OTN Canada Research
OTN Canada has three overarching questions:
- What are the physical, chemical, and biological oceanographic linkages that determine the population structure, dynamics, movement, and critical habitat of marine organisms?
- How will climate variability, change, and anthropogenic activities affect the distribution and abundance of marine organisms?
- What are the ocean governance implications, including social, economic, and legal dimensions, of OTN findings?
OTN Canada's research is logistically organized across Canada's three ocean Arenas, but with a strategic focus on sharing research themes and integrating questions and findings across all Arenas. Included for each Arena will be measurements of oceanographic characteristics and variability at various spatial and temporal scales, movements of key species at several trophic levels, and analysis of key acoustic "bioprobes" (animals that carry tags which record locations visited, ocean conditions and interactions with other tagged animals) and "roboprobes" (remotely controlled gliders that measure physical, biological and chemical conditions) to complement measurements from fixed OTN curtains. Ultimately, information obtained will be exploited to address socioeconomic and resource management issues.
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