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{{short description|Global network research and monitoring efforts to study fish migration}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Ocean Tracking Network
| logo = Ocean_Tracking_Network.png
| logo_size = 200px
| hq_location = [[Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada]]
| area_served = Most of Canada
| key_people = [[Sara Iverson]]
| website = https://oceantrackingnetwork.org
}}

The '''Ocean Tracking Network (OTN)''' is a global network research and monitoring effort using implanted acoustic transmitters to study [[fish migration]] patterns.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |publisher=Fisheries and Oceans Canada |date=2018-08-07 |title=Ocean Tracking Network |url=https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/mammals-mammiferes/otn/index-eng.html |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca}}</ref> It is based at [[Dalhousie University]] in [[Nova Scotia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-04 |title=Marine Telemetry: Shedding Light Below the Waves |url=https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/marine-telemetry-shedding-light-628841 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Marine Technology News |language=en}}</ref> The technology used by the Ocean Tracking Network comes from the [[Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project]] (POST) and the [[Tagging of Pacific Predators|Tagging of Pacific Pelagics]] (TOPP) project.

== History ==
The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) began at Dalhousie University in 2008. Sara Iverson is the current science director of OTN.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2022 |title=Dalhousie University's Ocean Tracking Network secures $38.5M grant to expand research |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ocean-tracking-network-funding-expand-research-1.6558318 |access-date=29 November 2023 |website=CBC News}}</ref>

== Operations ==
OTN operates a fleet of autonomous vehicles—Teledyne Webb Slocum gliders and Liquid Robotics Wave Gliders. The TWS gliders are electrically powered and collect physical, biological and chemical information. The LRW glides are solar and wave powered. They each gather data on weather and sea surface conditions. Additionally, OTN maintains a rental fleet of Innovasea Vemco acoustic receiver units for use by those in academia, government, non-profits and industry.<ref name=":0" />

== Funding ==
The program received an initial $35 million in funding to support global monitoring infrastructure, governance, and operations from the [[Canada Foundation for Innovation|Canadian Foundation for Innovation’s]] (CFI) International Joint Venture Fund (IJVF), and in 2022 received an additional $38.5 million in funding.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Dalhousie-based Ocean Tracking Network receives $38.5 million research grant {{!}} SaltWire |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/business/dalhousie-based-ocean-tracking-network-receives-385-million-research-grant-100764840/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=www.saltwire.com |language=en}}</ref>[[Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council|The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada]] (NSERC) gave $10 million in network funding; and additional funding was received from the [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council]] (SSHRC) and international partnerships.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2019 |title=The Ocean Tracking Network: Advancing frontiers in aquatic science and management |url=https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjfas-2018-0481%40cjfas-otn.issue01 |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=Canadian Science Publishing}}</ref>

OTN and the Prince William Sound Science Center formed a partnership in 2013, to support the science center’s [[Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project|Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking]] (POST) project.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-28 |title=Ocean Tracking Network Research Cruise |url=https://pwssc.org/ocean-tracking-network-research-cruise/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Prince William Sound Science Center |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Partnerships ==
The European Tracking Network (ETN) is a main partner of the OTN.<ref>{{Cite web |author=|publisher=Ocean Decade|date=2022-08-06 |title=Ocean Tracking Network |url=https://oceandecade.org/actions/ocean-tracking-network/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Ocean Decade |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.oceantrackingnetwork.org/}}
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