4/🌊 Feb 8 marks ONC’s 20th anniversary, & we invite you to retrace the journey—from world-leading observatory operations to science at sea, + exploring the wonders of our blue planet.
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Snow-covered mountain peak with scientific equipment including a metal box and solar panels under a clear blue sky.
Group of people dressed in winter gear gathered on snowy terrain near snowmobiles and equipment cases.
Yellow floating ocean monitoring station with instruments on calm sea reflecting clear sky and distant hills.
3/🌊Today, ONC is one of Canada’s Major Research Facilities & operates world-leading observatories in the deep ocean + coastal waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, + Arctic coasts of Canada, along w/ the Southern Ocean.
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Crew members in blue helmets and orange life vests pull a thick green rope on a ship deck during a coordinated operation. Credit: ONC/Ocean Exploration Trust
Two people working at a control room desk with multiple monitors and a whiteboard under red lighting. Credit: ONC/Ocean Exploration Trust
2/🌊 In 2006, ONC launched the world’s first large-scale interactive portal for real-time ocean monitoring + installed a cabled observatory to deliver live data from the depths of the Salish Sea.
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Map of Endeavour site within ONC's NEPTUNE Observatory showing ocean moorings, and seismometers, and other scientific instruments across various fields and ridges.
Deep-sea hydrothermal vent emitting dark smoke with a yellow crab perched on a mineral-covered chimney.
Deep underwater fissure splitting the rocky ocean floor with rugged textured surfaces on both sides.
1/🏆 2010 🌡️ monitoring Canada’s first #MarineProtectedArea
ONC instrumented Canada’s first MPA at the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents in 2010!
The node sits 2300m below sea surface, providing power to scientific instruments like hydrophones, seismometers, + more!
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Map of Vancouver Island with ONC's ocean observing infrastructure depicted by icons off the west coast of the island.
Group of reporters and cameramen wearing blue safety helmets interviewing a man in a blue shirt at an industrial site.
Large blue research vessel docked with a yellow underwater exploration device suspended over the water by a crane arm.
1/🪐 2009 🪐 Wiring the abyss
ONC deployed its second major subsea cabled observatory in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia in 2009.
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1/🏆 2006 💻 VENUS cabled observatory goes live + real-time ocean monitoring begins
On 8 February 2006, a large underwater telecommunications power bar—known as a node—was lowered to the floor of Saanich Inlet, a coastal fjord off Vancouver Island.
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