This looks interesting and I am planning to check it out Thurs Feb 22 (click on image to get larger version). The day before (Feb 21) is the University of Toronto’s “Moving Canada Towards Sustainability” day long symposium which also looks good and I plan to attend. Hope to see you at one or the other. — Stephen
Scientists Put an Ear to the Ocean Floor
By Stephen Leahy
Feb 14 (IPS) – Canada will spend 38 million dollars to install thousands of undersea listening posts along the continental shelves of North America, the Mediterranean, Gulf of Mexico and Australia.
Akin to military hydrophones used to detect the underwater passage of submarines, the receivers of the new Ocean Tracking Network will track movements of fish and marine mammals tagged with tiny acoustic transmitters.
And this too is a security issue — fish stock security.
Stephen Leahy, International Environmental Journalist 