Port McNeill - Alert Bay - Sointula Ferry Route Pump and Valve Control System Deployed 2026-03-18

The Pump and Valve Control System 04 was deployed on 2026-03-18 on Port McNeill - Alert Bay - Sointula Ferry Route. This ferry route goes between Cormorant Island (Alert Bay), BC, Port McNeill, BC and Malcolm Island (Sointula), BC. This device is a Pump and Valve Control System. The Pump and Valve Control System (PVCS) is developed by Ocean Networks Canada. It monitors the operation of a pump and a set of valves while providing feedback using various sensors. It was deployed on a mobile platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.