2024 Artist-in-Residence Program call for proposals
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 4 October 2023
Applications are open for UVic’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence Ocean Program. Fine Arts grad students are invited to propose projects that creatively explore ocean science themes. The paid residency runs up to 4 months and ends with a public exhibit.
Keywords: Ocean themes, Indigenous perspectives, creative research, public exhibit, student opportunity, art and science, marine environment.
ONC’s deep sea observatory supporting ocean-based carbon dioxide removal research
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 8 September 2023
Ocean Networks Canada and Running Tide have deployed Canada’s first marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) experiment. Using Carbon Buoys and kelp at deep-sea observatories, the project will study how biomass stores CO₂ and impacts seafloor ecosystems.
Keywords: Ocean CDR, biomass fall, carbon sequestration, benthic lander, real-time monitoring, ONCAbyss.
Using AI to detect orcas in the Salish Sea
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 29 May 2024
Fabio Frazao developed a real-time AI orca detector using ONC hydrophone data in the Salish Sea. Trained on diverse sounds, the tool helps track endangered orcas and inform vessel traffic. The project supports HALLO’s real-time whale alert system
Keywords: Marine mammals, vessel alerts, Fabio Frazao, Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award, Oceans 3.0, VENUS observatory, Transport Canada.
