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UWindsor celebrates launch of Canada’s premier freshwater observation network

The University of Windsor, along with eight other universities in Ontario, is joining with the University of Saskatchewan for a pioneering initiative to create a freshwater observation network in Canada.

On Wednesday afternoon, the University of Windsor celebrated the national launch of the Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO), which is supported by a $40.4 million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.…

Trevor Wilhelm | The Windsor Star

Flooding, droughts, and zombie fires — Canada could be in for another rough ride this summer.

“It’s a crazy time,” said Aaron Fisk, a University of Windsor professor and Canada Research Chair in Changing Great Lakes Ecosystems.…

Solving increasingly complex environmental challenges requires collaborative research networks that share expertise, data, information, and tools. Fortunately, the Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) is providing exactly what researchers need to carry out their work to understand and monitor freshwater ecosystems in the Great Lakes.…

University joins 8 others as part of Canada-wide research

CBC News

The University of Windsor is receiving more than $1.77 million in funding to support its leadership in the Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON).

It’s working with eight other schools in the largest freshwater observational research network in Canada, and one of the largest globally.…

Windsor Star

Living at the centre of the Great Lakes, the world’s biggest freshwater body, any suggestion there might be big issues with our water might be hard to swallow.

But being surrounded by an abundance of the liquid doesn’t mean not being directly impacted by large challenges associated with it, including pollution, toxic algae blooms, invasive species and periods of having either too much or too little.…

Image by Richard Kraus, U.S. Geological Survey

By Maggie Xenopoulos, Trent University

This is part of the Smart Project Series—stories published by Smart Great Lakes Initiative (SGLi) partners that explore current or future projects that sum up what it means to be “smart,” as established in the Common Strategy for Smart Great Lakes.…

New Technology from Innovasea Lets Researchers Retrieve Fish Tracking Data from Shore Using an AUV

By Innovasea. BOSTON – Innovasea, a global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, today announced groundbreaking new technology that will enable fish researchers to retrieve their field data from shore.

The technological breakthrough comes in the form of a new module for Teledyne’s G3 Gliders that allows the autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to be dispatched out to Innovasea’s VR4-UWM underwater receivers to offload data.…

Welcome to Season 2 of Marine Tech Talk. In our first episode of the New Year, we are joined by Dr. Aaron Fisk, a professor at the University of Windsor and Science Director for the Real-time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON), Katelynn Johnson, Research and Operations Director at RAEON, and Cailin Burmaster, a Marine Technician for RAEON.…

By Sarah Scheili University of Windsor. While COVID restrictions have made scientific fieldwork in the Great Lakes difficult, researchers at the University of Windsor have continued to gather vital data using an underwater robot. Researchers at the Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) have worked with partner institutions in the United States to deploy an AUV— an autonomous underwater vehicle.

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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) and the low dissolved oxygen concentrations associated with them are a growing concern for large water bodies throughout the world. HABs have resulted in fish kills and drinking water advisories, which collectively have caused estimated economic losses of up to US$71 million per year within Lake Erie alone.…

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UWindsor celebrates launch of Canada’s premier freshwater observation network

‘Crazy time’ — UWindsor joins Canadian fight against freshwater threats

Research collaborations: The best way to tackle big ecosystem issues

UWindsor receives $1.77M to join largest freshwater research network in Canada

University joins 8 others as part of Canada-wide research

UofWindsor pulling in big research money to tackle ‘water crisis’

Smart Project Series: Consortium of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in the Great Lakes

New Technology from Innovasea Lets Researchers Retrieve Fish Tracking Data from Shore Using an AUV

Marine Tech Talk Podcast, Episode 27: Investigating Algal Blooms and Hypoxia in the Great Lakes

Underwater robots help Great Lakes scientists collect data during pandemic

GETTING REAL: REAL-TIME TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES GREATER INSIGHT ON WATER QUALITY ISSUES

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