Canadian Healthy Oceans Network (CHONe)

CHONe is a strategic partnership between Canadian university researchers and government scientists; focus is on conservation strategies for Canada’s oceans

CHONe II is a five-year (2015-2020) strategic partnership between Canadian university researchers and government scientists. It is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) in partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, industry and ENGOs. It is made up of 39 researchers from 11 universities, one community college and multiple federal research labs from coast to coa

st in Canada. CHONe's research program focuses on conservation strategies for Canada's changing oceans. The Challenge
Canada is an ocean nation; it has 16% of the world's coastlines and the largest territorial sea in the world. Many stressors (e.g. climate change, habitat modification/ destruction, natural resource exploitation, ocean acidification, species relocation, chemical loading (eutrophication), removal of target species and by-catch, etc) affect ocean health. At the same time major international conservation agreements, as well as Canada’s national laws define a requirement to protect marine habitat, biodiversity and ocean health. The diversity of life in the ocean, from genes to species to ecosystems is recognized as irreplaceable natural heritage crucial to human well-being and sustainable development. The challenge is we have very little information on Canada's oceans and the things that live in it, as well as a relatively small scientific community. Why Should We Care about the Ocean? The oceans...
(1) Provide 95% of the livable environment on the earth
(2) Host the great breadth of species diversity on our planet, between 500,000 and 10 million species
(3) Produce half the oxygen we breathe
(4) Proved significant food resources (e.g. fish, shellfish, kelp)
(5) Support diverse industries (e.g. fisheries, energy, transport)
(6) Helps regulate climate change

Who We Are
The Canadian Healthy Oceans Network, or CHONe (pronounced Ko-nee), is an NSERC strategic network focused on biodiversity science for the sustainability of Canada's three oceans. CHONE, a marine worm that occurs in all of Canada’s three oceans is the equivalent of the canary in the coal mine: it indicates a healthy benthic habitat. The CHONe team includes about 140 researchers from across Canada and focuses on 3 interrelated research themes:

(1) Marine Biodiversity: How many and what type of plants and animals live in our oceans? And where do we find them? (2) Connection between populations: How are groups of animals connected? (3) The function of the ecosystem: How do plants, animals and stressors influence how the marine environment works? How does changes in one group affect another? Healthy Oceans - Solution and Benefits
CHONe’s research helps to:
(1) Understand the vulnerability and the resilience of the living sea
(2) Protect highly productive areas to maintain species diversity
(3) Predict how marine systems and populations can adapt to change
(4) Suggest strategies for life in a changing ocean
(5) Ensure sustainability for all life on Earth

12/22/2021

CHONe II has drawn to an end, and on behalf of the CHONe office, Board of Directors, Scientific Advisory Committee, and Theme Leaders, we once again thank our generous partners as well as our wonderful team of CHONe researchers and students for their many contributions to ocean science!

Since 2008, the NSERC Canadian Healthy Oceans Network has worked in tandem with our major funding partners, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), INREST (representing the Port of Sept-Îles and City of Sept-Îles, Quebec), and Memorial University, to provide scientific knowledge to inform sustainable oceans and biodiversity conservation. Our network has trained more than 100 students and generated well over 100 scientific papers, but we recognize that detailed scientific papers will not necessarily reach decision-makers. CHONe researchers, therefore, created a series of Science Briefs that provide short, plain language summaries that describe some of the diverse tools and methodologies that CHONe developed to address some of the major scientific questions that managers face on sustainable oceans. We hope you find them useful, and welcome any questions or requests for further information.

Visit our website https://chone2.ca/ to read our Science Briefs!

01/10/2021

Oceans link to climate change - University of Victoria UVic PhD student Brett Jameson is exploring where nitrous oxide comes from.

Assessing connectivity patterns among management units of the Newfoundland and Labrador shrimp population

09/30/2020

CHONe researchers’ paper, “Assessing connectivity patterns among management units of Newfoundland and Labrador shrimp population”, won the Templeman Award paper of the year based on its contribution to science literature and its consistency with DFO’s mandate

Congratulations to Le Corre et at! 🥳

Here is the paper:

Assessing connectivity patterns among management units of the Newfoundland and Labrador shrimp population The Eastern Canadian northern shrimp population, representing one of the most important fisheries in the region, decreased dramatically since the mid‐2000s to a historical low in 2017, but changes we...

06/18/2020

Open Position: fellow (and ) in the project "Spatio-temporal variation of invertebrates in the Gulf of ." Click the photo for more info. The contact info is mailto: [email protected]

06/08/2020

Bonne journée mondiale des océans!

Cette semaine, nous lançons notre brochure en ligne qui présente la recherche d'un océan à l'autre au !

Pour en savoir plus sur la recherche CHONe : https://chone2.ca/fr/nos-oceans/brochure-interactive-chone-ii-des-oceans-durables/

06/08/2020

Happy !!!

CHONe II is a partnership of Canadian university researchers and government scientists. This week, we're launching our online brochure showcasing CHONe research taking place from coast-to-coast in !

View our interactive brochure: https://chone2.ca/our-oceans/chone-ii-interactive-brochure-sustainable-oceans/.

06/05/2020

Today is ! It is our planet, it is our home. Together we can act .

World Environment Day World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.

World Oceans Day Virtual Trivia | CPAWS-BC

06/05/2020

World Oceans Day Trivia hosted by CPAWS-BC!
Monday, June 8 at 7pm PT. Let's team up and celebrate World Oceans Day 2020! More info: http://cpawsbc.org/trivia.
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World Oceans Day Virtual Trivia | CPAWS-BC Join CPAWS-BC for a special Virtual Trivia Night this World Oceans Day to celebrate the beauty, the wealth and the promise of the ocean. Learn more and register: www.cpawsbc.org/trivia

03/04/2020

Congratulations Dr. Snelgrove!

'Essential role' One of Memorial University’s leading ocean experts will soon use his knowledge to help strengthen science within the federal government.

02/18/2020

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