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NEPTUNE Canada in the News
2012
February:
IEEE Spectum
Undersea Observatory Survives Setback
January:
Subsea World News
OceanWorks Upgrades the NEPTUNE Canada Subsea Instrument Interface Module (SIIM) Design
Squamish Chief
Calling all citizen scientists
BBC News
Sounds of the sea: Listening online to the ocean floor
Times-Colonist
Kids Dive into Ocean Sciences
2011
December:
CBC
Digital Fishers Featured on CBC Radio World Report
PRI's The World
Listening to the Deep Ocean
PRI's The World
Understanding Noise Pollution in the Oceans
November:
SubSea World News
Technicians Successfully Complete NEPTUNE Canada’s Underwater Network Repair
October:
gCaptain
The Ocean Network: Oceanographers enable a high speed connection to the mysteries of the deep sea
August:
Marketwire
Minister of State Goodyear Tours NEPTUNE Canada
Vancouver Sun
UVic scientists creating first North American ship to use batteries, fuel cells
Gizmodo
Can the World’s Largest Undersea Observatory Find a Kraken in the Next 25 Years?
Subsea World News
Canada: Neptune Completes Investigation of Their 800-km Cabled Network Along Northern Juan de Fuca Plate
July:
PopSci
Big Science: The Universe's Ten Most Epic Projects
Times Colonist
Obama adviser to head Neptune Canada
Cosmos Magazine
The ocean network
Times Colonist
Damage to Neptune underwater observatory viewed by experts
June:
The Ring
Trawler Damages part of NEPTUNE Canada Network
Times Colonist
Locally relevant, internationally significant
May:
Times Colonist
Damaged Neptune still running
FIS Canada
Trawler tears off part of underwater observatory
Canada.com
B.C. trawler snares section of costly undersea observatory
Ottawa Citizen
Seabed lab snagged in trawler's net
Times Colonist
Trawler snares section of costly Neptune Canada undersea observatory off Vancouver Island
April:
The Ring
UVic's ocean observatory helps BC prepare for The Big One
Coast Reporter
A global science project in Sechelt
March:
Canada News Wire
High-speed Connectivity Comes to Stratford for Canada 3.0 2011 Forum
The Star
The Big One: Are we next?
Alberni Valley Times
Big science gains currency as 21st century warms and rumbles
BC Local News
NEPTUNE sensors detect Alberni tsunami activity
Vancouver Sun
Barely a ripple on the Island's west coast
Jacobs University News
Jacobs landmark of innovation: Deep-sea crawler Wally celebrates distinction in national contest
February:
Agence Science-Presse
Océans 2.0
January:
CBC News
Greener B.C. research ship to use fuel cells
2010
December:
CBC News
Neptune Canada named as one of the top science stories of 2010
Nanaimo Daily News
Heritage commission honours volunteers
November:
The Sustainability Platform
NEPTUNE builds collaboration on ocean depths
October:
Nanaimo Daily News
NEPTUNE Project not just important to sea scientists
Quirks & Quarks
Neptune Under the Sea
SeaDiscovery.com
NEPTUNE: Historic Ocean Observatory Completed
Edmonton Journal
Huge undersea observatory now in place off B.C. coast
Times-Colonist
NEPTUNE Canada ready to unveil secrets of the deep
Physorg.com
Team completes world-first ocean observatory
September:
BBC Focus Magazine
Project Neptune: Undersea exploration
Wired Blogs: Clastic Detritus
Ocean observatories: Marine science without the boat
Alberni Valley News
NEPTUNE wires subsea volcanic region, completes installation of system
Coast Reporter
Sechelt’s Pelagic assists in undersea project
Canada.com
Sea-floor science observatories probe beneath Canada's ocean floor
Times Colonist
UVic team goes deep to install ‘eye’ on ocean floor
National Science Foundation News
Subseafloor Observatories Installed to Run Dynamic Experiments
CanadaViews.ca
Two Subseafloor Observatories Installed
August:
Nature
Harnessing telecoms cables for science
April:
Nature News
Undersea project delivers data flood
Sea Technology Magazine
U.S., Canada Partnership Expands Ocean Research
March:
Jacobs University News
Three months on the ocean floor: World’s first internet-operated deep-sea crawler proves its qualities
SeaDiscovery.com
U.S., Canada Partnership Expands Ocean Research
Ocean Leadership
US-Canada Partnership Expands Innovative Ocean Research
February:
Audubon Magazine
Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
CBC Learning
Canada's Amazing Neptune Project
January:
The Ring
NEPTUNE Canada opens window to the underwater world
2009
December:
Discover Magazine
Fiber-Optic Link Connects Underwater Sensors to the Internet
Jetlib News
Fiber-Optic Link Connects Underwater Sensors to the Internet
Discover Magazine
Fiber-Optic Link Connects Underwater Sensors to the Internet
Montreal Gazette
Scrounging for vital cash slows search for knowledge
National Geographic
Most high-tech Ocean Observatory Opens
Scientific American
The Cyber Sea: World's Largest Internet Undersea Science Station Boots Up
Times Colonist
Answers lurking under the ocean
bclocalnews.com
Seabed data retrieval project underway
International Science Grid This Week
Observing Oceans Online
Canada.com
University of Victoria brings ocean world online with NEPTUNE
Canada Views.ca
NEPTUNE Canada Ocean Observatory Goes Live
The A Channel
Future of E-Science Unveiled at UVic
Canada.com
Deep-sea mics broadcast whales: Researchers share their access with the public online
Mediacaster Magazine
Crowdsourcing Goes LIve...from the Pacific Ocean
About.com: Astrology
Neptune in Aquarius: Wiring the Ocean
November:
Discovery Channel
Daily Planet profiles NEPTUNE Canada (video)
October:
VicNews.com
Exploring the deep
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Expanding the boundaries of ocean science
September:
University Affairs
Final frontier: Research megaproject will soon disclose mysteries of the deep
August:
National Geographic News
New Undersea Cable Will Link Ocean to Internet
July:
Macleans.ca
The deep sea comes to a computer screen near you
The Canadian Press
Canada launches 24-hour, live undersea observatory off West Coast
CTV.ca
Canada launches live undersea B.C. observatory
Canada East
Canada launches 24-hour, live undersea observatory off West Coast
Globe and Mail
Keeping watch on the planet from the bottom up
CFAX
NEPTUNE Canada forges a new marine science path
Times-Colonist
'Nodes' power $100-million NEPTUNE quest
Xinhua
World's largest live underwater observatory project launched in Canada
Saanich News
NEPTUNE project in search of more money
June:
Hill Times
World Oceans Day: Will Canada keep riding the wave?,
Web NewsWire
Federal Funding Strengthens British Columbia's Ocean Science and Technology Sector: Canada
Ocean News & Technology
A Worldwide Survey of Recent Ocean Observatory Activities
March:
Grants to UVic expand key areas of research,
Times Colonist
February:
Oceans of data: At the heart of UVic’s two ocean observatories is one of the world’s most advanced data management systems,
University of Victoria Communications
January:
Science 2.0: New online tools may revolutionize research,
CBC News
2008
November:
Wiring the Seafloor for Science
(300kb pdf),
Canadian Technology & Business Magazine
October: Transforming Ocean Sciences through Cabled Observatories: NEPTUNE Canada Project, Marine Technology Reporter
July:
The NEPTUNE Canada Regional Cabled Ocean Observatory: An Overview of the Progress of Installation and the Design of the Science Experiments
(4.2 Mb pdf), Sea Technology Magazine
May:
Glass reefs thought extinct thrill scientists
(20 kb pdf), Ottawa Citizen
January: A Better View of the Ocean, Photonics Spectra Magazine
2007
15-Nov:
Visiting NEPTUNE's Kingdom
, The Economist
8-Nov:
NEPTUNE Project will open a window on the ocean floor
, Times Colonist
8-Nov:
NEPTUNE Link Now Complete
, Alberni Valley Times
29-Aug: Interview with Dr. Mairi Best, Radio Canada International
28-Aug:
L'Île de Sein entre en scène
, Radio-Canada
27-Aug:
New Undersea Cable Will Link Ocean to Internet
, National Geographic News
24-Aug:
Canadian Project Will Plug Pacific Ocean into the Internet
, Digital Journal
24-Aug:
Project NEPTUNE launched
, Alberni Valley Times
23-Aug:
Scientists to get unrivalled view of ocean's depths
, Times Colonist
July:
Connecting Instruments to NEPTUNE Canada: Instrument Connections to Subsea Interfaces on a Scientific Cabled Ocean Observatory
(4.5 Mb pdf), Sea Technology Magazine
Press Releases
2011
22-Nov:
A World-First Subsea Repair Job
28-Oct:
Dr. Kate Moran to speak at TEDxVancouver 2011
29-Jul:
Ottawa Supports UVic's World-First "Green" Ship
28-Jul:
Ocean Engineer to Head UVic's Neptune Canada
18-Jan:
BC Approves $13.3 Million in Ocean Research Funding
2010
15-Oct:
Team Completes World-First Ocean Observatory
13-Sep:
NEPTUNE Canada Wires Subsea Volcanic Region
7-Sep:
Subseafloor Observatories Installed to Run Dynamic Experiments
11-Mar:
US Canada Partnership Expands Innovative Ocean Research
2009
8-Dec:
NEPTUNE Canada Ocean Observatory Goes Live
27-Oct:
Ocean Observatory Data Heads for Saskatchewan
20-Oct:
$1.55 million funds data preservation and bringing ocean research to the public
3-Jul:
World's Largest Ocean Observatory Nears Completion
17-Mar:
Government of Canada announces new ocean research centre in Victoria
2008
14-Apr:
CANARIE provides $2.3M for high bandwidth data highway
2007
07-Nov:
NEPTUNE completes first phase of installation
22-Aug:
NEPTUNE Canada installation ready to begin
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Radio Segments
The following radio segments describe NEPTUNE Canada science:
CBC Radio News, World Report, 30 December 2011
CBC Radio News, The World at Six, 30 December 2011
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