Marine & Oceanographic Technology Network (MOTN)

MOTN is committed to expanding the business opportunities of its members related to products and technologies for the marine and oceanographic industries.

Recent News

FarSounder Expands Field of View

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FarSounder is increasing its navigation sonars’ capabilities by broadening the field of view to up to 120 degrees. Their series of forward looking sonars currently provide users a 90 degree field of view out to 500m and 60 degree field of view out to 1000m. With this update, both the 100 meter and 200 meter range modes will have this brand new [ Continue reading. ]

Zephyr Marine Center has office space available in Woods Hole

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Our Marine Center is located in the middle of Woods Hole, directly across the street from WHOI’s Bigelow Lab and between WHOI’s Information Office and MBL. We have two first floor offices available. One plan is to make one office available to MOTN companies on a shared ‘Consortium’ basis. The space is ideal for meeting with WH people, setting up demos, and [ Continue reading. ]

LOWELL INSTRUMENTS MOVES TO NEW LOCATION IN FALMOUTH TECH PARK

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August 22, 2019 – (Falmouth, MA)  This summer, Lowell Instruments moved into offices in the former WEBB Research building at 82 Technology Park Drive in East Falmouth.  With other small marine technology businesses in the collaborative style shared workspace, the new location provides a base for Lowell Instruments to expand and continue to grow [ Continue reading. ]

Real-Time HAB Monitoring in the Gulf of Maine

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The Challenge The Gulf of Maine supports productive shellfisheries that are frequently impacted by Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), causing annual shellfishing closures along a broad swath of the New England coast. Traditional toxin monitoring involves harvesting shellfish, testing the meat for toxins in a lab, and then shutting down fisheries when levels are [ Continue reading. ]

WOC AND THE WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR WATERBORNE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (PIANC) SIGN MOU

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World Ocean Council and PIANC to Partner on Addressing Port/Coastal Infrastructure Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events and Advancing Young Professionals 16 August 2019 The World Ocean Council (WOC) and the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) have signed an MOU on long-term cooperation. The partnership agreement provides [ Continue reading. ]

MOTN MEMBER NEWS! Manufacturing for Ocean Research Thrives on Strong Customer Support

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ARLINGTON, MA, Aug 14, 2019. Creation of a professional working liaison between Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Cayman Islands Dept of Environment, and Sea Sciences, Inc. resulted in a successful field data collection effort in support of the endangered Nassau Grouper in the Cayman Islands. In November of 2016, Sea Sciences was contacted by [ Continue reading. ]

SRS FUSION, US Navy’s Next Generation ROV

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Strategic Robotic Systems (SRS) is pleased to announce the United States Navy has chosen to procure the company’s FUSION unmanned underwater vehicle to be their future explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with initial deliveries commencing in the third quarter of 2019.   The SRS FUSION represents the next generation in [ Continue reading. ]

MOTN MEMBER NEWS! Teledyne Benthos Offers GNSS Upgrade for Acoustic Modems/Releases

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Teledyne Benthos is pleased to announce the availability of a new GNSS option for their feature-rich UTS-9000 series Universal Topside Units used to command their full line of acoustic modems and releases.  Via the new 2.0 upgrade, customers can upgrade their existing UTS-9400 units to include this capability, or order it as an option on all new [ Continue reading. ]

MOTN MEMBER NEWS! Hydroid Engineering, Operations and Program Management Organizations Appraised at CMMI V2.0 Maturity Level 3

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Appraisal signifies an important milestone in Hydroid’s continuous improvement journey to establish best practices in cost, schedule and quality process performance POCASSET, Mass. Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and a leading manufacturer of marine robotic systems, announced it was appraised at Maturity Level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s [ Continue reading. ]