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Canada’s deep-sea science imperiled by outdated research ships, say scientists

Mark Lowey
January 6, 2021

Canadian scientists are no longer able to do cutting-edge deep-sea research off Canada's coasts because of outdated and unreliable research vessels, say co-chairs of the National Research Vessel Task Team. As a stop-gap measure, the group is proposing the development of modular ocean research infrastructure (MORI) that could be deployed on industry ships and other non-specialized vessels.

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Organizations:	Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility, Council of Canadian Academies, Dalhousie University, Government of Canada, Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR), National Research Vessel Task Team, Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Royal Canadian Navy, University of Calgary, and University of Toronto
People:	Douglas Bancroft, Dr. (PhD) Casey Hubert, Dr. (PhD) Douglas Wallace, and Dr. (PhD) Melissa Anderson
Topics:	allocating research vessel time, Arctic and offshore patrol vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles, Canada's continental shelf economic zones, Climate Change, deep-sea research capacity, deep-sea research in Canada, fisheries, Germany's research vessel capacity, interoperable scientific infrastructure, Modular Ocean Research Infrastructure (MORI), modular scientific systems, multidisciplinary research, National Shipbuilding Strategy, NSERC Ship Time program, offshore fisheries science vessels, plastics in the ocean, protection of marine areas, remotely operated vehicles, seabed mapping, state of Canada's ocean research vessels, and state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation

Canada’s deep-sea science imperiled by outdated research ships, say scientists

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