In this exciting episode of Ocean Expeditions, Balad’EAU takes you on an unforgettable journey into the depths of the ocean, where we explore the challenges of ocean exploration with Ocean Networks Canada (ONC).

Host Lyne Morissette guides us through the mysteries of ocean expeditions and the innovative technologies behind them. Join us as we discuss the difficulties of deploying sensors in the ocean—why, despite covering 70% of our planet, so little of the ocean has been explored. This episode delves into the science, technology, and teamwork that fuel these groundbreaking missions, with exclusive insights from:

• Meghan Paulson, Executive Director of Observatory Operations at ONC

• Dirk Brussow, Director of Observatory Physical Operations at ONC

• Josh Tetarenko, Director of ROV Operations at CanPac Marine, a Canadian marine services company

We’ll hear firsthand accounts of the remote and extreme conditions faced during ocean expeditions, how ONC maintains world-leading ocean observatories, and how remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) serve as the "eyes and hands" of ocean exploration. Our guests share their personal experiences, challenges, and triumphs in a dynamic field where every dive is a leap into the unknown.

Learn about:

• The role of ROVs in deep-sea exploration and sensor installation.

• The crucial teamwork and camaraderie that drive successful missions.

• How ONC’s data is transforming our understanding of the ocean and its ecosystems.

With captivating anecdotes, including Josh’s story of the longest ROV dive, this episode offers a deep dive into ocean science and the passionate people who are charting new territories beneath the waves.

🎧 Subscribe now and join us on this epic journey to explore the ocean and understand our planet.

Episode produced by: Balad’EAU
Special thanks to: Ocean Networks Canada, Andrew Lewin of How to Protect the Ocean, and Tommy Goupil for editing and production.

🔔 Follow us for more updates and behind-the-scenes stories:

• Website: Ocean Networks Canada

• Twitter: @OceanNetworks

• Instagram: @oceannetworkscanada

• Facebook: Ocean Networks Canada

📅 Launch date: July 9th, 2025
🌐 More info: oceannetworks.ca

In this inaugural episode of Surfacing Secrets, Balad’EAU and How to Protect the Ocean team up to tell the origin story of a world-leading ocean observatory network: Ocean Networks Canada (ONC).

Host Lyne Morissette takes us back to the late 1990s, when a group of bold ocean scientists dreamed the impossible—real-time seafloor observatories that could transform how we understand our planet. Through captivating narration and exclusive interview excerpts conducted by Andrew Lewin, we meet the visionary pioneers behind this movement:

• Kate Moran, President & CEO of ONC and ocean engineer with a mission to illuminate the deep;

• John Delaney, oceanographer and early architect of cabled observatories;

• Benoit Pirenne, ONC’s Corporate Innovation and Technology Officer, who helped turn bold ideas into technical reality.

This episode explores the roots of ONC, the early scientific breakthroughs, and the data-driven legacy that continues to protect communities, support global science, and spark ocean innovation.

🎧 Featuring archival audio, powerful testimony, and a poetic close inspired by T.S. Eliot.

🎙️ A special production by Balad’EAU, in collaboration with How to Protect the Ocean and Ocean Networks Canada.

🔔 Subscribe now and join us every month as we surface secrets from the deep.

📅 Launch date: June 8, 2025 — World Oceans Day
🌐 More info: oceannetworks.ca

Balad’EAU is proud to present a special series of podcasts developed in collaboration with the How to Protect the Ocean podcast and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC):

🌊 Surfacing Secrets – Explore the Ocean. Understand the Planet.

🎙️ This new series takes you behind the scenes of ocean innovation, with powerful stories, exclusive testimonials, and immersive narration designed to reveal the secrets of the seabed and those who explore it.

🧭 Episode 1: Mavericks and visionaries

We start off strong with the thrilling story of ONC’s beginnings—a time when connecting the ocean floor to the Internet was just a dream. In this episode, our hosts Lyne Morissette and Andrew Lewin brings you the voices of three founding figures, pioneers whose vision transformed modern ocean science:

• Kate Moran, President and CEO of ONC
• John Delaney, visionary oceanographer
• Benoit Pirenne, ONC’s Chief Science Officer

🎧 The narrative episode is available on Balad’EAU

🎧 The full interviews can be heard on How to Protect the Ocean Podcast

📅 Launch date: June 8, 2025 — World Oceans Day

📍 Location: Online, on all podcast platforms

🔗 For more information: www.oceannetworks.ca

This series is made possible with support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the University of Victoria.