Wiring the Abyss

Sep 6, 2019

Watch Live: Wiring the Abyss Expedition 10 – 24 September

During this 2-week expedition aboard the Canadian Coast Guard Vessel John P. Tully, a team of 17 scientists, engineers, technicians and data specialists will conduct operations to maintain, install and improve infrastructure and instrumentation on Ocean Networks Canada’s cabled observing networks, with the support of Pelagic Research Services ROV Odysseus.

The Canadian Coast Guard Ship John P. Tully team positions ROV Odysseus before a dive in the Strait of Georgia.

Highlights include:

  • Deploying a new Delta Dynamics Platform in the Strait of...
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Watch Live: Wiring the Abyss Leg 1, 7 – 21 May 2019

During this 2-week expedition aboard the Canadian Coast Guard Vessel John P. Tully using Pelagic Research Services ROV Odysseus, a team of 17 scientists, engineers, technicians and data specialists will conduct operations to maintain, install and improve infrastructure and instrumentation on Ocean Networks Canada’s cabled observing networks in the Salish Sea, and deep sea offshore sites at Barkley Canyon, Endeavour, Cascadia Basin, and Clayoquot Slope.

The Canadian Coast Guard Ship John P. Tully team positions ROV Odysseus before a dive in the Strait of Georgia.

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From Cosmos to Core: Wiring the Abyss Expedition 2018

The deep sea holds answers to many scientific questions about the origin of life on Earth, our changing ocean, and even outer space. This year, Ocean Networks Canada’s (ONC) annual Wiring the Abyss expedition expanded infrastructure to monitor both deep sea and deep space⎯from the cosmos to the core⎯reaching new milestones for our offshore observatory in the northeast Pacific Ocean.

ONC’s annual maintenance expeditions allow for instrumentation to be added, maintained, and recovered, live streaming these deep sea operations in real time so everyone can #knowtheocean. Wiring the Abyss Leg 1, aboard Canadian Coast Guard ship John P. Tully,...

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Wiring the Abyss Leg 2: 23 July – 3 August 2018

In July 2018, a team of 48 scientists, engineers, communicators, and crew aboard the exploration vessel Nautilus conducted around-the-clock operations to maintain and expand instrumentation on Ocean Networks Canada’s cabled observing systems off Canada’s west coast.

Highlights include an exciting new neutrino experiment at Cascadia Basin to determine whether this location can support a large-scale neutrino detector array in the future; expanded instrumentation at Endeavour, including new sensors and cameras to improve our understanding of this dynamic hydrothermal vent ecosystem; installation of the final earthquake early warning seafloor sensors at Cascadia Basin, Barkley Canyon, and Clayoquot...

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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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Cool tech, hard science and daring innovation - Expedition 2017: Wiring the Abyss

Ocean exploration is as exciting and complex as traveling into outer space. It involves cool tech, hard science, daring innovation, and a large team of highly qualified personnel. And thanks to underwater cameras and telepresence technology, the public can participate in Ocean Networks Canada’s (ONC) quest to know the ocean.

Starting on 28 April, Expedition 2017: Wiring the Abyss is ONC’s first major expedition of the year. This ten-day operation involves a team of 35 scientists, engineers, technicians, and data specialists who will live aboard the Canadian Coast Guard Vessel John P. Tully...

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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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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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ONC completes its most complex operation in 10 years

That’s a wrap! Ocean Networks Canada’s Expedition 2015, Wiring the Abyss, was an ambitious operation with three ships involved in 24/7 operations and maintenance work at all eight sites on the observatories.  With telepresence capability from two of the ships over 24 days, people anywhere in the world watched the expedition live on their computers and submit questions in realtime while vessels dived to the depths of the Pacific Ocean. In addition, 14 live televised telepresence sessions were conducted with schools, colleges, and community groups from as far away as Hawaii.

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“It was an extraordinary opportunity to see rare glimpses of the undersea world off...

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