Oceans 2024: A Subsea Technology Showcase
The 2024 Oceans Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia provided a unique glance into the newest innovations in the maritime sector. The industry continues to be proactive in sustainable and environmentally friendly technology, seeking to produce renewable energy, make maritime activities more efficient, and gather data to better assess, navigate, and predict the changing climate. Notable companies from the week to keep an eye on include:My Gear Tag, collecting fishery data and recovering lost items underwaterMacArtney, with a new hybrid connectorPinpoint Earth, tracking and monitoring fishing vessels
Bill Sanson Joins LeeWay Marine as President
LeeWay Marine, a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia based owner and operator or survey and research vessels, announced Bill Sanson will be joining the team as President, taking on the day-to-day oversight of LeeWay operations.Sanson comes to LeeWay from the Royal Canadian Navy and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the maritime domain. “With his extensive marine background, deep operational experience and fresh perspective, we’re confident Bill will be a tremendous asset to the LeeWay team.” said Jamie Sangster, CEO of LeeWay. “He’s an operator and a leader. He has been
Meet the CTO: David Shea, Kraken Robotics
company, starting the business in 2012, and headquartered in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. Back then we only had six employees: myself, our founder Karl Kenny, and a handful of other folks. Since then we've grown, and today we're about 250 people worldwide. We have offices in Nova Scotia, Scotland, Germany, Brazil, Denmark, and in the U.S. We are publicly traded, and our 2023 revenues were about 70 million, reflecting an approximate 70% growth over 2022. We're anticipating being somewhere between 90 and 100 million in 2024.What about the tech development in that 12-year span
CCG’s Science Vessel CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk Launched
depend on for food, our livelihoods and the health of our country.”John McCarthy, CEO, Seaspan ShipyardsThe future CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is named after a well-respected elder from Nunavik, who was a renowned promoter of the Inuit language and culture. The vessel will be stationed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and will accommodate up to 34 crew and 26 scientists. The data and samples collected aboard this vessel will support Canada’s domestic and international commitments to ensure that our oceans are sustainably managed. The 88-metre-long vessel is outfitted with a modular working deck,
Canada Launches Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel
science vessel, the new ship will provide increased capability and capacity to support ocean science missions on Canada’s east coast. It will accommodate up to 34 crew and 26 Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientists and will be stationed at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.Built by Seaspan Shipyards, the CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is equipped with a deck that can swap out different equipment modules based on mission requirements, a marine mammal observation station, an ocean sampling room, multiple labs and equipment for collecting and analyzing information. The vessel
MTS, SUT to Honor Marty Klein with Capt. Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration
become intimately involved in the first ever deep water search. During that search the great Don Walsh became a hero of mine and an invaluable friend and mentor.” The Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration will be presented to Marty Klein at the 2024 OCEANS Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia in September 2024.Marty Klein: The Father of Side Scan Sona
Venterra Geoscience On Call for Nova Scotia’s Offshore Wind
a contract to assess metocean data collection needs that will assist with offshore wind farm development off Canada's Atlantic Coast.Amidst a surge in interest in offshore wind power, Canada hopes to harness its expansive wind resources to fulfil its clean energy and climate ambitions, with Nova Scotia planning to offer seabed leases for up to an equivalent of 5 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.Venterra Group’s specialized unit Venterra Geoscience, with its track record of international consultancy, will collate existing metocean data, identify critical gaps, and recommend optimised
Mark's Epic Journey: 268 Days 1643 Hours, 6,800 Miles in a Kayak
and a journey of almost 6,800 miles, 65-year-old Mark Fuhrmann has completed his epic “Reverse the Bad” charity expedition across Canada and the United States.In doing so, he becomes the first person to solo kayak the ‘Greater Loop’ circuit, beginning (and ending) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and traversing the Great Lakes, the Illinois, the Mississippi, the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers, before hitting the Gulf of Mexico and heading up the Atlantic Coast.A smiling, but understandably exhausted Fuhrmann, stepped out of his kayak – possibly for the last time – greeting
Marine Telemetry: Shedding Light Below the Waves
.Innovasea is also working on a novel type of fish tracking—tag-less detection technology that combines “optical cameras, imaging sonar and artificial intelligence to detect, count and classify fish in real time,” according to a recent blog post. Recent testing at White Rock Dam in Nova Scotia monitored alewife migration patterns and resulted in a strong efficacy rate.Additional Innovasea projects include tracking sharks along human-populated coastlines and beaches to provide real-time data of shark activity to lifeguards and monitoring fish activity within marine protected areas (MPAs)
August 2024
