CSI Salish Sea
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 27 April 2013
Marine forensics studies using pig carcasses on the VENUS observatory show that decomposition depends heavily on oxygen levels. Rapid scavenging occurs in oxygen-rich areas, while low-oxygen delays decay for months. Research informs forensic timelines.
Keywords: Forensic entomology, Saanich Inlet, Strait of Georgia, decomposition, scavenging, oxygen levels, VENUS observatory, underwater carcass study
Final Expedition of 2013 in the Salish Sea at Full Swing
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 23 October 2013
Ocean Networks Canada concluded its final 2013 maintenance expedition aboard CCGS Vector, servicing VENUS observatory sites in Saanich Inlet and the Strait of Georgia with support from Canpac Divers and the ROV Oceanic Explorer.
Keywords: Ocean Networks Canada, VENUS observatory, maintenance expedition, Saanich Inlet, Strait of Georgia, CCGS Vector, ROV Oceanic Explorer, Canpac Divers
CSI Salish Sea Completes with 10th Deployment
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 18 September 2014
On September 19, 2014, researchers completed the 10th carcass deployment in the Salish Sea, marking a decade of groundbreaking underwater forensic studies on decomposition, scavenging, and taphonomy using pig proxies at various ocean depths.
Keywords: VENUS, Salish Sea, forensic taphonomy, pig carcass, decomposition, marine scavenging, amphipods, squat lobster, Saanich Inlet
