Current Updates From SeaRobotics

SeaRobotics Corporation (SeaRobotics), a leading developer of marine robotics and autonomous systems, today announced the company’s successful ISO 9001:2015 certification of its quality management system (QMS). ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognized quality management standard developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which sets the criteria for which large or small companies, regardless of the primary field of activity, should comply to implement and maintain a quality management system (QMS).

The ocean is a complex landscape described by multidisciplinary means—chemical, biological, geological, etc. How the ocean functions and supports ecosystem services can be impacted by internal and external forces. Sea surface temperatures, ocean circulation, nutrient pollution, and ocean acidification are some of the more recent highlighted issues the ocean is facing.

How to mitigate against the spread of Invasive Aquatic Species (IAS) remains one of the most complex and pressing challenges in the marine domain. So much so, in fact, that the United Nations Environmental Programme considers the growing prevalence of these so called “marine invasions” as one of the four greatest threats to marine and coastal ecosystems.

The outlook for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season—which officially kicks off on June 1 and runs to November 30—remains somewhat uncertain. After a rare ‘triple-dip’ event—a three-year La Niña cycle—the NOAA National Weather Service has pointed to a greater than 90% chance of an El Niño event beginning in the next few months and continuing through winter.

SeaRobotics Corporation (SeaRobotics), a leading developer of marine robotics and autonomous systems, and CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc., an industry leader in marine species research, risk assessment, and protection, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to collaborate on the commercialization of WHOI’s infrared camera based marine mammal detection and classification technology.

Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) represent one of the fastest growing markets in the ocean tech space. Applications vary, but the deployment for multidisciplinary marine survey, offshore surveillance missions, and search and recovery operations are among the most notable of late. While ASVs come in a range of vehicle classes—which broadly determine their size, weight, and payload capacity—the underlying premise that unites this expanding ecosystem of smart vehicles is sustainable operational efficiency: less resources in the field yield more cost-effective and safe exploration of often hazardous or hard-to-access waters.