An oceans celebration

Laying out the welcome mat for guests at the Dalhousie Oceans Week Gala

Doug Wallace (Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Science and Technology) in conversation.

Moment's Notice - an ensemble of Dalhousie music students.

A glowing sphere showed off images of Dalhousie's ocean research

A packed house fills the Cunard Centre

Don Connolly, host of CBC's Information Morning, served as MC of the event

The ocean-themed centrepiece on each table.

John Knubley, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

Councillor Jennifer Watts, representing the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Ian Thompson, Deputy Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism, Government of Nova Scotia

Another look at the crowd at the Cunard Centre

Dalhousie President Tom Traves

Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO

Members of Moment's Notice perform

A group from Dalhousie's Marine Affairs program.

Steve Durrell, President of Irving Shipbuilding Inc.

Peter Nicholson, Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Canadian Academies, delivered the keynote address on "The Value of Marine Research."

Another look at the decorative sphere that displayed Dalhousie research highlights.

Martha Crago, Dalhousie Vice-President Research.

Graduate students in Oceanography were out in full force to celebrate.