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Latest News
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 PST System Status: Strait of Georgia Online Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:00 PST System Status: Strait of Georgia Server Offline Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 PST VENUS reaches out to a wider research community via NANOOS Visualization System Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:00:00 PST CBC "Passionate Eye" features Forensic Research on VENUS in the "Mystery of the Floating Feet". Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:00 PST
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Image of the WeekHydrophone deployment in the Strait of GeorgiaPosted Nov. 16 2009. Click here for details and explore our Galleries... |
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Discover VENUS
The Facility and Resource sections describe the concept of a cabled ocean observatory, show you what instruments are in use, and gives information on the various components of the system, including the data archiving system. Check out our February 2009 Cruise Gallery! |
Multimedia
Check out our new Pig gallery album; see the role of ocean scavengers in forensic investigations. |
Data
The VENUS facility was designed by researchers from across Canada. The data available here can support researchers anywhere. The Research section presents a summary of current and planned projects and highlights recent discoveries. |
How can sound waves see zooplankton? Read about 
VENUS is a cabled ocean observatory designed as an undersea laboratory for ocean researchers. Through this website, you can examine their research and see live ocean data. The 
Browse multimedia in our new 
VENUS delivers VENUS was made possible by grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and in-kind sponsors.
Please see our list of sponsors, and our lists of project and industrial partners.
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| Strait of Georgia 300m Central Node- VIP |
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Live data for 422 days Since 25-Sep-2008 | |
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| Strait of Georgia 170m East Node - VIP |
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Live data for 631 days Since 29-Feb-2008 | |
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