Jay T. Cullen
@jaytcullen.bsky.social
Chemical Oceanographer. Professor and Director @seos-uvic.bsky.social
Interested in aviation, the ocean, climate science, space and music…
Interested in aviation, the ocean, climate science, space and music…
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🌊 Scientists outline case for next-generation ocean iron fertilization field trials
phys.org/news/2026-02...
phys.org/news/2026-02...
Scientists outline case for next-generation ocean iron fertilization field trials
A team of ocean and climate researchers is calling for a new generation of carefully designed ocean iron fertilization (OIF) field trials to determine whether this marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR)...
phys.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:08 AM
🌊 Scientists outline case for next-generation ocean iron fertilization field trials
phys.org/news/2026-02...
phys.org/news/2026-02...
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🌊Check out our new publication on what responsible, next-generation ocean iron fertilization #OIF fieldwork requires: larger & longer field trials, rigorous monitoring, clear safeguards, & community engagement
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
doi.org/10.1177/2976...
@cafethorium.bsky.social @whoi.edu
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
doi.org/10.1177/2976...
@cafethorium.bsky.social @whoi.edu
Scientists outline case for next-generation ocean iron fertilization field trials
A new paper argues that larger, longer studies with rigorous monitoring and clear safeguards are needed to accurately assess OIF as a potential long-term CO2 storage solution.
www.whoi.edu
February 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM
🌊Check out our new publication on what responsible, next-generation ocean iron fertilization #OIF fieldwork requires: larger & longer field trials, rigorous monitoring, clear safeguards, & community engagement
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
doi.org/10.1177/2976...
@cafethorium.bsky.social @whoi.edu
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
doi.org/10.1177/2976...
@cafethorium.bsky.social @whoi.edu
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1/🏆 2006 💻 VENUS cabled observatory goes live + real-time ocean monitoring begins
On 8 February 2006, a large underwater telecommunications power bar—known as a node—was lowered to the floor of Saanich Inlet, a coastal fjord off Vancouver Island.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CDNsci University of Victoria
On 8 February 2006, a large underwater telecommunications power bar—known as a node—was lowered to the floor of Saanich Inlet, a coastal fjord off Vancouver Island.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CDNsci University of Victoria
February 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
1/🏆 2006 💻 VENUS cabled observatory goes live + real-time ocean monitoring begins
On 8 February 2006, a large underwater telecommunications power bar—known as a node—was lowered to the floor of Saanich Inlet, a coastal fjord off Vancouver Island.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CDNsci University of Victoria
On 8 February 2006, a large underwater telecommunications power bar—known as a node—was lowered to the floor of Saanich Inlet, a coastal fjord off Vancouver Island.
#KnowTheOcean #ONC20 #CDNsci University of Victoria
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🎉 Feb 8 is the 20th anniversary of ONC! 🎉
What began as a bold experiment in 2006—a cabled observatory delivering live data from the depths of the Salish Sea —has evolved into one of Canada’s premier scientific achievements + a recognized Canadian Major Research Facility.
University of Victoria
What began as a bold experiment in 2006—a cabled observatory delivering live data from the depths of the Salish Sea —has evolved into one of Canada’s premier scientific achievements + a recognized Canadian Major Research Facility.
University of Victoria
February 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🎉 Feb 8 is the 20th anniversary of ONC! 🎉
What began as a bold experiment in 2006—a cabled observatory delivering live data from the depths of the Salish Sea —has evolved into one of Canada’s premier scientific achievements + a recognized Canadian Major Research Facility.
University of Victoria
What began as a bold experiment in 2006—a cabled observatory delivering live data from the depths of the Salish Sea —has evolved into one of Canada’s premier scientific achievements + a recognized Canadian Major Research Facility.
University of Victoria
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🌊 Argo bibliography updated!
62 countries and 4 new publishing papers: #Iceland, #Jamaica, #Malta, #Slovenia — showing that Argo knows no borders and has a global reach in oceanography.
📚 Come explore our online bibliography! argo.ucsd.edu/outreach/pub...
#Argofloats #Argofloat #OneArgo
62 countries and 4 new publishing papers: #Iceland, #Jamaica, #Malta, #Slovenia — showing that Argo knows no borders and has a global reach in oceanography.
📚 Come explore our online bibliography! argo.ucsd.edu/outreach/pub...
#Argofloats #Argofloat #OneArgo
February 4, 2026 at 1:50 PM
🌊 Argo bibliography updated!
62 countries and 4 new publishing papers: #Iceland, #Jamaica, #Malta, #Slovenia — showing that Argo knows no borders and has a global reach in oceanography.
📚 Come explore our online bibliography! argo.ucsd.edu/outreach/pub...
#Argofloats #Argofloat #OneArgo
62 countries and 4 new publishing papers: #Iceland, #Jamaica, #Malta, #Slovenia — showing that Argo knows no borders and has a global reach in oceanography.
📚 Come explore our online bibliography! argo.ucsd.edu/outreach/pub...
#Argofloats #Argofloat #OneArgo
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You know how antacids sometimes take a while to start working? New research finds that calcium carbonate minerals—the ocean’s version of antacids—might work on faster timescales than scientists realized.
Our Ocean’s “Natural Antacids” Act Faster Than We Thought - Eos
New evidence from New Zealand suggests that calcium carbonate dissolution occurs not just over millennial timescales, but over annual and decadal ones too.
eos.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
You know how antacids sometimes take a while to start working? New research finds that calcium carbonate minerals—the ocean’s version of antacids—might work on faster timescales than scientists realized.
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ONC is mourning the loss of a remarkable champion for science and equity. The Honourable Kirsty Duncan shaped Canada’s research landscape for generations and we are thankful for her dedication in highlighting the need for on-going climate research.
January 28, 2026 at 5:17 PM
ONC is mourning the loss of a remarkable champion for science and equity. The Honourable Kirsty Duncan shaped Canada’s research landscape for generations and we are thankful for her dedication in highlighting the need for on-going climate research.
Leafless Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) this morning in Victoria. One of my favourite trees
January 28, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Leafless Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) this morning in Victoria. One of my favourite trees
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Bradley and Ruchie are continuing their work in the #Antarctic alongside our partners @csiccat.bsky.social . Thanks to perfect weather and incredible teamwork from the base crew, they successfully deployed our first observatory yesterday.
ONC has been receiving live data since 9 a.m. today! 📡
ONC has been receiving live data since 9 a.m. today! 📡
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Bradley and Ruchie are continuing their work in the #Antarctic alongside our partners @csiccat.bsky.social . Thanks to perfect weather and incredible teamwork from the base crew, they successfully deployed our first observatory yesterday.
ONC has been receiving live data since 9 a.m. today! 📡
ONC has been receiving live data since 9 a.m. today! 📡
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326 years ago tonight (9 p.m. Jan. 26, 1700) a M~9 Cascadia subduction earthquake rocked the west coast from #VancouverIsland to northern California. The Juan de Fuca Plate slipped up to 20 m, causing a large tsunami, strong shaking and landslides
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-his...
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www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-his...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:13 PM
326 years ago tonight (9 p.m. Jan. 26, 1700) a M~9 Cascadia subduction earthquake rocked the west coast from #VancouverIsland to northern California. The Juan de Fuca Plate slipped up to 20 m, causing a large tsunami, strong shaking and landslides
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-his...
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www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-his...
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Hitchiking in the ocean? 👍
A new study, including WHOI, traced oil-covered trash from the shores of Florida to a 2019 spill in Brazil! It shows that oil can hitch a ride on plastics to travel thousands of miles from where it was spilled.
More from @agu.org ’s EOS: go.whoi.edu/eos-oil
A new study, including WHOI, traced oil-covered trash from the shores of Florida to a 2019 spill in Brazil! It shows that oil can hitch a ride on plastics to travel thousands of miles from where it was spilled.
More from @agu.org ’s EOS: go.whoi.edu/eos-oil
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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1/🚢 ONC’s intrepid duo, Bradley and Ruchie are hard at work in #Antarctica alongside our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social.
@uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
@uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
1/🚢 ONC’s intrepid duo, Bradley and Ruchie are hard at work in #Antarctica alongside our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social.
@uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
@uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience
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Local opposition to carbon capture, removal, & storage in Louisiana is driving new restrictions on development. It looks a lot like what's happened to renewable energy. What can that sector's experience tell us about what might be in store for carbon capture, removal, & storage? tinyurl.com/3djrpkup
The Energy Wars Come to Louisiana: Carbon Capture, Removal, and Storage Projects Face New Hurdles in the Pelican State - Climate Law Blog
Until recently, Louisiana was the darling of the carbon capture, removal, and storage industry. Due to its history of oil and gas production, the state has a fairly extensive carbon dioxide pipeline n...
blogs.law.columbia.edu
January 22, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Local opposition to carbon capture, removal, & storage in Louisiana is driving new restrictions on development. It looks a lot like what's happened to renewable energy. What can that sector's experience tell us about what might be in store for carbon capture, removal, & storage? tinyurl.com/3djrpkup
Not all earthlings appreciate CTD’s but the can be very curious about them. Here are a mother polar bear 🐻❄️ with her two cubs inspecting our sea cable in the Canadian 🇨🇦 Arctic Ocean back in 2015 youtu.be/JC2befsNa1Y The CTD is 2000 m down. The bears were not hurt and swam off shortly after 🌊
Polar Bears Trying to Eat Research Equipment in the Beaufort Sea
YouTube video by Fukushima InFORM
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Not all earthlings appreciate CTD’s but the can be very curious about them. Here are a mother polar bear 🐻❄️ with her two cubs inspecting our sea cable in the Canadian 🇨🇦 Arctic Ocean back in 2015 youtu.be/JC2befsNa1Y The CTD is 2000 m down. The bears were not hurt and swam off shortly after 🌊
What would you say is the collective noun for a group or host of eddies? A shore of eddies 🏒? A shack of eddies🏒? Perhaps a haskell 🦫?
🌊🧪 Oceanic mixing is accomplished by a complex system of currents and a host of turbulent eddies. - Broecker and Peng (1982), Tracers in the Sea
January 21, 2026 at 10:51 PM
What would you say is the collective noun for a group or host of eddies? A shore of eddies 🏒? A shack of eddies🏒? Perhaps a haskell 🦫?
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@oceannetworks.ca team is installing the next generation coastal observatory in Antarctica--important data to #knowtheocean
January 21, 2026 at 6:40 PM
@oceannetworks.ca team is installing the next generation coastal observatory in Antarctica--important data to #knowtheocean
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Cherry blossoms are already starting to appear in Victoria, and it's only January! What does this mean, and how does it relate to climate change?
Thoughts from UVic's Andrew Weaver (@ajwvictoriabc.bsky.social) and Barbara Hawkins are included in this CBC story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Thoughts from UVic's Andrew Weaver (@ajwvictoriabc.bsky.social) and Barbara Hawkins are included in this CBC story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C.'s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril | CBC News
An unseasonably mild winter is coaxing blossoms to bloom early in some Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods, as it experiences one of the warmest Januaries on record.
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Cherry blossoms are already starting to appear in Victoria, and it's only January! What does this mean, and how does it relate to climate change?
Thoughts from UVic's Andrew Weaver (@ajwvictoriabc.bsky.social) and Barbara Hawkins are included in this CBC story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Thoughts from UVic's Andrew Weaver (@ajwvictoriabc.bsky.social) and Barbara Hawkins are included in this CBC story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This is a great opportunity for graduate students at a #Canadian university:
www.oceannetworks.ca/science/scie...
Apply by January 31, 2026
Learn more about the research and legacy of Dr. Roy Hyndman in this Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences special issue:
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
🇨🇦🧪⚒️🌊
www.oceannetworks.ca/science/scie...
Apply by January 31, 2026
Learn more about the research and legacy of Dr. Roy Hyndman in this Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences special issue:
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
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📣 Calling all #Canadian grad students 📣
Receive $20,000 to support your research using ONC's ocean data!
Apply for the Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award by 31 January 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
#CdnSci #SciSky
Receive $20,000 to support your research using ONC's ocean data!
Apply for the Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award by 31 January 2026 🌊 bit.ly/3rI4gHP
#CdnSci #SciSky
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
This is a great opportunity for graduate students at a #Canadian university:
www.oceannetworks.ca/science/scie...
Apply by January 31, 2026
Learn more about the research and legacy of Dr. Roy Hyndman in this Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences special issue:
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
🇨🇦🧪⚒️🌊
www.oceannetworks.ca/science/scie...
Apply by January 31, 2026
Learn more about the research and legacy of Dr. Roy Hyndman in this Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences special issue:
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
🇨🇦🧪⚒️🌊
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1/🚢 Ruchie and Bradley have safely arrived at the Spanish Antarctic base, Juan Carlos I Base on Livingston Island, #Antarctica, with our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social sky.social!
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience @uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience @uvic.ca
January 20, 2026 at 7:50 PM
1/🚢 Ruchie and Bradley have safely arrived at the Spanish Antarctic base, Juan Carlos I Base on Livingston Island, #Antarctica, with our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social sky.social!
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience @uvic.ca
🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience @uvic.ca
Trivia calendar not really playing hardball this morning…
January 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Trivia calendar not really playing hardball this morning…
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🌊 Traveling today to rejoin the icebreaker CCGS Amundsen in Quebec. I last left the ship at the Pituffik Space Base after working along the Greenland 🇬🇱 coast last summer
June 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🌊 Traveling today to rejoin the icebreaker CCGS Amundsen in Quebec. I last left the ship at the Pituffik Space Base after working along the Greenland 🇬🇱 coast last summer
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Why is oil-covered debris washing up on Florida’s beaches when there’s no spill in sight? A new WHOI study found that the tar-stained trash likely traveled about 5,300 miles after a massive oil spill off the coast of Brazil.
👣 Follow the oily trail: go.whoi.edu/tn-oil
👣 Follow the oily trail: go.whoi.edu/tn-oil
January 17, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Why is oil-covered debris washing up on Florida’s beaches when there’s no spill in sight? A new WHOI study found that the tar-stained trash likely traveled about 5,300 miles after a massive oil spill off the coast of Brazil.
👣 Follow the oily trail: go.whoi.edu/tn-oil
👣 Follow the oily trail: go.whoi.edu/tn-oil
Do you know about The Whiskey 🥃 War (1973-2022) “fought” between Canada 🇨🇦 and Denmark 🇩🇰 Greenland 🇬🇱? Hans Island was the centre of the dispute 😀 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_...
January 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Do you know about The Whiskey 🥃 War (1973-2022) “fought” between Canada 🇨🇦 and Denmark 🇩🇰 Greenland 🇬🇱? Hans Island was the centre of the dispute 😀 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_...