In 2022, MEOPAR celebrated 10 years of our ocean network, connecting and coordinating Canadian ocean researchers and partners from coast to coast to coast.
We never would have made it this far or accomplished so much without the work of so many people from all over the country. We collected some memories from a decade of MEOPAR to share.
Enjoy these pictures and the walk down memory lane. Thank you for being part of it!
Highlights from 2022
Here are some of the stories you may have missed this year.
New Made-in-Canada Equipment for Ocean Research with MORI
The Modular Ocean Research Infrastructure (MORI) cruise set sail for the second summer of its initial development and demonstration phase with new equipment on board: a unique new CTD launch and recovery system, designed and manufactured in Nova Scotia through a partnership with Hawboldt Industries of Chester, NS. Read more.
SIKU App Supports Research with Indigenous Communities
Photo from the Arctic Eider Society
The Arctic Eider Society’s SIKU app is made by and for Indigenous people. It provides tools and services for knowledge exchange, travel safety, and language preservation. SIKU’s project management features also support collaborative research between Indigenous communities and academics. This year, SIKU received support from the Knowledge Mobilization Fund to develop its offerings and connect with the MEOPAR Network. Read about the app here.
Discovery Centre and MEOPAR team up for Climate Education
Launched this fall, the innovative new program, Discover Our Climate, aims to make tangible impact on climate change literacy in communities and schools. Eight bilingual research features enable teachers to integrate climate change research into their classroom through fun, engaging, and accessible research topics. Read more.
Full Proposal Submitted to the Strategic Science Fund
This year, MEOPAR was invited to submit a full proposal to the federal government’s Strategic Science Fund. Under the SSF, MEOPAR will advance Canada’s scientific capacity to observe, predict and respond to marine environmental and technological changes, and enhance the resilience of ocean-connected communities and industries in the face of climate change. Learn more.
Curiosity Drives Dany Dumont
With the Tracer Release Experiment (TReX), Dumont and other researchers are studying dispersion in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Learn more in the post (with a video about the project made by Ocean School. This story is also available in French.
MEOPAR Supports Early Career Scientists at ECSC4
MEOPAR was a proud sponsor of the 4th ICES-PICES Early Career Scientists Conference (ECSC4), helping 20 Early Career Scientists attend. Rediscovering the benefits of going to conferences in-person, having the chance to practice and develop communication skills, and build confidence was incredibly valuable to the early career scientists. Read more about what they learned at the conference.
New Leadership for MEOPAR
This year, MEOPAR was excited to welcome two new associate scientific directors: Dr. Brent Else (University of Calgary) and Dr. Fanny Noisette (Université du Québec à Rimouski). We also said many thank yous to Ron Pelot, who moved on after a decade of indispensable leadership.
Transdisciplinary Marine Sciences
MEOPAR Postdoctoral Fellow, Marianne Falardeau, shared reflections on their journey to study Arctic marine ecosystems and fisheries in ways that collaborate with and bring together different ways of knowing.
Waterlution Launches World Water Journey Interactive Platform
A new platform brings together MEOPAR-funded research and local storytelling, and highlights people and groups making change in answering: What does our water need? The project received support from MEOPAR’s Knowledge Mobilization Fund. Read more.
Thank you to everyone in the network who has contributed to these and many other MEOPAR projects this year.
