Understanding Species Movements, Interactions, and Environmental Variability across Canada's three Oceans

了解加拿大三大洋的物种运动、相互作用和环境变化

• 批准号: 375118-2008
• 负责人: Iverson, Sara
• 金额: $ 94.7万
• 依托单位: Dalhousie University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Strategic Network Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=572868
• 关键词: Understanding; Species; Movements; Interactions; Environmental

Fish stocks have been vastly depleted worldwide, with many species driven to commercial extinction. It is estimated that the world has seen a 90 percent drop in the population of large oceanic fish since the 1950s. Led by Dalhousie University, an international research and technology development consortium, the global Ocean Tracking Network (OTN Global), aims to revolutionize the way oceans are observed and understood, and thereby contribute to more sustainable use of the oceans. The Canadian Ocean Tracking Network (OTN Canada) is the initiation of a 7-year integrative research program, in partnership primarily with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, but also with other supporting and partnering academic, government, conservation, and private organizations across Canada, which will use OTN Global technologies and infrastructure (acoustic and satellite-linked tags, fixed and mobile acoustic receivers) to better understand continental shelf and open ocean ecosystems through cutting-edge research, to understand the nature of changes in marine ecosystems across Canada, and contribute to global observation of coastal and oceanic ecosystems. A primary objective is to foster synergy among Canadian participants, as well as potential international partners. OTN Canada will use new and innovative technologies in the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Ocean "Arenas" to address important questions and test hypotheses concerning ocean physics and modeling, animal movement and ecology, and the impacts of climate variability and change on ocean ecosystems. Not only will OTN Canada be the research hul of OTN Global, it will serve as a testing ground for international OTN partners in areas of technology development, data handling, modeling, development of analytical tools, training of highly qualified personnel, and partnership models with industry, governments, and communities. The overarching goals 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.

全球鱼类资源已大幅减少，许多物种因商业原因而濒临灭绝。据估计，自 20 世纪 50 年代以来，世界大型海洋鱼类的数量减少了 90%。全球海洋跟踪网络 (OTN Global) 由达尔豪西大学领导的国际研究和技术开发联盟致力于彻底改变观察和理解海洋的方式，从而促进更可持续地利用海洋。加拿大海洋跟踪网络 (OTN Canada) 是一项为期 7 年的综合研究计划的启动，该计划主要与渔业和海洋部合作，同时也与加拿大各地的其他支持和合作的学术、政府、保护和私营组织合作，它将使用 OTN Global 技术和基础设施（声学 和卫星链接标签、固定和移动声学接收器），通过前沿研究更好地了解大陆架和公海生态系统，了解加拿大各地海洋生态系统变化的性质，并为全球沿海和海洋生态系统观测做出贡献。主要目标是促进加拿大参与者以及潜在国际合作伙伴之间的协同作用。 OTN 加拿大将在大西洋、北冰洋和太平洋“竞技场”使用新技术和创新技术来解决重要问题并测试有关海洋物理和建模、动物运动和生态学以及气候变化和变化对海洋生态系统的影响的假设。 OTN Canada 不仅将成为 OTN Global 的研究中心，还将作为国际 OTN 合作伙伴在技术开发、数据处理、建模、分析工具开发、高素质人员培训等领域的试验场， 以及与行业、政府和社区的合作模式。 OTN 加拿大的总体目标将是整合各个领域的研究战略、计划和成果，其根本目标是解决渔业和资源管理中的关键问题以及对海洋治理的影响。