Baynes Sound Observatory Upgrade Supports B.C. Shellfish Industry
The upgrade expands monitoring through the full water column and supports growers facing acidification and hypoxia, with the Baynes Sound industry generating about $180 million a year.
- Ocean Networks Canada upgraded The Baynes Sound Observatory with a new profiling system, funded by the Climate Ready Seafood program alongside 11 other ocean science organizations.
- Before the upgrades, The Baynes Sound Observatory could only provide data at depths of five, 20 and 40 metres, leaving questions about conditions occurring between or below those points.
- The Baynes Sound shellfish industry generates approximately $180 million in economic activity. Jordan Watson, ONC science services director, noted that tracking conditions helps growers adjust farming practices in real time.
- New sensors are easier to clean, improving data quality, while the system tracks Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia effects on salmon and herring populations across Canada.
- Warming temperatures and increased carbon dioxide impair shellfish growth and survival, yet collaborative efforts through the Climate Ready program advance the region's ability to adapt to changing conditions.
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Baynes Sound observatory upgrade supports B.C. shellfish industry - Creston Valley Advance
The Baynes Sound shellfish industry generates approximately $180 million in economic activity for the province, providing year-round jobs to rural and Indigenous communities and food security for the region. Thanks to upgrades made at Ocean Network Canada’s (ONC) Baynes Sound ocean observatory, the shellfish industry will be benefit from more comprehensive monitoring of the effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia (decrease in oxygen). Warming…
Baynes Sound observatory upgrade supports B.C. shellfish industry - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
The Baynes Sound shellfish industry generates approximately $180 million in economic activity for the province, providing year-round jobs to rural and Indigenous communities and food security for the region. Thanks to upgrades made at Ocean Network Canada’s (ONC) Baynes Sound ocean observatory, the shellfish industry will be benefit from more comprehensive monitoring of the effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia (decrease in oxygen). Warming…
Baynes Sound observatory upgrade supports B.C. shellfish industry - Grand Forks Gazette
The Baynes Sound shellfish industry generates approximately $180 million in economic activity for the province, providing year-round jobs to rural and Indigenous communities and food security for the region. Thanks to upgrades made at Ocean Network Canada’s (ONC) Baynes Sound ocean observatory, the shellfish industry will be benefit from more comprehensive monitoring of the effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia (decrease in oxygen). Warming…
Baynes Sound observatory upgrade supports B.C. shellfish industry - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
The Baynes Sound shellfish industry generates approximately $180 million in economic activity for the province, providing year-round jobs to rural and Indigenous communities and food security for the region. Thanks to upgrades made at Ocean Network Canada’s (ONC) Baynes Sound ocean observatory, the shellfish industry will be benefit from more comprehensive monitoring of the effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia (decrease in oxygen). Warming…
Baynes Sound observatory upgrade supports B.C. shellfish industry - Northern Sentinel
The Baynes Sound shellfish industry generates approximately $180 million in economic activity for the province, providing year-round jobs to rural and Indigenous communities and food security for the region. Thanks to upgrades made at Ocean Network Canada’s (ONC) Baynes Sound ocean observatory, the shellfish industry will be benefit from more comprehensive monitoring of the effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia (decrease in oxygen). Warming…
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Baynes Sound observatory upgrade supports B.C. shellfish industry
The Baynes Sound shellfish industry generates approximately $180 million in economic activity for the province, providing year-round jobs to rural and Indigenous communities and food security for the region. Thanks to upgrades made at Ocean Network Canada’s (ONC) Baynes Sound ocean observatory, the shellfish industry will be benefit from more comprehensive monitoring of the effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia (decrease in oxygen). Warming…
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