E/V Nautilus

Dec 1, 2020

Advancing tech and science to #knowtheocean: Story Map

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Despite the usual complexity of working in the deep sea—with a global pandemic to boot—Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) successfully maintained, upgraded and expanded hundreds of offshore, inshore and coastal ocean observing instruments and sensors this year. This interactive ESRI story map summarizes the year’s highlights and successes in advancing technology, science, community engagement and partnerships on all three of Canada’s coasts.

Story map | 2020 expedition | offshore | maintenance | inshore | community engagement | pandemic | CCGS John P. Tully | E/V Nautilus

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Endeavour expansion during Leg 1 of Expedition 2018: Wiring the Abyss

Following the successful completion of Wiring the Abyss Leg 1 aboard Canadian Coast Guard ship (CCGS) John P. Tully, the Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) team are busy preparing for Leg 2 of our annual offshore expedition to install and improve cabled observatory infrastructure, 21 July - 4 August. The upcoming 2-week expedition aboard exploration vessel (E/V) Nautilus will complete many of the installations deployed aboard CCGS Tully (Figure 1).

Figure 1. 2018 Wiring the Abyss Leg 1 by the numbers.

Highlights of this 2-part expedition include the deployment of a long-awaited vertical...

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Earthquakes, pyrosomes, robots, and big seas

A summary of Ocean Networks Canada’s maintenance expedition in the northeast Pacific: Wiring the Abyss, Leg 2, 6-26 June 2017.

Big swells rock exploration vessel (E/V) Nautilus and cable ship (C/S) Cable Innovator during a tricky seafloor operation to lay three kilometres of cable at the Cascadia subduction zone (Figure 1). Over a kilometer below the choppy ocean surface, this fibre-optic cable connects a variety of deep sea sensors, including several accelerometers that will contribute to British Columbia’s earthquake early warning system.

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wally | expedition | Wiring the Abyss | E/V Nautilus | C/S Cable Innovator | clayoquot slope | Canada 150 | expedition 2017 | maintenance expedition | Ocean Exploration Trust

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Expedition 2016 Wrap: Bigger Footprint Enables Better Science

Ocean Networks Canada’s (ONC) Expedition 2016: Wiring the Abyss returned to port on June 25 after 40 days at sea off the west coast of Canada. This ambitious undertaking involved 149 people aboard three ships, and included three remotely operated vehicles (ROV) making 44 dives to deploy, maintain and recover 180 instruments and lay 18 km of fibre-optic cable. The dynamic 24/7 operations engaged viewers across the world via live stream and featured regular Q&A with scientists, educators and engineers.

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expedition 2016 | R/V Sikuliaq | C/S Wave Venture | E/V Nautilus | NEPTUNE | Wiring the Abyss | earthquake early warning | endeavour | barkley canyon | wally

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Wiring the Abyss 2016 Leg 1 - Summary and Highlights

The first leg of Ocean Networks Canada’s 2016 offshore Wiring the Abyss expedition was a landmark success, a fitting tribute to the organization’s tenth anniversary. Round-the-clock ship operations were conducted at four of the five NEPTUNE node locations aboard the exploration vessel E/V Nautilus. The C/S Wave Venture conducted joint cable operations with the Nautilus from 12-27 May at three node locations. Both ships mobilized at the Victoria Ogden Point facility.

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EXPEDITION 2016: Wiring the Abyss

Leg One: 10-30 May & Leg Two 12-26 June, 2016

Live Dive with Ocean Networks Canada

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is about to embark on what’s expected to be the most challenging expedition in its 10-year history of collecting ocean data. This year’s two-month expedition off the west coast of Canada involves three ships, three remotely operated vehicles, and around-the-clock operations. The team of scientists, engineers and educators on board will be interacting via live-stream video during dives and engaging scientists and ocean lovers from around the world via Twitter using #ONCabyss.

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Explore the ocean depths—live—while ONC wires the abyss!

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is poised to head out to sea on a month-long expedition with two world-class ships, to conduct annual operations and maintenance on the observatories off the west coast of Canada.

Both the exploration vessel E/V Nautilus, and the research vessel R/V Thompson will be providing a rare undersea portal to the Salish Sea and the Pacific Ocean, by way of remotely operated vehicles equipped with high definition video cameras.

Communications control aboard the E/V Nautilus

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