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
Across the Atlantic and back: the journey of a VR4
The ocean is a dynamic and powerful environment. Sometimes, particularly after a major storm, acoustic moorings can break, and receivers wash up on nearby shores. Other times, those receivers embark on multi-year journeys across the ocean, drifting far beyond where we...
Connecting science across borders: OTN joins the launch of the MOSAIC ocean monitoring initiative in Ireland
At the end of March, members of the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) data team participated in the kick-off meeting of the Multi-disciplinary Ocean Sensing for Adaptive International Conservation (MOSAIC) project in Belfast. This new cross-border initiative brings...
Celebrating Earth Day: Announcing the 2026 Tag! You’re It! funding recipients
Each year, Earth Day offers a moment to reflect on the power of community in protecting the natural world and to celebrate the people and organizations doing the work on the ground. For the tenth consecutive year, we’re proud to announce the recipients of our Tag!...
2026 OTN Symposium
The 2026 OTN Symposium is taking place from Nov. 9-12 in Halifax, N.S. The symposium will bring together researchers from across the globe to collaborate, share strategies, and seek new opportunities for animal tracking in a changing ocean climate. Prepare to dive...
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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