye of a spider crab and a live online audience. Watch #ONCabyss now 🔗 bit.ly/4xUgNbf #KnowTheOcean

24 Aug

🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨ONC is aboard the M/V Canpac Valour at the Maine Endeavour Field! ROV Mantis is diving 2,196 metres below sea surface to deploy and recover instruments, collect Gas Tight sample, and more! Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4xUgNbf #ONCabyss #KnowTheOcean

24 Aug

We shared why we collect sediment samples from Endeavour—but how do we recover the instrument itself? ONC Project Engineer Peter Bunton breaks it down during Leg 1 of this summer’s #ONCabyss expedition. Watch Leg 2 live 🔗 bit.ly/4xUgNbf #KnowTheOcean @innovation.ca @mclanelabs.bsky.social

20 Aug

What happens to the sediment collected from hydrothermal vents? 🌊 Hear from University of Victoria master's student Jack Carnochan, who joined ONC aboard the CCGS John P. Tully during Leg 1 of this summer's #ONCabyss. Leg 2 is now underway! Watch the live dives 👉 bit.ly/4xUgNbf

20 Aug

🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨ONC is aboard the M/V Canpac Valour at Barkley Upper Slope! ROV Mantis is diving 394 metres below sea surface to deploy a new a camera platform, recover the old camera, + prepare the vertical profile system for recovery. Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4xUgNbf #ONCabyss #KnowTheOcean

theglobeandmail.comPhysicists want to catch neutrinos in the sea. Step 1: Make sure their machinery won’t drownP-ONE could shed new light on a very strange particle – but first, it had to pass a swimming test on Vancouver’s Granville Island

19 Aug

Thank you to Ivan Semeniuk from the Globe and Mail for the great coverage of the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (#PONE) shallow-water testing on Granville Island this summer! Check out the article 🔭 bit.ly/4xPYNi6 #KnowTheOcean

19 Aug

Leg 2 of the summer #ONCabyss expedition mobilizes tomorrow aboard Canpac Marine Services’ motor vessel (M/V) Canpac Valour! We are sailing from Aug 19-28 to continue maintenance on the NEPTUNE observatory off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Watch the dives 🌊 bit.ly/4xUgNbf

17 Aug

🔭 Searching for the cosmos from the deep sea ONC and Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment partners finished a successful shallow-water testing on Granville Island! Next step 👉 deploying the first 1km subsea mooring off the BC coast. Read the full story 🔗 bit.ly/4vyKmyj #CdnSci

14 Aug

💅 kinda chic to operate world-leading ocean observatories 🌊 #KnowTheOcean

10 Aug

The 7.4M #earthquake that occurred today in the Columbia was detected by ONC’s seafloor seismic sensors in the Pacific, 6,929 kilometres away. There is no tsunami warning for the B.C. coast. View the live data 👉🏼 bit.ly/oncearthquakedata #KnowTheOcean

1/🧵 Leg 1 of #ONCabyss summer 2026 expedition has wrapped up with both the CCGS John P. Tully + M/V Canpac Valour safely returning to shore. During our time offshore the 13-person ONC + @uvic.ca team aboard the Tully were focused on completing various science-focused objectives 👇 @innovation.ca

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3/🧵 #ONCabyss by the numbers 💦 Collected 444 water samples 🪨 Collected 105 sediment samples 🥧 Deployed 2 Pressure Inverted Echosounders (PIEs) from the University of Rhode Island #KnowTheOcean @innovation.ca

4/🧵 #ONCabyss by the numbers Not pictured 👇 🐋 40+ whale sightings 🐬 A pod of dolphins surfing in our wake 🐦 Countless seabirds spotted along the way Big thanks to the CCGS John P. Tully crew for providing a safe home at sea + helping us successfully complete our science objectives! #KnowTheOcean

2/🧵 #ONCabyss by the numbers 🌊 Completed 50 CTD rosette casts 🪛 Hot-swapped (recovered, reconfigured, & redeployed) 5 sediment traps #KnowTheOcean @innovation.ca

3 Aug

🛳️ We met a blob sculpin, many deep-sea spider crabs, and of course Optimus Prime, while diving at the Endeavour site of the NEPTUNE observatory with Canpac Marine Services. Watch live 👉 ow.ly/HJnG50Zvfch #ONCAbyss @uvic.ca @innovation.ca

2 Aug

👋 Say hello to the locals at 2,200m! 🌊 ONC & Canpac Marine Services are diving at the Endeavour site of the NEPTUNE observatory, inside the Tang.ɢ̱wan – ḥačxwiqak – Tsig̱is MPA. Watch live 👉https://ow.ly/HJnG50Zvfch University of Victoria CFI | FCI

31 July

1/🫨ONC’s land+seafloor seismic network successfully detected an #earthquake 93 km northeast of Sayward BC, on July 30th & notified critical infrastructure subscribers. The earthquake occurred around 10:45 pm PT. @uvic.ca @innovation.ca