(Ocean Tracking Network - image credit)A Halifax-based aquatic research network that gathers information from the depths of the ocean using gliders and marine animals has secured an additional $38.5 million in funding, allowing them to expand their work for years to come. The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) started at Dalhousie University in 2008. Its sensors track the movement of more than 100 at-risk and commercially important species, including North Atlantic right whales and Atlantic bluefin tuna. It will also allow the network to continue the work they're already doing — tracking and understanding marine life. Fred Whoriskey, the executive director of OTN, said it's pertinent to track marine animals like Atlantic bluefin tuna and North Atlantic right whales because they're highly valued species.

Source: CBC News August 22, 2022 22:35 UTC