OTN Canada Research Arenas
Understanding Species Movements, Interactions, and Environmental Variability Across Canada's Three Oceans
OTN Canada studies three ocean Arenas—Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific. These oceans are interconnected with respect to water mass exchange, migrating animals, and climate forcing. The symbols in the map below indicate many of the locations of proposed receiver lines/buoys representing acoustic curtains deployed in the Atlantic (orange circles), Arctic (blue squares), and Pacific (red triangles) Arenas through support of the CFI infrastructure grant to OTN Global. OTN Canada addresses one broad question across its three oceans: What are the movements of continental shelf marine animals, how do these movements affect species interactions, and what are the consequences of environmental variability/change and human activities on these species' distributions and abundance? OTN Canada's research is focused on shared research themes across all Arenas. Indeed, the central and overarching component of OTN Canada will be the integration of research strategies, programs, and results across Arenas with the fundamental aim of addressing critical issues in fisheries and resource management and implications for ocean governance.
Click on the name of an Arena in the map above or the list below for more information.
