32nd Edition
Hi everyone!
Incredibly exciting news this week: in conjunction with some fellow ocean-loving friends, we will be hosting a 2-day NYC OceanTech Summit in conjunction with the Vendée Globe’s stop in NYC. We will be showcasing, supporting, and celebrating BlueTech in the Big Apple. Stay tuned for more details as we nail down the schedule, speakers, and events. In the meantime use these Luma links to reserve your spot!
Day 1, May 16th: RSVP here.
Day 2, May 17th: RSVP here.
News
Fugro and PlanBlue announced that they are working together to enhance habitat mapping technology by integrating their technologies.
Massachusetts has their first offshore wind project up and running with Vineyard Wind.
The World Economic Forum announced the Blue Food Partnership to scale sustainable solutions to aquaculture while also addressing malnutrition and food insecurity. They are also working with the Chamber of Aquaculture in Ghana.
A new report has come out stating that investment in deep-sea mining is not worth the risk.
In a recent blog post, Propeller’s Jake Russell compares the path ahead for unleashing blue tech potential to the breakthrough that happened in the private space sector.
Czech scientists are participating in the DTO-BioFlow project to collect previously unattainable marine biodiversity data to help create the ocean’s digital twin.
Equatic unveiled their plans for the largest ocean-based carbon removal plant.
The Guardian reported on Arctic Reflections, a Dutch startup trying to restore Arctic sea ice. More on their work later in the newsletter.
Chip Cunliffe of the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance wrote a “Deep Dive into Blue Carbon, Coastal Resilience, and Ocean Finance” on the Climatelinks blog.
A new paper was published entitled “Eight lessons learned from comparing ocean economy measurement strategies across countries”. You can access the PDF here.
The Economist Impact posted a Q&A with Ted Janulis, founder and principal of Investable Oceans.
This article highlights “8 ways that stopping overfishing will promote biodiversity and help address climate change”, across ecosystem, climate, and business wins.
Opportunities
The Offshore Wind Hub Accelerator is now open for applications until March 25th, aimed at supporting the growing offshore wind industry in New York.
Applications for the FEC Small Grant program are open from now until March 31st. The program aims for individuals or “teams of 3 to 5 Early Career Professionals that present a proposal aiming to increase their ability to understand, predict and/or manage the effects of human activities, including climate change, on estuarine and coastal regions.” You can learn more about what the application entails here.
If you have an idea for a new product or initiative that can better protect the oceans against pollution, overfishing, extinction of species or climate change, you should submit your idea for the OceanLove Innovation Awards taking place on June 8th.
The Ocean Community Innovation Challenge OCC2024 has opened, and it is open to early solutions across all 10 Blue Economy sectors; Water Management, Blue Biotechnology, Blue Transportation, Blue Renewable Energy, Blue Food/Fisheries and Blue Tourism. The selected teams will work with experts and investors for pre-acceleration during 4 weeks+4 months mentoring, followed by access to acceleration programs and investment opportunities.
Apply to Katapult’s Ocean Accelerator program that is designed to guide founders through complex entrepreneurial issues, add structure, and help raise a startup’s next round.
Apply to the TMA Blue Tech Incubator program.
Students and entrepreneurs can enter the Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge to create innovative solutions that have a measurable positive impact on the ocean.
Fair Carbon has launched a Blue Carbon Academy that aims to help with the fine-tuning of the design of a Blue Carbon project.
Events
On March 7th at 12:30PM EST, Sofar Oceans and the Marine Technology Society are hosting a webinar to discuss the latest advancements in the Spotter platform's subsurface sensing ecosystem. Register for the webinar here.
BlueSwell is having the Demo Day for their 4th cohort at the New England Aquarium at 5PM on March 7th. The five startups graduating from their program include Vycarb, atdepth MRV, Bluemvmt, DetoXyFi, and Marinas Bio.
The Ocean Innovators Platform is taking place in Monaco on March 10th. The purpose of the event is to draw attention to innovations aimed at ocean conservation.
AirMiners is hosting a webinar on Advancements in MRV for Enhanced Rock Weathering on Tuesday, March 12th.
Oceanology International London is occurring in-person from March 12-14th in London to connect the global ocean tech community.
Join TMA BlueTech for their quarterly webinar series BlueTech Global Connect, with the next event taking place on March 13th. You can also check out the San Diego-based organization’s full calendar of events here.
The very first Seaking Blue NYC meetup on Wednesday, March 20th at 6:30PM. RSVP here.
Requests for registration for the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference are now open. The conference will be occurring from April 10-12 in Barcelona, Spain.
The 9th Our Ocean Conference will be occurring in Greece from April 15th-17th.
The 7th International Conference on Marine Connectivity is taking place in Montpellier, France, in May 27-31, 2024. It is a 5-day event with a 3-day scientific conference at the heart of the gathering to discuss interdisciplinary approaches to Marine Functional Connectivity (MFC), research and the global functioning/health of the ocean, and how MFC knowledge can be used for improved environmental policies and sustainable development. There will be round tables and applied workshops to integrate this knowledge into decision-making regarding environmental policies.
The JPI Oceans Strategic Navigation Forum will be taking place on June 11th in Brussels.
The OCEANOVATION Festival will be taking place in The Hague, the Netherlands on June 19th & 20th.
BlueInvest Africa 2024 will be taking place in Kenya on July 3rd & 4th. The purpose of the event is to facilitate meetings between African entrepreneurs seeking financing and international investors in blue tech.
EuroMarine will be hosting their Foresight Workshop this year in Barcelona in October. It is entitled “CIMA: Conservation initiatives in valuable maritime-coastal areas beyond protected areas”. You can find out more on their website.
Ocean Exchange 2024 will be taking place on October 27th-29th. You can follow their event page here to stay up-to-date as the event approaches.
Learning
Watch this recording of an AirMiners webinar on Ocean CDR Permitting and Siting from last week.
The Environmental Defense Fund posted the recording of a panel discussion on Ocean Aquaculture Expansion in the US.
Companies Doing the Work
Futurefish is looking to scale and diversify smallholder aquaculture markets with a specific focus in Africa and Asia.
Arctic Reflections is trying to restore sea ice in the Arctic by pumping sea water over the top of the ocean in winter. More details about their idea can be found here.
EcoWind Solutions is developing a platform for streamlining offshore wind and maritime operations with a focus on user-friendly project management through automated welding and IoT monitoring.
Ithaca Clean Energy is enhancing connectivity and interactivity between the assets and stakeholders in offshore wind energy projects.
Open Ocean Robotics is generating solar-powered autonomous boats to provide real-time ocean information.
RCAM Technologies is using 3D printing technologies with concrete to construct low-cost large-scale wind and ocean energy structures in ports.
Triton Anchor provides a low weight, silently installed, modular anchoring system that works for all offshore wind turbines.
The Wave Mill is an Australian Company creating an efficient wave energy converter.