Recap: Oceans Week 2019
This past week, OTN co-hosted activities in the province as part of Oceans Week HFX,…
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Coding and collaborations: first of many knowledge transfer workshops
This month, OTN hosted an ‘Introduction to R’ workshop at SURGE (Science Unleashed: Research Growing…
International Year of the Salmon: a year for celebration and action
Wild salmon undertake incredible journeys compared to most marine and freshwater fishes. They use complex navigation cues, including their sense of smell and the Earth’s magnetic field, to migrate thousands of kilometres from rivers, across oceans to nutrient-rich coastlines, and back to their native river habitat⸺all part of a life cycle that is becoming increasingly challenging as a result of climate change and human interference.
The Canada Foundation for Innovation invests in OTN
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced $160 million for research labs…
SAVE THE DATE: 5th ICFT + 2019 OTN SYMPOSIUM | JUNE 24-29, 2019
Please save the date for the 2019 OTN Symposium immediately following the 5th ICFT in Arendal, Norway. …
Tag! You’re It!, the Maritimes’ first conservation in a can
The initial launch of the beer in late summer 2017 drew tremendous media attention. OTN…
OTN community collaboration story becomes official selection of 2018 Maine Outdoor Film Festival and 2018 Wildlife and Conservation Film Festival
OTN-made documentary, The Bramber Weir: Community Collaborations, was announced this week as an official selection of…
Underwater robots tracking right whales and their prey
Knowing where North Atlantic right whales will roam in search of the tiny organisms they eat…
OTN spin-off, ShARCC, first research-focused shark NGO in Canada
Manuel Dureuil wants people to rethink what they think they know about sharks. “A lot…
Fisherman pings tagged great white shark in Bay of Fundy
The first acoustic tag-bearing great white shark to visit Nova Scotia waters this spring has…