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Blue Ocean Gear: Real time tracking and monitoring for deployed fishing gear
Real time tracking and monitoring for deployed fishing gear
Blue Ocean Gear’s intelligent, connected buoys monitor the location and movement of any type of deployed fishing gear along with local conditions. The technology helps fishers, scientists, fisheries managers and other fishing technology companies track and monitor their valuable gear and equipment when it’s in the ocean. This allows users to find their gear faster, identify problems early and gain new insight into their operations while improving efficiency.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Larta Programs
- SBIR/STTR National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Larta Products
- Commercialization Strategy Report
- Business Development Kit
- NOAA CAW Demo Day
Founders
Kortney Opshaug, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
Blue Ocean Gear
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Alumni News
October 25, 2022
The Gulf Blue Navigator Program Selects Inaugural Six Startup Companies
Six blue technology startups target improving ocean health, securing critical infrastructure and increasing coastal resilience all while driving economic growth in the ‘new’ blue economy.
September 27, 2021
Smart buoys offer hope for reducing environmental and economic damage caused by lost fishing gear
Lost fishing gear — be it nets, lines or pots — continues “ghost fishing” forever, causing a slow death for countless marine creatures and financial losses to fishermen.
