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Remotely operated vehicle Mantis being lowered into the ocean for a dive during the Spring 2026 expedition.
🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨ONC is at Saanich Inlet, aboard the M/V Canpac Valour.
ROV Mantis is diving 100 metres below the ocean surface to recover the Saanich Inlet node—the device that powers ocean monitoring instruments at the site.
Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU
#ONCabyss #KnowTheOcean
A blue and white vessel named Canpac Valour sits on calm reflective waters with misty mountains and forest in the background.
ONC kicks off the 2026 #ONCabyss season w/ a 10-day expedition aboard M/V Canpac Valour from Mar 10–19.
We’ll service VENUS in the Salish Sea + NEPTUNE off Vancouver Island, w/ ROV Mantis supporting instrument recovery, deployment, + science at sea.
Watch the live dives 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU
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Sharing CTV’s story on ONC’s historic Antarctic mission this winter.
Working with the Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base team, we doubled our subsea observatories in the region—delivering near real-time ocean data to scientists worldwide.
@uvic.ca @csic.es @innovation.ca
Group of Ocean Networks Canada team members posing at their exhibition booth with informational displays and promotional materials.
Group of smiling people posing behind an Ocean Networks Canada booth at a conference with informational displays and brochures.
Thank you to AGU (American Geophysical Union) and the Scottish Event Campus for hosting #OSM26 in Glasgow this week!
ONC is grateful for the opportunity to showcase the work of our amazing staff + to connect w/ the global #OceanScience community.
Stay tuned as we recap highlights from #OSM26!
People gathered near escalators, dressed in winter clothing, interacting with each other.
Three people engage with a large display about transforming ocean science at a conference booth.
ONC was honoured to welcome The Princess Royal to ONC’s exhibition booth at #OSM26 this week.
We were delighted to showcase the geographical range of ONC’s cabled ocean observatories during HRH Princess Anne’s visit.
#KnowTheOcean AGU (American Geophysical Union)
How can community, policy, and data come together for an equitable ocean future? 🌊
Join the ONC town hall at #OSM26 (Fri, 12:45 pm) w/ Wylee Fitz-Gearld + Sean Tippett to explore collaborative monitoring, ethical data governance, + more.
👉🏼 bit.ly/4cfVZn0
AGU (American Geophysical Union)
3/🧊 ONC sensors measure physical and chemical ocean properties, providing invaluable information on glacier melt, marine health and factors influencing Earth’s climate.
Full story 👉🏼 bit.ly/4ba0K0f
@uvic.ca @csic.es
#Antarctic #CDNsci #CDNsky #PolarResearch
2/🧊 Deployed in partnership w/ @csiccat.bsky.social, these observatories provide a window into one of the fastest changing parts of the planet.
Full story 👉🏼 bit.ly/4ba0K0f
@uvic.ca @csic.es
1/🧊 Go beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean by exploring live data from two new ONC observatories at the Spanish Antarctic Base Juan Carlos I.
Full story 👉🏼 bit.ly/4ba0K0f
@uvic.ca @csic.es @csiccat.bsky.social
Missed an ONC presentation or poster at #OSM26?
Stop by booth #9 in the exhibition hall to catch up with the ONC speaker and grab some freebies—while they last.
Full ONC schedule 🗓️ bit.ly/4ret0Vk
#KnowTheOcean AGU (American Geophysical Union)
Exhibit booth for Ocean Networks Canada featuring a bright LED backdrop with an image of a seafloor seascape, two tall screens, a table with with a black tablecloth and blue octopus, and various displays with paper marketing materials.
ONC is at #OSM26 in Glasgow!
Visit us at exhibit booth #9 at 3pm to explore our latest scientific advancements, ocean-based solutions, and services—and grab freebies while they last.
ONC talks + posters 🗓️ bit.ly/4ret0Vk
AGU (American Geophysical Union)
Valentine card with a pink background, a poem about love for a tube worm, and a detailed image of a white and red tube worm. Deep-sea tube worms spotted at the Endeavour hydrothermal vents, approximately 2,300 metres below the sea surface.
A yellow, triangular, underwater power bar with wires, surrounded by hand-drawn hearts and the phrase 'your love powers me' on an orange background. A node along ONC’s NEPTUNE observatory. It acts like a power bar on the seafloor, providing power and internet connectivity to different scientific sensors.
A brightly lit ship sailing through dark waters at night, surrounded by hand-drawn hearts and the phrase 'you're the light of my life'. The motor vessel (M/V) Canpac Valour from Canpac Marine Services during a major ONC offshore expedition.
Map showing earthquake epicenter near coastal region with concentric circles indicating impact zones and sensor locations. The map image is surrounded by hand drawn hearts and text, "my heart quakes when you wave". A still generated from earthquake data recorded by ONC’s land and seafloor seismic sensors, part of ONC’s earthquake early warning system.
When love and ocean science intersect ❤️
Happy Valentine’s from ONC!
#KnowTheOcean
📣 Calling all #Canadian grad students 📣
Receive $20,000 to support your research using ONC's ocean data!
Deadline has been extended for the Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award—apply by 28 February 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
#CdnSci #SciSky
Scenic coastal cliffs overlooking the ocean with a call to visit Ocean Networks Canada at OSM26, Booth #9.
ONC is heading to the #OSM26 in Glasgow, Scotland, 22–27 February 2026!
Stop by booth #9 in the exhibit hall & explore our latest scientific advancements, ocean-based solutions + services—plus catch ONC researchers & experts during talks + poster sessions.
ONC’s full schedule 🗓️ bit.ly/4ret0Vk
Hand-drawn network map on a napkin showing nodes connected by fiber optic lines near Vancouver Island, with a coffee ring stain and fork beside it.
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.
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4/🌊 Feb 8 marks ONC’s 20th anniversary, & we invite you to retrace the journey—from world-leading observatory operations to science at sea, + exploring the wonders of our blue planet.
Dive into the story now 🔗 arcg.is/1qGOX50
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CFIfunded #CDNsci @uvic.ca
Snow-covered mountain peak with scientific equipment including a metal box and solar panels under a clear blue sky.
Group of people dressed in winter gear gathered on snowy terrain near snowmobiles and equipment cases.
Yellow floating ocean monitoring station with instruments on calm sea reflecting clear sky and distant hills.
3/🌊Today, ONC is one of Canada’s Major Research Facilities & operates world-leading observatories in the deep ocean + coastal waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, + Arctic coasts of Canada, along w/ the Southern Ocean.
🔗 arcg.is/1qGOX50
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CFIfunded #CDNsci @uvic.ca
Crew members in blue helmets and orange life vests pull a thick green rope on a ship deck during a coordinated operation. Credit: ONC/Ocean Exploration Trust
Two people working at a control room desk with multiple monitors and a whiteboard under red lighting. Credit: ONC/Ocean Exploration Trust
2/🌊 In 2006, ONC launched the world’s first large-scale interactive portal for real-time ocean monitoring + installed a cabled observatory to deliver live data from the depths of the Salish Sea.
🔗 arcg.is/1qGOX50
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CFIfunded #CDNsci @uvic.ca
A man in a red life vest with Ocean Networks Canada printed on the back and a blue hardhat on the busty back deck of a research vessel.
Oceanographic instrument being lowered into deep blue sea water from a research vessel using a crane mechanism.
A woman in a blue shirt, red life vest, and sunglasses working on a red cylinder device on a ship.
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?
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A large red spider crab on a tall scientific device on the seafloor in the foreground with a square green and grey platform in the background.
A clump of deep-sea tube worms on a rocky surface underwater. The worms have a feathery red tip and white stalk.
3/🏆 Subsea cameras deployed at Endeavour have been capturing footage of the thriving marine life in Endeavour’s dark, superheated, and sulphur-rich mid-ocean ridge ecosystem since 2010.
We’re counting down to ONC’s 20th anniversary by sharing milestone moments—more to come!
#CDNsci @uvic.ca
Two men working on a scientific device on a workbench.
A white square device with lights on a rocky surface underwater.
A 3D rendering of the main Endeavour hydrothermal vent field in a blue-hue with tall hydrothermal vent towers.
2/🏆 This enabled research into one of Earth’s most hostile environments, unlocking new insights into tectonic plate formation, chemosynthetic food webs, and even offering a glimpse into the potential origins of life on Earth.
#KnowTheOcean #CFIfunded #CDNsci @uvic.ca
Map of Endeavour site within ONC's NEPTUNE Observatory showing ocean moorings, and seismometers, and other scientific instruments across various fields and ridges.
Deep-sea hydrothermal vent emitting dark smoke with a yellow crab perched on a mineral-covered chimney.
Deep underwater fissure splitting the rocky ocean floor with rugged textured surfaces on both sides.
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
A translucent, pinkish sea creature with many legs on a sandy seafloor.
A delicate looking sea creature with feathery appendages attached to a central stalk.
3/🪐 Today, NEPTUNE hosts five nodes, with observatory sites ranging from 20 metres to 2,660 metres—giving us a window into the abyss.
We’re counting down to ONC’s 20th anniversary by sharing milestone moments—more to come!
#KnowTheOcean #CFIfunded #CDNsci @uvic.ca
A large yellow triangular scientific device being lowered onto the seafloor with sediment blowing out from underneath it.
A brightly lit green and grey rectangular platform housing scientific devices in the background and a blurry, shiny brown-grey squid darting across the image in the foreground.
Four large screens showing underwater scenery in a dark room.
2/🪐 Known as NEPTUNE (North East Pacific Time-series Underwater Networked Experiments), the observatory spans 800km+ of fibre-optic cable, powering thousands of sensors that deliver real-time ocean data from the depths to shore—open to anyone w/ an internet connection.
#CDNsci @uvic.ca
Map of Vancouver Island with ONC's ocean observing infrastructure depicted by icons off the west coast of the island.
Group of reporters and cameramen wearing blue safety helmets interviewing a man in a blue shirt at an industrial site.
Large blue research vessel docked with a yellow underwater exploration device suspended over the water by a crane arm.
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
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...
Group of workers in safety gear lifting a large black metal structure on a ship deck under cloudy skies.
3/🏆 The data, available on Oceans 3.0, has been openly accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world since day one!
We’re counting down to ONC’s 20th anniversary by sharing milestone moments—more to come!
#KnowTheOcean #CFIfunded #CDNsci @uvic.ca
Golden sunlight reflecting on calm water near a forested rocky shoreline at dusk.
Close-up of a metal device labeled 'VENUS' with a blue and white logo featuring a stylized shell design.
2/🏆 This node powered scientific instruments and transmitted continuous, real-time ocean data to shore via a fibre-optic cable.
This pioneering observatory was known as the Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea, or VENUS.
#KnowTheOcean #CFIfunded #CDNsci @uvic.ca
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
Blue shield emblem with '20 Years' text celebrating two decades of achievement against a wavy digital background.
🎉 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