Ocean Sciences Centre

Features

Outreach Initiatives - Public Education Program

The Ocean Sciences Centre Marine Public Education Program is going on the road. Please come visit our touch tank at the following locations throughout the summer.

OSC Welcome to the Ocean Sciences Centre, a cold ocean research facility operated in conjunction with Memorial University of Newfoundland. The centre is located in Logy Bay, Newfoundland and Centre houses laboratories where research is conducted on the North Atlantic fishery, aquaculture, oceanography, ecology, behavior and physiology. Research is conducted on organisms ranging from bacteria to seals.

News

Biodiversity Day- Sea of Knowledge

The United Nations proclaimed May 22 the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. This is a day to reflect on the state and value of biodiversity. The theme for 2012 is "How Much Life is in the Sea?"
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Deep-sea corals a growing area of expertise at Memorial

Dr. Evan Edinger, Barbara de Moura Neves and Sandrine Baillon.

Memorial University made an excellent showing at the recent International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals. All of the Canadian attendees were directly connected to Memorial University.