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Woods Hole Group Satellite Telemetry

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30+ years of experience PROVIDING DATA COLLECTION SOLUTIONS for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY Marine & environmental scientists rely more than ever on satellite systems to collect in-situ data. New generations of instruments that produce more complex and voluminous data streams are deployed in critical areas, reporting at higher frequencies, or relying on [ Continue reading. ]

SeaTrac’s Whale Sentinel Finalist for $100,000 Ocean Innovation Award

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Ft. Lauderdale, FL. During a year-long competition, with more than 100 applications from around the globe, SeaTrac emerged as one of six finalists for Ocean Exchange’s 2019 Orcelle Award, given to a solution that advances our understanding of the ocean, minimizing human impact, and resulting in more resilient bodies of water, including healthy marine life [ Continue reading. ]

BOOK RELEASE — Dangerous Shallows: In Search of the Ghost Ships of Cape Cod

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By Eric Takakjian and Randall Peffer 9781493042302 • Paperback • February 2020 $19.95 • 272 pages Order Online at Amazon Dangerous Shallows tells the story of a quest to solve maritime cold-cases. The odyssey takes the reader along for a moment by moment look at the events surrounding the loss of over a dozen different ships. All but one of these [ Continue reading. ]

Teledyne Marine Extends 2020 Academic Product Grant Application Deadline to March 31

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(N. Falmouth, MA – February 28, 2020) Teledyne Marine has extended the published deadline for academics to submit their applications for the organization’s 2020 Academic Product Grant. The new deadline is March 31, 2020. This grant offers the next generation of technologists and explorers the opportunity to utilize the organization’s leading-edge technology [ Continue reading. ]

Teledyne Marine launches a new podcast featuring customer application stories

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North Falmouth, MA, March 2, 2020 – Teledyne Marine, a global leader in subsea technologies has launched a new podcast. Marine Tech Talk is a podcast about Teledyne Marine’s technologies that are enabling discovery and efficient and safe work practices in our oceans and inland waterways. Marine Tech Talk features customers and their quest for knowledge, more [ Continue reading. ]

Teledyne Marine Acoustic Modems Help Drive New JANUS Interoperability Standard

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(NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass. – December 13, 2019)  In November 2019, Teledyne Marine took part in the second  JANUS Interoperability Fest hosted by the NATO STO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), based in La Spezia (Italy).  Over the past decade, the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation has been leading [ Continue reading. ]

American-Made Challenges Powering the Blue Economy™: Ocean Observing Prize

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The Powering the Blue Economy™: Ocean Observing Prize seeks innovators to integrate marine renewable energy with ocean observation platforms, ultimately revolutionizing our capability to collect the data needed to understand, map, and monitor the ocean. This joint prize between the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) at the U.S. Department [ Continue reading. ]

FarSounder Unveils a New 3D Forward-Looking Sonar

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FarSounder is proud to debut a new sonar and a new name for its series of 3D forward-looking navigation sonars.  With the company’s continued growth and focus on research and development, it was time to give the series a name and offer more alternatives. The new name is the Argos series and are now 3 models in the series. The latest model the Argos 350 [ Continue reading. ]

1000-Year Scholarship Fund Hosted by the Society for Underwater Technology in the U.S.

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  The deadline to submit the 1000-Year Scholarship applications is Thursday October 31, 2019. The 1000-Year Scholarship offers sponsorships awards to undergraduate or graduate students pursuing a course of studies which highlight at least one relevant component area of marine meteorology and physical oceanography. Gather the essential [ Continue reading. ]

CLS WILL ATTEND OCEANS 2019 WITH SUBSIDIARY WOODS HOLE GROUP

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As partners of the ocean sciences community for more than 30 years, CLS – and its U.S. subsidiary, Woods Hole Group – are pleased to attend Oceans 2019 in Seattle, from October 27-31st. This event, dedicated to global maritime professionals, provides an opportunity to learn, innovate, and lead in the protection and utilization of the [ Continue reading. ]

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. ]