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

世界范围内的鱼类资源已经大量枯竭，许多物种被迫在商业上灭绝。据估计，自20世纪50年代以来，世界上大型海洋鱼类的数量下降了90%。由达尔豪西大学领导的国际研究和技术开发联盟--全球海洋跟踪网络(OTN Global)旨在彻底改变人们观察和了解海洋的方式，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，主要与渔业和海洋部合作，但也与加拿大各地的其他支持和合作的学术、政府、保护和私人组织合作，这些组织将使用OTN全球技术和基础设施(声学 通过尖端研究更好地了解大陆架和开阔的海洋生态系统，了解加拿大全境海洋生态系统变化的性质，促进对沿海和海洋生态系统的全球观测。一个主要目标是促进加拿大参与者以及潜在国际伙伴之间的协同作用。OTN Canada将在大西洋、北极和太平洋的“竞技场”使用新的和创新的技术，以解决有关海洋物理和建模、动物运动和生态以及气候变化和变化对海洋生态系统的影响的重要问题和测试假设。OTN加拿大不仅将成为OTN Global的研究HUL，还将成为OTN国际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 Canada的总体目标将是整合各个领域的研究战略、方案和成果，其根本目的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。

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.