Jay T. Cullen

Global Observations Reveal Rapid Reorganization of Ocean Nutrients - Eos Data reveal that changes in nutrient levels vary depending on depth and distance from shore—and that these changes are happening more quickly than scientists realized.

The ocean’s nutrients are shifting, but the shifts look different depending on how deep and how close to shore they are. #AGUPubs

🚨DIVE ALERT 🚨ONC is at Saanich Inlet, aboard the M/V Canpac Valour.

ROV Mantis is diving 100 metres below the ocean surface to recover the Saanich Inlet node—the device that powers ocean monitoring instruments at the site.

Catch the action live 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU

#ONCabyss #KnowTheOcean

ONC kicks off the 2026 #ONCabyss season w/ a 10-day expedition aboard M/V Canpac Valour from Mar 10–19.

We’ll service VENUS in the Salish Sea + NEPTUNE off Vancouver Island, w/ ROV Mantis supporting instrument recovery, deployment, + science at sea.

Watch the live dives 🌊 bit.ly/4s1QVaU

@uvic.ca

Thirty-six solutions to stabilize Earth’s climate An updated visual assessment tool can bridge the gap between climate research and political action

New perspective article on climate solutions by @hmcjeon.bsky.social

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Demographic shift with more susceptible elderly?

@johncullenocean.bsky.social

Make sure you have your emergency kit stocked and ready. We don’t know when it will happen, just that it will…yyj

Somber looking #skyshow in yyj. The Douglas Fir still stands out

Thank you to AGU (American Geophysical Union) and the Scottish Event Campus for hosting #OSM26 in Glasgow this week!

ONC is grateful for the opportunity to showcase the work of our amazing staff + to connect w/ the global #OceanScience community.

Stay tuned as we recap highlights from #OSM26!

New Southern Ocean observatories advance frontier of remote ocean monitoring News Release: Ongoing Canada/Spain partnership doubles data capture capacity

1/🧊 Go beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean by exploring live data from two new ONC observatories at the Spanish Antarctic Base Juan Carlos I.

Full story 👉🏼 bit.ly/4ba0K0f

@uvic.ca @csic.es @csiccat.bsky.social

More than a century of oceanic hydrography observations reveals profound climate-related changes in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and its Arctic Gateways Abstract. As part of the new Fisheries Act, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has made it a priority to disseminate its data publicly. The project proposed here is to create an open-access data produc...

essd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...

'Pacific Ocean, Boshu' from the third Souvenirs of Travel Series - Kawase Hasui, 1925.
#ToriiTuesday #shinhanga #JapaneseArt

UVic gets $1.9M boost from province for 10 research projects The B.C. government is providing the University of Victoria with a $1.9 million boost to help fund 10 research projects.

🧪Colleagues @seos-uvic.bsky.social @fraass.bsky.social & Colin Goldblatt receiving funding from the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund for work on paleo- and current climate change research @uvic.ca @uvicscience.bsky.social cheknews.ca/uvic-gets-1-...

🌊Remember to submit an abstract by Feb. 26 for the July 2026 Goldschmidt Conference in beautiful Montréal 🇨🇦 conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/...

Is this earlier than usual Brian?

RRS Attenborough makes the RV Revelle look like a tinker toy :)

My neighborhood on @bsky.app

Scientists outline case for next-generation ocean iron fertilization field trials A team of ocean and climate researchers is calling for a new generation of carefully designed ocean iron fertilization (OIF) field trials to determine whether this marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR)...

🌊 Scientists outline case for next-generation ocean iron fertilization field trials

phys.org/news/2026-02...

Scientists outline case for next-generation ocean iron fertilization field trials A new paper argues that larger, longer studies with rigorous monitoring and clear safeguards are needed to accurately assess OIF as a potential long-term CO2 storage solution.

🌊Check out our new publication on what responsible, next-generation ocean iron fertilization #OIF fieldwork requires: larger & longer field trials, rigorous monitoring, clear safeguards, & community engagement
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
doi.org/10.1177/2976...
@cafethorium.bsky.social @whoi.edu

1/🏆 2006 💻 VENUS cabled observatory goes live + real-time ocean monitoring begins

On 8 February 2006, a large underwater telecommunications power bar—known as a node—was lowered to the floor of Saanich Inlet, a coastal fjord off Vancouver Island.

#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CDNsci University of Victoria

🎉 Feb 8 is the 20th anniversary of ONC! 🎉

What began as a bold experiment in 2006—a cabled observatory delivering live data from the depths of the Salish Sea —has evolved into one of Canada’s premier scientific achievements + a recognized Canadian Major Research Facility.

University of Victoria

🌊 Argo bibliography updated!

62 countries and 4 new publishing papers: #Iceland, #Jamaica, #Malta, #Slovenia — showing that Argo knows no borders and has a global reach in oceanography.

📚 Come explore our online bibliography! argo.ucsd.edu/outreach/pub...

#Argofloats #Argofloat #OneArgo

Link seems non-functional?

Our Ocean’s “Natural Antacids” Act Faster Than We Thought - Eos New evidence from New Zealand suggests that calcium carbonate dissolution occurs not just over millennial timescales, but over annual and decadal ones too.

You know how antacids sometimes take a while to start working? New research finds that calcium carbonate minerals—the ocean’s version of antacids—might work on faster timescales than scientists realized.

ONC is mourning the loss of a remarkable champion for science and equity. The Honourable Kirsty Duncan shaped Canada’s research landscape for generations and we are thankful for her dedication in highlighting the need for on-going climate research.

Leafless Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) this morning in Victoria. One of my favourite trees

Bradley and Ruchie are continuing their work in the #Antarctic alongside our partners @csiccat.bsky.social . Thanks to perfect weather and incredible teamwork from the base crew, they successfully deployed our first observatory yesterday.
ONC has been receiving live data since 9 a.m. today! 📡

326 years ago tonight (9 p.m. Jan. 26, 1700) a M~9 Cascadia subduction earthquake rocked the west coast from #VancouverIsland to northern California. The Juan de Fuca Plate slipped up to 20 m, causing a large tsunami, strong shaking and landslides
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-his...
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Cold for Victoria #yyj this AM. Stay warm and safe everyone 🇨🇦