Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Announces $1.4M ROC Fishing System Project
This Nova Scotia-led project will develop and commercialize ropeless or rope-on-command (ROC) fishing solutions to help address global problems including vertical line entanglements, plastic pollution, and ‘ghost fishing’ caused by abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear. The innovative solution to vertical line entanglements, plastic pollution, and ghost fishing caused by abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear that pose threats to ocean species including the Right Whale.
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Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announces $3.4M GeoScan Project
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced the $3.4M GeoScan Project. This Newfoundland and Labrador-led project will provide an innovative solution to de-risk offshore wind, oil and gas, and other offshore installations by implementing wider scanning functions in underwater robotic systems. Led by PanGeo Subsea Inc, with BC-based partner Cellula Robotics and the Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, the GeoScan Project team will work together to reconfigure PanGeo’s Acoustic Corer™ with Cellula’s robotic system to allow for a wider area scan while achieving depths greater than 30m sub-seabed.
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$1.8M Marine Safety Training Online Project
This Newfoundland and Labrador-led project will accelerate mixed-reality safety training development to offer faster and more accessible digital training options across marine industries. This project will enable workers to develop critical worksite specific competencies through engaging and challenging simulation training programs. Simulation training is a safer, more effective option to training than existing forms.
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BridgeVUE Project
BridgeVUE is a made-in-Canada solution that leverages emerging technology to enhance marine navigation by contextualizing radar data over an individual’s field of vision, in real time, regardless of visibility. By using an augmented reality (AR) headset and combining it with navigational data, vessel crew will have the capability to overlay mission critical information over their field of vision even when visibility is near zero, increasing their situational awareness and improving safety.
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Real-time Bubble Diffuser Aeration Entrainment Monitor Project
This BC-led project will develop a real-time entrainment monitoring system for aquaculture fish farms in complex coastal ocean environments. The products and related services will allow customers to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the fish mortality from high surface temperature and harmful algal blooms.
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Mixed Reality HydroSpark Project
This New Brunswick-led project will focus on emerging mixed reality technologies to develop a secure ocean data visualization and collaboration application using the Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Microsoft Azure Mixed Reality Services. This application will visualize underwater environments in 3D mixed reality to support training, mission planning and rehearsal, and support defence and other marine sector underwater operations.
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Unmanned Digital Twinning Project
This Atlantic Canada-led project will develop an innovative product for digital twinning of underwater infrastructures, without the need for external specialists working in remote offshore locations. Upon successful introduction of the project, conventional offshore ROV/vessel crew will be able to confidently collect high quality image data for post-processing digital twins, guided by way of real-time 3D reconstruction giving feedback on image quality and coverage.
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Split PM Hybrid Propulsion Motor Project
This Newfoundland and Labrador and PEI-led project will develop a hybrid diesel-electric system to make the hybridization of existing vessels worldwide a financially viable option. This project utilizes advanced permanent magnet motor technology to provide both Canadian and global vessel clients with a propulsion system that reduces not only maintenance and fuel costs, but also GHG emissions and carbon footprint.
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Sustainable Protein For Aquaculture Project
This game-changing project represents significant developments in science and technology and has never been done before. The Sustainable Protein for Aquaculture project will take greenhouse gas emissions from upstream oil and gas and convert them into a high-value protein product to be used to feed farmed fish.
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Mobile and Mixed Reality Virtual Technician and Maintenance Software Project
This project will develop an integrated service-hub, referred to as “Tech Companion,” that centralizes data in a remotely accessible, intelligent, and automated digital ecosystem for use in ocean industries. As a unified digital platform, Tech Companion will connect technicians across the globe and facilitate the collection of core data, including condition-based monitoring of equipment, task level instructions, structured reporting, and augmented reality training to support tasks on demand.
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Port Integration and Enhancement of Data Project
Led by BlueNode and together with project partners Saab Technologies, National Research Council, and the Halifax Port Authority, the project team will develop new software products which will enhance service to existing customers and enrich the sales offering for new customers.
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Fishless Marine Microbial Fish Oil Project
This Nova Scotia-led project will work to develop an algal nutritional oil that fully mimics and complements the health benefits of fish oil consumption. The project will create four new full-time jobs, will the potential for 20 indirect jobs in total.
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Autonomous COMPASS Project – Projet COMPASS autonome
This project is the first of its kind in Canada and will allow for faster, more reliable and affordable data acquisition. Led by Sensor Technology, with its partners Kraken Robotics and 3D Wave Design, the Autonomous COMPASS Project team will work together to develop a compact, multi-element passive acoustic monitoring system to conduct passive acoustic monitoring (PAM), which is used in defence applications, oceanographic research, marine mammal protection activities, and energy exploration.
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Integrated Operations and Real-Time Analytics Project
Led from Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia, the almost $27 million project will bridge gaps between land, sea-based, and processing operations that exist in the aquaculture industry today by providing real-time information, analytics and environmental connectivity to improve overall operations. Through its development, the project will create 138 new jobs, including 20 at project implementation.
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CORVUS – Field Validation of Energy Storage System Project
Field Validation of Energy Storage System Project will introduce a novel battery-based Energy Storage Systems (ESS) suited to larger marine vessels to achieve significant greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in Canada and worldwide. Additionally, the project will benefit Canadians by creating 23 jobs with the potential for 115 indirect jobs and new economic activity, helping grow the ocean economy in a digital, sustainable, and inclusive way.
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RBR Advancing Smart Integrated Ocean Sensors
This Ontario-led project brings together SMEs, academia, government, and other partners in ocean innovation to bring state-of-the-art ocean environmental monitoring sensors into the ocean’s autonomous platforms, creating four highly skilled jobs, with the potential for 20 indirect positions, and part-time positions.
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Project Orca – Projet ORCA
OSC’s first Alberta-led project, and brings together SMEs, academia, and other partners in ocean innovation to advance the development of Katal Green Fuel ahead of commercialization to reduce dependency on diesel and transition to low-carbon fuels. The project will benefit Canadians by creating seven jobs immediately, an additional 42 jobs within three years, and the potential for 210 indirect jobs.
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Digital Offshore Canada – Zones extracôtières numérique du Canada
The project will create a platform for the development, validation and commercialization of digital twins for a range of applications in Canada’s offshore as well as for other ocean industries, while also building capabilities to support the increasingly digital ocean economy and the future opportunities it presents.
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Miniaturized Sonar Transducers Project
This made in Canada solution will create new domestic and export opportunities, supply chain opportunities, and create 15 new jobs. The data derived from this project will support additional ocean technology opportunities for Canada.
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Ocean Energy Smart Grid Integration Project
This Ontario-led project brings together SMEs and other partners in ocean innovation to provide cost-effective integration of ocean energy generators into communities.
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Automated Pipeline Payload for Small AUVs Project
This Ontario-led project will develop a commercial survey payload for portable AUVs in response to expanding market demand for more efficient ocean floor inspection capabilities, and create nine new jobs.
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Tallybot Project: Artificial Intelligence for Next Generation Seafood Processing
Through the development of automation and predictive machine learning algorithms, branded Tallybots, this project represents the next generation of seafood processing powered by traceability and production software focused on improved efficiency and quality, and environmental benefits as a result of reduced waste.
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Digital Ship In-Service Support Project
The Digital Ship In-Service Support Project is Canada’s Ocean Supercluster’s 16th project with a total project value of more than $3 million. It brings together two Canadian marine industry leaders from Canada’s west & east coasts to develop and commercialize 3D digital twin capabilities that will help make Canada more globally competitive, drive export opportunities, & create jobs in the marine sector.
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Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Announces $3.1M Rutter IoT Project
Led from St. John’s, NL, the $3.1 million project called the Rutter Internet of Things (IoT) Project will transform and migrate Rutter systems into an IoT enabled solution, offering remote monitoring as a managed service with specialty radar system data acquisition, and cloud-based storage and analytics, while also creating 12 new jobs.
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Blue Futures Pathways Project
Focused on building capabilities and the development of workers to support the growth of Canada’s ocean economy, the total project value is $2.4 million where the Ocean Supercluster will provide almost $1.5 million in funding with the balance coming from project partners.
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Caris Cloud Technology Project
With an increasing number of private industry companies and government agencies seeking accelerated solutions to remote operations and training, this project will develop and utilize highly specialized software in the Cloud that will reduce the need for software operators in the field and enable increased processing and quality control from an office or home setting.
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Smart Protective Coatings Project
The Smart Protective Coatings Project will introduce a new graphene-based nanotechnology to the global ocean economy through the development of revolutionary graphene-based protective coating products for vessels. With a total project value of more than $4.6 million, the OSC will provide $2.2 million in funding with the balance coming from industry partners.
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XOCEAN XO-G2 Project
The XOCEAN XO-G2 project will develop the next generation of Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), that addresses these requirements operating over the horizon with a range of over 3,000 nautical miles without a support vessel. The total project value is $3.4 million with the Ocean Supercluster providing $2 million in funding and the balance coming from project partners.
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Cluster Building Ocean Allies Project
The Ocean Allies project has a total value of more than $420,000 where the Ocean Supercluster will provide $250,000 with the balance of funding coming from project partners. This project is designed to access, engage, and support a diverse ocean economy through targeted strategic activities across five work packages.
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Cluster Building Vitality Project
The Vitality Project is a transformative approach to address the shared data challenges of the ocean economy. This project will capitalize on Canada’s ocean data to deliver definitive commercial outcomes to the businesses involved by advancing ocean data analysis, management and visualization capabilities, and products.
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Marine SAR Helicopter Mission Simulation Project
This Project will deliver a new device a capability to train search and rescue (SAR) operators under realistic mission scenarios including turbulent flow zones, sea state, complex ship and offshore installation geometries and rescue rafts while simulating the full array of east coast Canada and arctic harsh environmental conditions.
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CoLab Enterprise Project
The CoLab Enterprise Project, through the collaboration of startups, SMEs and other partners in ocean, this project provides a global solution for ocean sectors with an increasing focus on achieving greater productivity, remote operations, and environmental technologies.
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Inclusive Workforce For Arctic Ocean Technology Project
The Inclusive Workforce for Arctic Ocean Technology Project is an ecosystem building project designed to develop technical skills training for Inuit participants across Inuit Nunangat. This project is designed to develop technical skills training for Inuit participants across Inuit Nunangat.
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Indigenous Career Pivot Project
Alongside members of its Indigenous Working Group and Indigenous community partners, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced the Indigenous Career Pivot Project. This is a first-of-its-kind ocean innovation ecosystem project in Canada.
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Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Announces $4.9M OceanDNA System™
With a total project value of $4.9 million, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has provided $2.2 million in funding to the project with the balance of funding coming from project partners.
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Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Announces $29M Ocean Aware Project
The Ocean Aware project will develop and commercialize world-class solutions for monitoring fish health, fish movement, and the environment, and supporting both profitable and sustainable practices in the ocean.
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Ocean Vision Project
With a total investment of $18.8 million this project is focused on the development of new marine technologies.
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Ocean Startup Project
OSP represents an unprecedented investment and collaboration to help start and grow up to 30 high potential ocean companies in Atlantic Canada.
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Canada Ranks 10th in Global Blue Barometer Report, Named a Blue Technology Leader
66 countries ranked based on ocean environment, activity, innovation and policy The MIT Technology Review released its inaugural Blue Technology Barometer report, ranking 66 countries and territories with large or economically significant ocean coastlines on their progress and commitment toward ocean sustainability. Delivered in partnership with Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, Morgan Stanley and Infosys, the research,
more infoCanada’s Ocean Supercluster announces $1.4M ROC Fishing System Project
The innovative solution to vertical line entanglements, plastic pollution, and ghost fishing caused by abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear that pose threats to ocean species including the Right Whale Today, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced the $1.4M ROC Fishing System Project. This Nova Scotia-led project will develop and commercialize ropeless or rope-on-command (ROC) fishing solutions
more infoCanada’s Ocean Supercluster Establishes Collaborative Partnership with New York-Based “The Plant” to Further Advance Opportunities in Sustainable Blue Economy
Today, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster and The Plant announce their new, collaborative partnership to foster opportunities for Canadian and US innovators to work together to develop ocean solutions that help tackle climate change and drive inclusive growth in the blue economy. Based just upriver from New York City, The Plant is a global home for climate
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