OTN in the press
OTN in the press
A selection of media coverage featuring the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN). For research features and news from OTN headquarters, visit the news section.
2023
OTN celebrating successes of right whale monitoring program – Global News
On the menu: Canadian scientists want to know what Atlantic seals are eating – CBC News
Rise in water temperatures impacting Atlantic marine life, shark spotting increases – Global News
White shark sightings are on the rise in Atlantic Canada. Here’s why that’s good news – The Globe and Mail
Les grands requins blancs sont dans les Maritimes pour de bon – ICI Nouvelle-Écosse
2022
Tomcod brings everyone to the table – Hakai Magazine
Technology plays a role in protection of endangered right whales off Atlantic Canada – Toronto Star
Podcast: How marine conservation benefits by blending Indigenous knowledge and western science – Mongabay
Ocean Tracking Network receives $38.5M in funding – Global News
Shark rarely seen in Bay of Fundy spotted 31 times in past week – CBC News
2021
Whale watching – The Globe and Mail
New marine robot to help scientists track movements of endangered right whales – CBC News
Seal-mounted camera recovered after 3 years on N.S. ocean floor yields hours of video – CBC News
2020
Identifying and protecting whales with gliders w/ Jude Van der Meer – Marine Tech Talk
Ghost gear fishing project the first of its kind in Nova Scotia – The Chronicle Herald
Ocean Aware project puts $29 million in play for fish tracking technology in Atlantic Canada – SaltWire
Navigating the data-rich world of acoustic telemetry – Methods.blog
White sharks in N.S. and P.E.I. – The Current
Late-year detections of endangered right whales close multiple fisheries in Nova Scotia – CBC News
2019
Dalhousie biologist chosen as mentor for Barbie’s 60th anniversary You Can Be Anything campaign – Global News
Tagged by scientists, bluefin tuna passing submerged listening lines help reveal species’ survival – Phys.org
Acoustic listening stations will track northern cod in N.L. waters – Yahoo News
Listening to the secret lives of lobsters, eels in Cape Breton waters – The Guardian
How a new project is hoping to help reduce ship strikes on whales in Canadian shipping lanes – The Star
Seals of Sable – The Nature of Things
Researchers get youth involved as they tag blue sharks off Halifax – CTV
Scientists taking ‘holistic approach’ to Atlantic salmon sea survival question – The Chronicle Herald
2018
Study gives scientists unprecedented data on young Atlantic salmon in East Coast rivers – Global News
New Nova Scotia fish study sees Indigenous partners leading the way – The Star
Citizen science helps detect sharks earlier – Phys.org
Underwater Glider Goes Searching for North Atlantic Right Whales – Marine Technology News
Saving the North Atlantic right whales, one point on a map at a time – Global News
Mystery persists: why do many salmon fail to return to spawning rivers? – The Chronicle Herald
2017
Molting Bowhead Whales Likely Rub On Rocks To Facilitate Sloughing Off Skin – Science Magazine
Dalhousie’s ocean researchers ride 1st wave of Research Trust Nova Scotia funding – CBC News
Great white sharks in Nova Scotia may hold key to species’ secrets – CBC News
The digital ocean – Trajectory Magazine
Great white shark detected in N.S. Minas Basin to feast on abundance of seals – National Observer
Underwater robots map grey whale habitat off Vancouver Island – CBC News
‘Conservation in a can’: Local brewers pair beer with shark research – Global News
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