TODAY GOOS Webinar: Ocean Tracking Network - 24 April, 12:00 UTC

OTN - Ocean Tracking Network

Fred Whoriskey

Executive Director, Ocean Tracking Network, Dalhousie University

TODAY Friday 24 April 2015, 12:00 GMT

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The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) is a global acoustic telemetry infrastructure to document the movements and survival of aquatic animals, and link them to environmental conditions. Headquartered at Dalhousie University, and funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, OTN began its deployments in 2010. These are strategically placed to enhance existing independent telemetry networks established by OTN partners, and/or create new capabilities in areas of strong scientific interest.  Current deployments are operating in Australia, North America, Europe, and Africa with initial South American deployments beginning in 2014. OTN has developed a sophisticated data warehouse to curate global tracking information and has been recognized as a contribution to the UN’s Global Ocean Observing System. Currently 395 international scientists from 15 countries are using this platform. Organisms tracked include vertebrates and invertebrates ranging from white sharks to American lobsters.

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Fonte: Prof. Dr. José Henrique Muelbert, Diretor do IO/FURG