


OTN goes deeper with 1000-metre rated Falcon ROV
OTN has upgraded its remotely operated vehicle to a 1000-metre rated Saab Seaeye Falcon DR. Chosen in a competitive bid process, the Falcon was selected as the most powerful and capable ROV of its size, class and depth rating. Greater depth capability of the Falcon DR...
The Ocean Tracking Network receives $13.4 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation
The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) has been awarded a grant of $13.4 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Major Science Initiatives (MSI) Fund, bringing the total amount awarded to OTN from the Government of Canada to $27M. OTN is the only MSI and...
What you can do to help save the endangered North Atlantic right whale
North Atlantic right whales are amongst the most endangered cetaceans on the planet, with their population hovering around a mere 400 individuals. Historically found throughout the Atlantic Ocean, today North Atlantic right whales overwinter and calve in the southern...In Memoriam: Dr. Ronald O’Dor
Dr. Ron O’Dor, a visionary scientist, colleague, and great friend to the Dalhousie University Department of Biology and the Faculty of Science, as well as to the international scientific community, passed away on 11 May due to COVID-19 related complications. Ron was...