Ocean Networks Canada
@oceannetworks.ca
Our Internet-connected cabled observatories bring real-time continuous ocean data to the surface for research & decision-making.
One of Canada's Major Research Facilities & a University of Victoria initiative.
oceannetworks.ca
One of Canada's Major Research Facilities & a University of Victoria initiative.
oceannetworks.ca
The best ideas start with a napkin drawing (+ a pint)!
We’re celebrating 20 years of ocean science discovery + innovation—from our first real-time ocean monitoring portal in 2006 to observatories across the Pacific, Atlantic, + Arctic coasts of Canada & the Southern Ocean.
👣 arcg.is/1qGOX50
We’re celebrating 20 years of ocean science discovery + innovation—from our first real-time ocean monitoring portal in 2006 to observatories across the Pacific, Atlantic, + Arctic coasts of Canada & the Southern Ocean.
👣 arcg.is/1qGOX50
February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The best ideas start with a napkin drawing (+ a pint)!
We’re celebrating 20 years of ocean science discovery + innovation—from our first real-time ocean monitoring portal in 2006 to observatories across the Pacific, Atlantic, + Arctic coasts of Canada & the Southern Ocean.
👣 arcg.is/1qGOX50
We’re celebrating 20 years of ocean science discovery + innovation—from our first real-time ocean monitoring portal in 2006 to observatories across the Pacific, Atlantic, + Arctic coasts of Canada & the Southern Ocean.
👣 arcg.is/1qGOX50
1/🌊 Like any good story, it began with mavericks.
Scientists at the University of Victoria asked a simple but revolutionary question:
🗨️Could we monitor the ever-changing ocean continuously & in real time, instead of relying on spot measurements from a research vessel?
🔗 arcg.is/1qGOX50
Scientists at the University of Victoria asked a simple but revolutionary question:
🗨️Could we monitor the ever-changing ocean continuously & in real time, instead of relying on spot measurements from a research vessel?
🔗 arcg.is/1qGOX50
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
1/🌊 Like any good story, it began with mavericks.
Scientists at the University of Victoria asked a simple but revolutionary question:
🗨️Could we monitor the ever-changing ocean continuously & in real time, instead of relying on spot measurements from a research vessel?
🔗 arcg.is/1qGOX50
Scientists at the University of Victoria asked a simple but revolutionary question:
🗨️Could we monitor the ever-changing ocean continuously & in real time, instead of relying on spot measurements from a research vessel?
🔗 arcg.is/1qGOX50
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!
#ONC20 University of Victoria
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!
#ONC20 University of Victoria
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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!
#ONC20 University of Victoria
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!
#ONC20 University of Victoria
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.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CFIfunded #CDNsci University of Victoria
ONC deployed its second major subsea cabled observatory in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia in 2009.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CFIfunded #CDNsci University of Victoria
February 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CFIfunded #CDNsci University of Victoria
ONC deployed its second major subsea cabled observatory in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia in 2009.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CFIfunded #CDNsci University of Victoria
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PODCAST: Listen to our new episode of the SURFACING SECRETS with @oceannetworks.ca, with Richard Dewey, Kohen Bauer, and Gwyn Lintern talking about scientific discoveries. www.baladeau.media/baladeau/epi...
February 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
PODCAST: Listen to our new episode of the SURFACING SECRETS with @oceannetworks.ca, with Richard Dewey, Kohen Bauer, and Gwyn Lintern talking about scientific discoveries. www.baladeau.media/baladeau/epi...
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.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CDNsci University of Victoria
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.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CDNsci University of Victoria
February 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CDNsci University of Victoria
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.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CDNsci University of Victoria
🎉 Feb 8 is the 20th anniversary of ONC! 🎉
What began as a bold experiment in 2006—a cabled observatory delivering live data from the depths of the Salish Sea —has evolved into one of Canada’s premier scientific achievements + a recognized Canadian Major Research Facility.
University of Victoria
What began as a bold experiment in 2006—a cabled observatory delivering live data from the depths of the Salish Sea —has evolved into one of Canada’s premier scientific achievements + a recognized Canadian Major Research Facility.
University of Victoria
February 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🎉 Feb 8 is the 20th anniversary of ONC! 🎉
What began as a bold experiment in 2006—a cabled observatory delivering live data from the depths of the Salish Sea —has evolved into one of Canada’s premier scientific achievements + a recognized Canadian Major Research Facility.
University of Victoria
What began as a bold experiment in 2006—a cabled observatory delivering live data from the depths of the Salish Sea —has evolved into one of Canada’s premier scientific achievements + a recognized Canadian Major Research Facility.
University of Victoria
🎉 We did it! Fantastic teamwork by ONC and CSIC Catalunya has led to the successful deployment this week of a second subsea observatory offshore of the Juan Carlos I Spanish Antarctic Station 🇦🇶 📡 Data is now streaming from both observatories into ONC’s open data portal, Oceans 3.0.
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 PM
🎉 We did it! Fantastic teamwork by ONC and CSIC Catalunya has led to the successful deployment this week of a second subsea observatory offshore of the Juan Carlos I Spanish Antarctic Station 🇦🇶 📡 Data is now streaming from both observatories into ONC’s open data portal, Oceans 3.0.
ONC is mourning the loss of a remarkable champion for science and equity. The Honourable Kirsty Duncan shaped Canada’s research landscape for generations and we are thankful for her dedication in highlighting the need for on-going climate research.
January 28, 2026 at 5:17 PM
ONC is mourning the loss of a remarkable champion for science and equity. The Honourable Kirsty Duncan shaped Canada’s research landscape for generations and we are thankful for her dedication in highlighting the need for on-going climate research.
Bradley and Ruchie are continuing their work in the #Antarctic alongside our partners @csiccat.bsky.social . Thanks to perfect weather and incredible teamwork from the base crew, they successfully deployed our first observatory yesterday.
ONC has been receiving live data since 9 a.m. today! 📡
ONC has been receiving live data since 9 a.m. today! 📡
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Bradley and Ruchie are continuing their work in the #Antarctic alongside our partners @csiccat.bsky.social . Thanks to perfect weather and incredible teamwork from the base crew, they successfully deployed our first observatory yesterday.
ONC has been receiving live data since 9 a.m. today! 📡
ONC has been receiving live data since 9 a.m. today! 📡
1/🚢 ONC’s intrepid duo, Bradley and Ruchie are hard at work in #Antarctica alongside our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social.
@uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
@uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
1/🚢 ONC’s intrepid duo, Bradley and Ruchie are hard at work in #Antarctica alongside our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social.
@uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
@uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
1/🚢 Ruchie and Bradley have safely arrived at the Spanish Antarctic base, Juan Carlos I Base on Livingston Island, #Antarctica, with our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social sky.social!
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience @uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience @uvic.ca
January 20, 2026 at 7:50 PM
1/🚢 Ruchie and Bradley have safely arrived at the Spanish Antarctic base, Juan Carlos I Base on Livingston Island, #Antarctica, with our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social sky.social!
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience @uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience @uvic.ca
1/🚢 ONC’s intrepid duo, Bradley + Ruchie transited through the Tierra del Fuego archipelago yesterday & caught some amazing sights aboard the BIO Hespérides with our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social.
@uvic.ca @csic.es
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
@uvic.ca @csic.es
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
1/🚢 ONC’s intrepid duo, Bradley + Ruchie transited through the Tierra del Fuego archipelago yesterday & caught some amazing sights aboard the BIO Hespérides with our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social.
@uvic.ca @csic.es
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
@uvic.ca @csic.es
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
📣 Calling all #Canadian grad students 📣
Receive $20,000 to support your research using ONC's ocean data!
Apply for the Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award by 31 January 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
#CdnSci #SciSky
Receive $20,000 to support your research using ONC's ocean data!
Apply for the Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award by 31 January 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
#CdnSci #SciSky
January 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
📣 Calling all #Canadian grad students 📣
Receive $20,000 to support your research using ONC's ocean data!
Apply for the Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award by 31 January 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
#CdnSci #SciSky
Receive $20,000 to support your research using ONC's ocean data!
Apply for the Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award by 31 January 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
#CdnSci #SciSky
1/🚢Last week, ONC’s Ruchie and Bradley set off for Punta Arenas, Chile—kicking off their journey south to Antarctica!
🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
@csiccat.bsky.social @csic.es @uvic.ca
🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
@csiccat.bsky.social @csic.es @uvic.ca
January 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
1/🚢Last week, ONC’s Ruchie and Bradley set off for Punta Arenas, Chile—kicking off their journey south to Antarctica!
🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
@csiccat.bsky.social @csic.es @uvic.ca
🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
@csiccat.bsky.social @csic.es @uvic.ca
ONC wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season! Our office is closed 25 Dec–1 Jan, reopening 2 Jan 2026.
While we recharge, catch up on highlights like the missing zombie worms and new ocean-monitoring innovations from our summer expedition 👉🏼 icont.ac/51bzh
Sea you next year!
While we recharge, catch up on highlights like the missing zombie worms and new ocean-monitoring innovations from our summer expedition 👉🏼 icont.ac/51bzh
Sea you next year!
December 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ONC wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season! Our office is closed 25 Dec–1 Jan, reopening 2 Jan 2026.
While we recharge, catch up on highlights like the missing zombie worms and new ocean-monitoring innovations from our summer expedition 👉🏼 icont.ac/51bzh
Sea you next year!
While we recharge, catch up on highlights like the missing zombie worms and new ocean-monitoring innovations from our summer expedition 👉🏼 icont.ac/51bzh
Sea you next year!
And that’s a wrap on ArcticNet 2025!
The conference brought together community members, researchers, government, artists, and policy makers—highlighting the diversity of perspectives and the connections between different ways of knowing across the #Arctic region.
#KnowTheOcean #ASM2025
The conference brought together community members, researchers, government, artists, and policy makers—highlighting the diversity of perspectives and the connections between different ways of knowing across the #Arctic region.
#KnowTheOcean #ASM2025
December 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
And that’s a wrap on ArcticNet 2025!
The conference brought together community members, researchers, government, artists, and policy makers—highlighting the diversity of perspectives and the connections between different ways of knowing across the #Arctic region.
#KnowTheOcean #ASM2025
The conference brought together community members, researchers, government, artists, and policy makers—highlighting the diversity of perspectives and the connections between different ways of knowing across the #Arctic region.
#KnowTheOcean #ASM2025
Dive to the Endeavour hydrothermal vents—a deep-sea world of shifting plates, superheated fluids, and life without sunlight, nearly 2 km down.
🎧 Featuring Laurence Coogan (UVic) & Steve Mihaly (ONC)
Surfacing Secrets: Eyes on Endeavour -> bit.ly/ONCpodcast
🎧 Featuring Laurence Coogan (UVic) & Steve Mihaly (ONC)
Surfacing Secrets: Eyes on Endeavour -> bit.ly/ONCpodcast
December 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Dive to the Endeavour hydrothermal vents—a deep-sea world of shifting plates, superheated fluids, and life without sunlight, nearly 2 km down.
🎧 Featuring Laurence Coogan (UVic) & Steve Mihaly (ONC)
Surfacing Secrets: Eyes on Endeavour -> bit.ly/ONCpodcast
🎧 Featuring Laurence Coogan (UVic) & Steve Mihaly (ONC)
Surfacing Secrets: Eyes on Endeavour -> bit.ly/ONCpodcast
Something’s missing in the deep sea… 🪱
ONC’s final 2025 newsletter explores the case of the missing zombie worms, new ocean-monitoring tech from our summer expedition, and more!
Dive in 🌊 icont.ac/51bzh
#KnowTheOcean
ONC’s final 2025 newsletter explores the case of the missing zombie worms, new ocean-monitoring tech from our summer expedition, and more!
Dive in 🌊 icont.ac/51bzh
#KnowTheOcean
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Something’s missing in the deep sea… 🪱
ONC’s final 2025 newsletter explores the case of the missing zombie worms, new ocean-monitoring tech from our summer expedition, and more!
Dive in 🌊 icont.ac/51bzh
#KnowTheOcean
ONC’s final 2025 newsletter explores the case of the missing zombie worms, new ocean-monitoring tech from our summer expedition, and more!
Dive in 🌊 icont.ac/51bzh
#KnowTheOcean
ONC is at ArcticNet 2025 in Calgary this week!
Stop by our booth to grab a copy of our special-edition 20th anniversary calendar 🗓️
Don’t miss Luci Marshall’s presentation this afternoon, where she’ll share highlights from ONC’s Community Fishers program in Nunatsiavut ❄️
#KnowTheOcean
Stop by our booth to grab a copy of our special-edition 20th anniversary calendar 🗓️
Don’t miss Luci Marshall’s presentation this afternoon, where she’ll share highlights from ONC’s Community Fishers program in Nunatsiavut ❄️
#KnowTheOcean
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
ONC is at ArcticNet 2025 in Calgary this week!
Stop by our booth to grab a copy of our special-edition 20th anniversary calendar 🗓️
Don’t miss Luci Marshall’s presentation this afternoon, where she’ll share highlights from ONC’s Community Fishers program in Nunatsiavut ❄️
#KnowTheOcean
Stop by our booth to grab a copy of our special-edition 20th anniversary calendar 🗓️
Don’t miss Luci Marshall’s presentation this afternoon, where she’ll share highlights from ONC’s Community Fishers program in Nunatsiavut ❄️
#KnowTheOcean
🧊Dive into the #Arctic Ocean!
Since 2012, ONC + Cambridge Bay community have been monitoring life under the Arctic ice through a cabled observatory deployed 8 m below sea surface on Victoria Island, #Nunavut—within #Inuit territory.
🎥 Full video: https://bit.ly/4oas3uH
Since 2012, ONC + Cambridge Bay community have been monitoring life under the Arctic ice through a cabled observatory deployed 8 m below sea surface on Victoria Island, #Nunavut—within #Inuit territory.
🎥 Full video: https://bit.ly/4oas3uH
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🧊Dive into the #Arctic Ocean!
Since 2012, ONC + Cambridge Bay community have been monitoring life under the Arctic ice through a cabled observatory deployed 8 m below sea surface on Victoria Island, #Nunavut—within #Inuit territory.
🎥 Full video: https://bit.ly/4oas3uH
Since 2012, ONC + Cambridge Bay community have been monitoring life under the Arctic ice through a cabled observatory deployed 8 m below sea surface on Victoria Island, #Nunavut—within #Inuit territory.
🎥 Full video: https://bit.ly/4oas3uH
1/🫨 ONC’s land+seafloor seismic network successfully detected an #earthquake 60km southwest of Kyuquot, #BritishColumbia on Dec 9 & notified critical infrastructure subscribers.
The earthquake occurred around 8:44 pm PST.
University of Victoria
#Canada #CDNtech #EarthquakeEarlyWarning
The earthquake occurred around 8:44 pm PST.
University of Victoria
#Canada #CDNtech #EarthquakeEarlyWarning
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
1/🫨 ONC’s land+seafloor seismic network successfully detected an #earthquake 60km southwest of Kyuquot, #BritishColumbia on Dec 9 & notified critical infrastructure subscribers.
The earthquake occurred around 8:44 pm PST.
University of Victoria
#Canada #CDNtech #EarthquakeEarlyWarning
The earthquake occurred around 8:44 pm PST.
University of Victoria
#Canada #CDNtech #EarthquakeEarlyWarning
Calling #grad students across #Canada!
Apply now for the $20K Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award to support your research by 31 January 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
Apply now for the $20K Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award to support your research by 31 January 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Calling #grad students across #Canada!
Apply now for the $20K Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award to support your research by 31 January 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
Apply now for the $20K Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award to support your research by 31 January 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
In addition to detecting today's #earthquake off Japan's northeast coast, ONC's 'land+sea' seismic sensor network also picked up the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook the Kluane National Park region on December 6.
Learn more on CBC 📰 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#KnowTheOcean
Learn more on CBC 📰 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#KnowTheOcean
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In addition to detecting today's #earthquake off Japan's northeast coast, ONC's 'land+sea' seismic sensor network also picked up the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook the Kluane National Park region on December 6.
Learn more on CBC 📰 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#KnowTheOcean
Learn more on CBC 📰 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#KnowTheOcean
Tsunami waves take about 12 hours to travel from #Japan across the #Pacific to the #BC coast.
These waves are expected to pose a limited threat to the region, and ONC’s NEPTUNE bottom pressure recorder sensors should detect the first small waves around 6pm.
🌎 bit.ly/oncearthquakedata
#earthquake
These waves are expected to pose a limited threat to the region, and ONC’s NEPTUNE bottom pressure recorder sensors should detect the first small waves around 6pm.
🌎 bit.ly/oncearthquakedata
#earthquake
December 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Tsunami waves take about 12 hours to travel from #Japan across the #Pacific to the #BC coast.
These waves are expected to pose a limited threat to the region, and ONC’s NEPTUNE bottom pressure recorder sensors should detect the first small waves around 6pm.
🌎 bit.ly/oncearthquakedata
#earthquake
These waves are expected to pose a limited threat to the region, and ONC’s NEPTUNE bottom pressure recorder sensors should detect the first small waves around 6pm.
🌎 bit.ly/oncearthquakedata
#earthquake