Blog
23 May
On May 21 and 22 two sessions in the Ocean Networks Canada/Ecostats R Workshop Series were held at the University of Victoria.
In total, there were 21 participants, including grad students, undergraduates, UVic faculty, and others. Participants came from the departments of Biology, Geography, Environmental Studies, and the department of Mathematics and Statistics; some of their...
14 May
Authored by Lincoln Hood:
Hi everyone, my name is Lincoln Hood and I am a co-op student working for ONCCEE as a Post-Secondary Resource Developer. When I interviewed for this position I could barely contain my excitement! This job had everything I had been wanting and things I hadn’t even realized that I wanted! It has an amazing team who shares my passion and enthusiasm for the...
13 May
Authored by: Emma Shelford
“It’s called Power Up!,” a networking and training event for graduate students and industry within the field of marine science and technology. “You should definitely come,” my friend and fellow PhD student said to me over lunch.
“Wow, that’s incredibly specific. It’s like the event was made just for us.” One...
10 May
By Lincoln Hood
On May 7 and 8, the Ocean Networks Canada education team held two workshops at UVic on plotting data and images with the statistics application R. The workshops used Conductivity-Temperature-Depth sensor (CTD) data from the Barkley Canyon node of the NEPTUNE network, and one of ONC’s amazing octopus photos! The instructor covered a variety of topics including how to...
6 May
Authored by Greg England:
On Friday and Saturday of this past weekend (April 26 and 27), I had the pleasure of attending the 2nd annual Ocean Science Symposium hosted at the University of Victoria in a joint effort by Ocean Networks Canada and Let’s Talk Science. The symposium was a 2-day event for both students and teachers and consisted of several guest speakers and some great...
25 Apr
Greetings all marine enthusiasts! My name is Greg England and I am an education student studying at the University of British Columbia. As part of my journey in becoming a science educator, my program has sent me on a 3 week internship with Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). I was informed of my placement with ONC in November 2012 and have been completely and utterly stoked about this...
25 Apr
I am one of two educator interns at Ocean Networks Canada. As part of our Bachelor of Education program from UBC and as future science teachers we have the opportunity to get some hands on experience applying what we have learned in a non-school setting. Over the next three weeks you will be hearing from my colleague Greg England and myself, Adam Wasik, regarding our time...
13 Mar
by Allan Roberts
The 34th annual Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference (PEEC 2013) took place March 1–3, at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, in Bamfield, BC. Graduate students and undergraduates presented more than 50 talks. In total, 80+ students were in attendance.
The view from the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, looking across Trevor Channel (photo credit: A....
11 Mar
Authored by: Kimon Kassis
Introduction:
My name is Kimon Kassis and I’ll work for the next three weeks as an intern from Germany for Ocean Networks Canada. I’ll be participating on some projects including job shadowing. Basically, I’ll observe daily work of professionals and try to help wherever I can. Therefore I’d like to give you a brief report of my first...
8 Mar
- Chrysogorgia sp. viewed at Endeavour 2274 meters below the ocean (June 2012) .
Have you ever heard of deep-water corals? Or had the chance to view live video clips of these organisms 2000 meters below the ocean surface? With NEPTUNE Canada’s SeaTube you are able to view a variety of deep-water corals, which live just off our coast in the Pacific Ocean. Video clips include...
