Canada's Cabled Ocean Observatories

Abstract Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is the not-for-profit agency responsible for the management of VENUS, the coastal observatory, and NEPTUNE, the regional observatory, on behalf of the University of Victoria, lead institution for a pan-Canadian consortium of universities, industries and government agencies. ONC's vision is to be a world leading organization supporting ocean discovery and technological innovation. ONC's mission is to enable transformative ocean research and technology development through an innovative cabled infrastructure that supplies continuous power and Internet connectivity to a broad suite of novel subsea instrumentation in coastal and deep-ocean environments.