The large #earthquake that struck Japan’s northeastern coast today was detected by ONC’s real-time seafloor sensors located off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
See the data 📊 bit.ly/oncearthquakedata
Full story on CBC 👉🏼 bit.ly/3OBC6xd
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ONC has been collecting long-term echosounder data from multiple coastal sites—some generating >1GB of data/day.
Processing + interpretation is a challenge & ONC data experts are developing new visualization tools to make these datasets more accessible.
Explore ONC data products 🧑💻 bit.ly/4tHEfGp
We make our ocean data accesible 📊
ONC's #OpenAPI helps you explore where instruments are deployed + what's being measured across our ocean monitoring infrastructure on the Pacific, Atlantic, + Arctic coasts of Canada, & in the Antarctic.
Explore the OpenAPI tool now ℹ️ bit.ly/m/EMason_OpenAPI
The Arctic doesn’t sound the same year-round ❄️
10 years of ONC hydrophone data from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut reveal clear seasonal shifts.
Seasonal baselines help us detect long-term change—and develop policies that reduce human impact 👉🏼 bit.ly/4sPw7no
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Are you passionate about ocean science & want to contribute to research? 🔎
Try your hand at annotating some of the 30K+ hours of underwater footage from ONC’s coastal community observatories!
Dive in on Seatube 🦭 bit.ly/4vtmmNo
Video highlights 🐟 bit.ly/3Mv4lMF
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The Arctic is getting louder, and it’s a wake-up call for marine conservation.
Learn how researchers are establishing a baseline to help set evidence-based acoustic limits for fragile marine ecosystems. @oceannetworks.ca
🔗 news.uvic.ca/2026/shrinki...
As Arctic sea ice shrinks, underwater noise is expected to rise w/ increased access.
The University of Bath researchers used 10 years of ONC hydrophone data from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut establishing a baseline for monitoring vessel noise.
👉🏼 bit.ly/4sPw7no
Arctic underwater noise is rising as sea ice shrinks + access expands.
A decade of hydrophone data from ONC’s Cambridge Bay observatory, analyzed by researchers at The University of Bath sets a baseline for tracking vessel noise.
👉🏼 bit.ly/4sPw7no
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Workers in safety gear operate a crane to lift a large white underwater research vehicle on a dock at dusk.
The first 2026 #ONCabyss expedition concluded last week!
Thank you to Canpac Marine Services for providing a safe at-sea home for our team.
Stay tuned for expedition highlights 🛳️
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Share your voice to shape the future of ocean science and exploration — and help accelerate your research!
Your feedback provides an invaluable contribution in our efforts to serve you better.
Fill out the short survey now ✍️ https://bit.ly/4s1TZU1
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3/🧵 As one of six Canadian Major Research Facilities funded by the @innovation.ca, ONC’s #ocean observing infrastructure plays a key role in supporting and advancing the nation’s science, society, and industry priorities.
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Two professionals stand in a workshop surrounded by industrial equipment and storage crates.
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2/🧵 ONC staff demonstrated our made-in-house innovations that address the challenges of working in the #DeepOcean, alongside technologies from Canadian suppliers that support ONC observatories.
@innovation.ca @uvic.ca
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1/🧵 #Canadian ocean tech innovation took centre-stage during last week’s visit by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Karim Bardeesy, & Member of Parliament, Will Greaves at the Marine Technology Centre in Sidney, British Columbia.
@innovation.ca @uvic.ca
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Generated electricity using wind, solar, and other hands-on technologies and kits made to emulate energy sources Alberta has. Then dove into the deep ocean with real data, marine life discoveries, and underwater sounds! #ESfS2026
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🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨ROV Mantis is diving at the Strait of Georgia, 100 metres below sea surface!
ONC and Canpac Marine Services are recovering an instrument platform for maintenance.
Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU
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🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨 We are continuing our dive objectives in the Strait of Georgia, 165 metres below sea surface!
Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU
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🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨ROV Mantis is diving at the Strait of Georgia, 165 metres below sea surface!
ONC and Canpac Marine Services are swapping the site’s CTD and deploying a new node.
Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU
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ROV Mantis underwater vehicle being lowered into the ocean for the Spring 2026 live dive expedition.
🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨ROV Mantis is diving at Folger Deep with a target depth of about 96 metres below sea surface!
ONC and Canpac Marine Services are working on recovering and deploying hydrophones, ADCP, and CTDs.
Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU
#ONCabyss #KnowTheOcean
Underwater robotic arm from ROV Mantis operating near a marine structure covered in sea life during the Spring 2026 expedition.
🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨ROV Mantis is diving at Saanich Inlet, 100 metres below sea surface!
ONC and Canpac Marine Services are working on recovering the base of the Saanich Inlet site’s node.
Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU
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Remotely operated vehicle Mantis being lowered into the ocean for a dive during the Spring 2026 expedition.
🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨ONC is at Saanich Inlet, aboard the M/V Canpac Valour.
ROV Mantis is diving 100 metres below the ocean surface to recover the Saanich Inlet node—the device that powers ocean monitoring instruments at the site.
Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU
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A blue and white vessel named Canpac Valour sits on calm reflective waters with misty mountains and forest in the background.
ONC kicks off the 2026 #ONCabyss season w/ a 10-day expedition aboard M/V Canpac Valour from Mar 10–19.
We’ll service VENUS in the Salish Sea + NEPTUNE off Vancouver Island, w/ ROV Mantis supporting instrument recovery, deployment, + science at sea.
Watch the live dives 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU
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Sharing CTV’s story on ONC’s historic Antarctic mission this winter.
Working with the Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base team, we doubled our subsea observatories in the region—delivering near real-time ocean data to scientists worldwide.
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Group of smiling people posing behind an Ocean Networks Canada booth at a conference with informational displays and brochures.
Thank you to AGU (American Geophysical Union) and the Scottish Event Campus for hosting #OSM26 in Glasgow this week!
ONC is grateful for the opportunity to showcase the work of our amazing staff + to connect w/ the global #OceanScience community.
Stay tuned as we recap highlights from #OSM26!
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Three people engage with a large display about transforming ocean science at a conference booth.
ONC was honoured to welcome The Princess Royal to ONC’s exhibition booth at #OSM26 this week.
We were delighted to showcase the geographical range of ONC’s cabled ocean observatories during HRH Princess Anne’s visit.
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How can community, policy, and data come together for an equitable ocean future? 🌊
Join the ONC town hall at #OSM26 (Fri, 12:45 pm) w/ Wylee Fitz-Gearld + Sean Tippett to explore collaborative monitoring, ethical data governance, + more.
👉🏼 bit.ly/4cfVZn0
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3/🧊 ONC sensors measure physical and chemical ocean properties, providing invaluable information on glacier melt, marine health and factors influencing Earth’s climate.
Full story 👉🏼 bit.ly/4ba0K0f
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#Antarctic #CDNsci #CDNsky #PolarResearch
2/🧊 Deployed in partnership w/ @csiccat.bsky.social, these observatories provide a window into one of the fastest changing parts of the planet.
Full story 👉🏼 bit.ly/4ba0K0f
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1/🧊 Go beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean by exploring live data from two new ONC observatories at the Spanish Antarctic Base Juan Carlos I.
Full story 👉🏼 bit.ly/4ba0K0f
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Missed an ONC presentation or poster at #OSM26?
Stop by booth #9 in the exhibition hall to catch up with the ONC speaker and grab some freebies—while they last.
Full ONC schedule 🗓️ bit.ly/4ret0Vk
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