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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. ]

  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. ]

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. ]

 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. ]

The Challenge needs applicants who are want to make a positive impact on the growing ocean economy by solving industry challenges, primarily from the following areas: Aquaculture Fisheries Healthy oceans and ecosystem services Bioscience Energy Ocean transportation Enabling technologies and data analytics Innovators who apply [ Continue reading. ]

SeaAhead in partnership with the New England Aquarium has officially launched the BlueSwell Incubator Program. BlueSwell is a business incubator program for new ocean-related technologies / innovations, and is aimed to prepare founders to seek and accept commercial capital to grow their businesses by providing a $35k grant to get them started, a tailored [ Continue reading. ]

Ocean News & Technology (ON&T), a leading trade publication for the ocean and offshore industries, has revealed plans to launch SeaState, a monthly podcast dedicated to understanding emerging trends in ocean technology, as well as discussing pioneering research, industry challenges, and prospects for the future. SeaState’s first podcast, scheduled [ Continue reading. ]

Specifications : Depth Rating: 1000m Weight : 320 LB with Manipulator Skid 200 LB Without Power: 120V or 240V AC Propulsion: 4 Vectored Electric, 1 Vertical Speed: > 3 Knots Thrust: 110 LB Telemetry: SM Fiber – 3 Fibers in Tether. Equipment: 100m and 300m FO Tethers with Gisma Connectors to Deck Cable or Depressor [ Continue reading. ]

Captain Breezy has been gathering children's microscopes, and putting together marine/ocean science lab kits to loan out to school groups and parents, to supplement their distance learning due to the coronavirus stay at home orders. If you have a microscope perhaps forgotten about in your attic or basement, or that your kids have outgrown, it can make a [ Continue reading. ]

Do you know an extraordinary student that is graduating this year? With the challenging times we are in, Scientists are Superheroes too wants to help commemorate the 2020 graduates! Send this form to any 2020 graduating seniors, so we can conGRADulate them and celebrate their accomplishments! Nominate a senior today!!  Follow this link for [ Continue reading. ]

FarSounder is pleased to announce Ulstein Belga Marine headquartered in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as its newest dealer and their first in Brazil. Ulstein Belga Marine is a leader in the Navigation Equipment industry. For more than thirty years, they have been recognized worldwide for technological excellence. FarSounder’s Argos series of 3D [ Continue reading. ]