PERTH, WA.—In September 2023, JASCO Applied Sciences (JASCO), Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems (BO-MTS), and Ocius Technology (OCIUS) successfully completed a five-day collaborative demonstration of near-real-time detection, classification, and tracking of marine mammals using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) off the coast of Perth, Western Australia.

HALIFAX, N.S.—JASCO Applied Sciences is pleased to announce a joint project collaboration to demonstrate, train, and enable indigenous fishers from Miawpukek First Nation (MFN) in whale-safe (ropeless) fishing and acoustic data collection.

VICTORIA, B.C.—JASCO Applied Sciences and Open Ocean Robotics (OOR) are pleased to announce the successful initial service trial of JASCO’s OceanObserver system onboard OOR’s Data Xplorer USV, for Innovative Solutions Canada’s ‘Real-time Marine Monitoring Service Via Uncrewed Surface Vessel’ program.

HALIFAX, N.S.—Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) has procured two ObserverBuoy 3m systems from Canadian environmental science and engineering company JASCO Applied Sciences.

HALIFAX, N.S.—JASCO Applied Sciences is pleased to announce the integration of the OceanObserver™ intelligent acoustic monitoring system into Teledyne Webb Research's Slocum glider autonomous vehicles. This addition to the Slocum glider sensor suite adds advanced acoustic monitoring and processing capabilities to the already versatile Slocum platform.

In response to serious global concerns about the declining health of our oceans, an €8.96 million Horizon 2020 funded project due to start in 2021 represents a significant EU investment that directly supports attainment of targets for a cleaner, quieter maritime sector. Named SATURN, this project initiative is led by MaREI, Science Foundation Ireland’s Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, hosted by University College Cork, and involves a large consortium of EU participants.