Canada invests $46 million in University of Victoria ocean science facility
VICTORIA — The federal government has invested $46 million in a world-leading ocean sciences facility at the University of Victoria.
The university says the five-year investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation will ensure that Ocean Networks Canada can continue to lead the world in ocean observatory science.
The group is a pioneer in ocean observatories that stream live data 24 hours a day to researchers across the country and around the world.
The growing network of observatories in the Strait of Georgia, along coastal British Columbia and in the Arctic allow scientists to study deep-sea ecosystems, plate tectonics and tsunamis.