DFO Divers

When it comes to DFO research, the number of projects using diving is outstanding. Divers are everywhere – sampling algae in the Experimental Lakes of Ontario and collecting samples of threatened abalone on the West coast are just two of the projects that use scuba diving. Have a look at what other projects have researchers suiting up and diving below the surface.

 
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Slide 31 of 42

Sitting on the platform, diver Mark Bloom (Newfoundland and Labrador) prepares to join Dan Porter (Regional Diving Safety Coordinator- Newfoundland and Labrador) in Holyrood, Conception Bay. The platform is used for hydroacoustic projects. In this case, to measure acoustic energy reflected from various sized cod placed in the holding pen 10 meters below the platform.

Sitting on the platform, diver Mark Bloom (Newfoundland and Labrador) prepares to join Dan Porter (Regional Diving Safety Coordinator- Newfoundland and Labrador) in Holyrood, Conception Bay. The platform is used for hydroacoustic projects. In this case, to measure acoustic energy reflected from various sized cod placed in the holding pen 10 meters below the platform.