About us
The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) is a global aquatic research, data management and partnership platform headquartered at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
300+ species tracked
across 800 projects globally
A global community of researchers is using OTN’s infrastructure and analytical tools to track the movements and survival of keystone, commercially important and endangered species.
LATEST NEWS
We’re hiring: Field Technician
Job Title: Field TechnicianFaculty/Department: Biology, Ocean Tracking Network Compensation: $50,000-55,000 commensurate with experience Location: Halifax, NS Expected start date: March 1, 2023 The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) is a rapidly growing international marine...
We’re hiring: Program Manager
Job Title: Program ManagerFaculty/Department: Biology, Ocean Tracking Network Compensation: $65,000- 75,000 commensurate with experience Location: Halifax, NS Expected start date: March 1, 2023 The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) is a rapidly growing international marine...
The Ocean Tracking Network endorsed by UNESCO as part of the UN Ocean Decade
On June 8, 2022, the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) endorsed nine projects as part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Six of those are nestled under the Marine Life 2030 program, including the Ocean...
The Ocean Tracking Network receives $38.5 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation
The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), headquartered at Dalhousie University, has been awarded a grant of $38.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Major Science Initiatives (MSI) Fund, bringing the total amount awarded to OTN for its 2017-2029...
1,145+ researchers
OTN-supported researchers are addressing questions of relevance and priority in Canada and around the world.
2,800+ OTN receivers
deployed in key aquatic locations across the globe
OTN positions its equipment to link to and leverage existing receiver capacity, creating a worldwide network and providing truly global tracking coverage.
80,000 km
covered by gliders, and counting
OTN and partners are pioneering robotic oceanographic monitoring and data collection.
General inquiries
+1 902 494 4101
otn@dal.ca
Data Centre
otndc@dal.ca
Media Contact
anja.samardzic@dal.ca
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