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
Data Centre update: Detection Extract format changes
Note: This update will take effect during the June 2025 Data Push. A detailed data dictionary and other researcher support will be available to accompany the rollout.Based on feedback from researchers, the OTN Data Centre has updated the format of its Detection...
The Ocean Tracking Network 2024 annual report
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTORS 2024 was an exciting year for the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), emphasized by the federal government’s groundbreaking announcement that a Major Research Facilities (MRF) program will be established by the Canada Foundation for Innovation...
Fred Whoriskey reflects on his time as OTN’s executive director
After more than 15 years as OTN’s executive director, Fred Whoriskey retired in December 2024.Fred became the executive director of OTN in 2008, co-leading and directing the organization with scientific director, Sara Iverson, until her retirement in 2023, when she...
2024 OTN Symposium Recap
The 2024 OTN Symposium was held from Sept. 23-26 in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, N.S.). This year marked OTN’s 11th symposium—its largest to date—with 200 attendees and more than 60 presenters! The symposium began on the evening of Sept. 23, with two days of presentations and...
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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