MOTN News

FarSounder is proud to announce the launch of their on-line training platform. The team has put in countless hours gathering the content to get this system up and running, and it is now available to the public. The first training program to be released in the series is the FarSounder Technician Training.  This innovative on-line training [ Continue reading. ]

(NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass. - January 6, 2021) Teledyne Marine is pleased to announce the launch of its new Ultra Compact Modem (UCM). Sized at just 60 x 50 mm, and weighing in at just 55 grams, the OEM version of the UCM is the smallest acoustic modem ever designed by Teledyne Benthos. The UCM is based on Teledyne Benthos' proven signal processing technology [ Continue reading. ]

  (Falmouth, MA) – McLane Research Labs announces with great sorrow the passing of its founder, Dr. Susumu ‘Sus’ Honjo. He died peacefully at home on 23 December 2020 surrounded by his family. His pioneering work as a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) contributed to the understanding and observations of marine particle [ Continue reading. ]

Marblehead, Massachusetts – December 10, 2020 - SeaTrac Systems, Inc. (SeaTrac) is pleased to announce that the SP-48 is now commercially available. The SeaTrac SP-48 is a persistent Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) designed for users who require a flexible data gathering and communications platform that adapts to a wide variety of operational scenarios and [ Continue reading. ]

  Our Podcast SeaState is getting 5 Star Reviews on Apple Podcast so don't miss this episode! Graham Hine: Platforms, Sensors and Data Acquisition Go to the Podcast! [ Continue reading. ]

BLUE is seeking volunteer Mentors to participate in the upcoming “BLUE Excelerator.” BLUE will be running a Specialized Advanced Topics "BLUE Excelerator" for BlueTech companies that have already finished an accelerator program such as CleanTech Open or MassChallenge. The BLUE Excelerator will be held remotely and run from January - April 2021. This year's [ Continue reading. ]

(Falmouth, MA) – The RAS-500 is among in-situ instruments in the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP) program collecting long-term data on how climate change impacts important Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) processes. Prof. Stuart Cunningham, Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS), is among the [ Continue reading. ]

  (San Diego, Calif. – September 14, 2020) Teledyne RD Instruments announces the launch of its new Wayfinder Doppler Velocity Log (DVL).  The Wayfinder has been designed to provide Doppler navigation capability for micro vehicles, which are often constrained by stringent size, weight and budget limitations.  Measuring just 10 x 10 x 7 cm [ Continue reading. ]

  Our Podcast SeaState is getting 5 Star Reviews on Apple Podcast so don't miss the next episode! In the October episode of SeaState we talk with Stockton Rush. Stockton is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder (2009) of OceanGate Inc. As CEO, Rush is responsible for OceanGate’s financial and engineering leadership, shaping the company’s strategic [ Continue reading. ]

The D'Works Marine Technology Initiative makes funding available to young and growing Massachusetts companies to address/solve technical or testing challenges with a new product or technology. Become a D’Works Innovator – we would love to work with you! Why Apply This program is funded by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Innovation Institute in [ Continue reading. ]

ARMADA Marine Robotics is pleased to announce that it has won a Phase I contract from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The $255,821 contract will focus on developing the company’s Asymmetric Propulsion system for underwater vehicles in collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic [ Continue reading. ]

In episode 4 of SeaState we talk with Dr. Larry Mayer who has participated in more than 90 cruises (over 70 months at sea!) during the last 35 years, and has been chief or co-chief scientist of numerous expeditions, including two legs of the Ocean Drilling Program and eight mapping expeditions in the ice covered regions of the high Arctic. Dr. Larry Mayer [ Continue reading. ]

August 13, 2020 Warwick, RI USA QPS's hydrographic software products are used by a variety of commercial and scientific survey vessels along with many militaries around the world. Their customer the Royal Netherlands Navy recently installed FarSounder's Argos 1000 sonars on two of their latest upgraded vessels. The navy was an intrical part in seeing [ Continue reading. ]

(Falmouth, MA) – The first McLane-manufactured Prawler in the field has surpassed 100,000 meters of profiling and real-time temperature and salinity data transmission.    See McLane's Prawler deployment page for an updated summary of the 80m deployment. Prawler has been inductively transmitting data from its mooring in [ Continue reading. ]

  Don't miss episode 3 of SeaState: The Marine Technology Sector - A Perspective. In this episode we talk with Justin Manley and get his thoughts on our industry during these unprecedented times. Justin is an innovative technologist and executive with experience in startup, public corporation, academic, and public sectors. He is a recognized leader [ Continue reading. ]

 Woods Hole Group's new dashboard SeeChart allows you to use a single visualization tool, to manage your entire network of oceanographic observing platforms, including buoys, floats, gliders etc... using both Argos and Iridium telemetry systems.   Developed as part of the TRUSTED project funded by Copernicus for EUMETSAT, this unique online [ Continue reading. ]

(July 24, 2020) Salve Regina University's new Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity and Intelligence launches this fall. This is a critical area of professional study for business owners and leaders (it is not a programming course). Our certificate program provides the essential training that leaders like you need in order to protect your company or business [ Continue reading. ]

(Warwick, RI USA) FarSounder’s Argos 500 Forward Looking Sonar system is set to be fitted on the largest recreational motor yacht ever built in Canada. At 164-feet (50m), the groundbreaking Danzante Bay is being built by Crescent Custom Yachts near Vancouver. The vessel is slated to launch in 2021 and will be fitted with some of the most advanced navigation [ Continue reading. ]

(NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass. – July 20, 2020)   Through the acquisition of VEMCO and HTI, Innovasea has become a pioneer in acoustic telemetry to aid researchers worldwide in their quest to understand aquatic animal behavior.  The vastness and complexity of the ocean, combined with the nearly constant motion of many species, make this an incredibly [ Continue reading. ]