Saanich Inlet (92 m)

Folger Passage (95 m)

Strait of Georgia (298 m)

Barkley Canyon Upper Slope (393 m)

Barkley Canyon (641 m)

Clayoquot Slope (1314 m)

Main Endeavour Field (2195 m)

Cascadia Basin (2660 m)

Underwater cameras are placed on the seafloor across large sections of Canada’s coastline. View the schedule & watch live.

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Live Cameras

Listen to archived hydrophone audio recordings, including Arctic sounds, whales & dolphins, & human sounds.

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Sounds

Artist shares the unique opportunities from this art-science fellowship

2024 ONC Artist-in-Residence Megan Harton reflects on "solastalgia" 

Financial support, mentorship and residency programs for visiting scientists, scholars and students. 

Go beneath the surface with our vast multimedia array of live undersea cameras and archived videos, imagery, sounds, and maps.


ONC’s digital media library includes a collection of high-resolution images.

Images

From hydrothermal vents to creatures of the abyss, explore ONC’s unique video footage.


Videos

Listen to real-time underwater audio recordings from ONC’s hydrophones.

Live Audio

View maps of ONC’s extensive Canada-wide infrastructure.

Maps

Browse ONC’s collection of ocean science books, including field guides.

Books

Multimedia

Listen to real-time underwater audio from ONC’s hydrophones located on the NEPTUNE and VENUS observatories. The audio is recorded into our data archives and made instantly available.