Have your say on a new proposed Marine Protected Area
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 13 March 2023
Public input is open until March 20, 2023, on the proposed Tang.ɢwan–ḥačxwiqak–Tsig̱is Marine Protected Area off Vancouver Island. Co-managed with First Nations, it will protect rare deep-sea ecosystems like seamounts and hydrothermal vents.
Keywords: ONC, deep sea, seamounts, hydrothermal vents, Indigenous co-management, public consultation, ocean conservation
Discover Pacific sea life in the Canadian Museum of Nature
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 13 March 2023
The Canadian Museum of Nature's new Pacific Discovery Tank exhibit, developed with ONC and the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, showcases live west coast tide-pool species and highlights their cultural importance to coastal Indigenous communities.
Keywords: Tide pools, Indigenous knowledge, sea stars, Ocean Knowledge Cards, coastal ecosystems, cultural connection
Studying the origins of the universe, under the sea
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 24 August 2023
Instrumentation for the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE) has been shipped to Germany for analysis after deep-sea testing in ONC’s NEPTUNE observatory, marking progress toward building the first neutrino telescope in the Pacific Ocean.
Keywords: Cascadia Basin, deep ocean research, neutrinos, subatomic particles, light sensors, Technical astrophysics, ocean science
