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A Milestone for Ocean Observation: International Argo Program Reaches One-Millionth Profile	National 13/12/2012
On November 4th 2012, the international ocean observation program, Argo, passed a momentous milestone, collecting its one-millionth "profile" of ocean conditions in real-time since its launch in 2000. Over the years, Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientists have played key roles in making Argo what it is today – one of the most effective and comprehensive ocean observation systems in the world.

Argo remote-sensing buoys cover the seven seas	National 08/05/2005
The concept was bold. Many nations would work together to deploy free-floating profiling buoys around the globe.

Argo: Observing the Oceans in Real Time.	National 08/06/2009
Argo is the largest ocean research project in the world and aims to report the climatic status of the world oceans in real-time every 10 days and report the data for use by anyone, anywhere on the planet.

Behind the science	National 19/02/2013
Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientists will tell you: if you're keen to know what's going on in our oceans, there's only one way to go—collect data in the field.

Canada's Three Oceans (C3O)	National 17/06/2008
Three great oceans - the Atlantic, the Arctic and the Pacific - surround Canada, and every school child can point them out on the map.

Charting the World's Longest Coastline	National 01/07/2005
Pleasure boaters, commercial fishermen, seafarers on Canadian ships and others from around the world, all depend on a warehouse near downtown Ottawa.

Decisions based on science	National 02/03/2010
Experts meet more than 100 times a year-coordinated by the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS)-with a mandate to prepare science advisory reports to inform Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) decisions. This is the department's scientific consultation process.

Defining Canada's Maritime Zones	National 11/10/2011
In addition to its land territory Canada encompasses approximately 7.1-million square kilometres of ocean environment - an area equal to about 70 percent of its land mass.