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The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) is a global network research and monitoring effort using implanted acoustic transmitters to study fish migration patterns.WEB, Government of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2018-08-07, Ocean Tracking Network,weblink 2023-11-29, www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca, It is based at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.WEB, 2023-08-04, Marine Telemetry: Shedding Light Below the Waves,weblink 2023-09-01, Marine Technology News, en, The technology used by the Ocean Tracking Network comes from the Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project (POST) and the Tagging of Pacific Pelagics (TOPP) project.

History

The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) began at Dalhousie University in 2008. Sara Iverson is the current science director of OTN.WEB, 22 August 2022, Dalhousie University's Ocean Tracking Network secures $38.5M grant to expand research,weblink 29 November 2023, CBC News,

Operations

OTN operates a fleet of autonomous vehicles—Teledyne Webb Slocum gliders and Liquid Robotics Wave Gliders. The TWS gliders are electrically powered and collect physical, biological and chemical information. The LRW glides are solar and wave powered. They each gather data on weather and sea surface conditions. Additionally, OTN maintains a rental fleet of Innovasea Vemco acoustic receiver units for use by those in academia, government, non-profits and industry.

Funding

The program received an initial $35 million in funding to support global monitoring infrastructure, governance, and operations from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) International Joint Venture Fund (IJVF), and in 2022 received an additional $38.5 million in funding.WEB, Desk, Atlantic Briefs, Dalhousie-based Ocean Tracking Network receives $38.5 million research grant {{!, SaltWire |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/business/dalhousie-based-ocean-tracking-network-receives-385-million-research-grant-100764840/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=www.saltwire.com |language=en}}The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) gave $10 million in network funding; and additional funding was received from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and international partnerships.WEB, 20 May 2019, The Ocean Tracking Network: Advancing frontiers in aquatic science and management,weblink 30 November 2023, Canadian Science Publishing, OTN and the Prince William Sound Science Center formed a partnership in 2013, to support the science center’s Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) project.WEB, 2018-02-28, Ocean Tracking Network Research Cruise,weblink 2023-12-11, Prince William Sound Science Center, en-US,

Partnerships

The European Tracking Network (ETN) is a main partner of the OTN.WEB, Decade, Ocean, 2022-08-06, Ocean Tracking Network,weblink 2023-12-06, Ocean Decade, en-US,

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