ONCabyss Spring 2026 Ocean Expedition Highlights
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 28 April 2026
A 10-day expedition aboard M/V Canpac Valour retired the historic 20-year-old Saanich Inlet VENUS node that launched Canada's deep-sea cabled observatory network, deploying a new lighter in-house designed replacement and completing maintenance on VENUS and NEPTUNE observatories.
Keywords: ONCabyss, VENUS observatory, cabled observatory, Saanich Inlet, ocean monitoring, deep-sea infrastructure, NEPTUNE
Exploring the Genetic Potential of Marine Fungi for Biodiscovery
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Published: 8 May 2026
Prof. Dr Xi Yu from Shanghai Ocean University is collaborating with GEOMAR to explore extremophilic marine-derived fungi from deep-sea environments, combining genomics and metabolomics to accelerate discovery of bioactive compounds for medicine and biotechnology.
Keywords: marine fungi, biodiscovery, natural products, deep-sea biology, genomics, metabolomics, biotechnology
Baleen whales have a summer job as ocean fertilizers
Institute of Marine Research (Norway)
Published: 13 November 2025
Baleen whales recycling nutrients through feces and urine in the Nordic and Barents Seas can boost ocean primary production by up to 10% in summer, with minke whales dominating nutrient recycling in Norwegian waters.
Keywords: baleen whales, ocean nutrients, primary production, phytoplankton, Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, marine ecology
