3F Waste Recovery is using a by-product first approach that transforms local fish, farm, forest wastes into globally demanded natural ingredients

A2o Advanced Materials is developing the next generation of underwater adhesive and bonding coatings.

Acoustic Bait Technologies is developing an alternative bait system for the lobster fishery using recorded acoustic lobster sounds to modify the behaviour of lobsters and attract them into lobster traps.

Aimsir Technologies aims to capture ocean-based weather information to significantly improve weather forecast accuracy by retrofitting vessels around the world with Automatic Weather Stations.

Atlantique Nord Innovation develops functional products that help address the fish waste problem in Atlantic Canada by extracting value from parts of the fish that would typically be dumped into landfills. Their first product in development, ÖVIE, is a refreshing functional carbonated drink infused with marine collagen. 

Canscan Softwares and Technologies uses machine vision, artificial intelligence and existing infrastructure to automate visual inspection processes of shipping containers in ports, container depots and intermodal yards.

CORSphere is developing an industrial asset maintenance tracking software empowered through cross-platform data interconnectivity, collaboration between maintainers, and predictive analytics to reduce downtime.

Devocéan develops underwater acoustic triggers that help recover equipment underwater. Devocean’s first commercial target is the fishing market where its triggers allow better cohabitation with marine mammals.

DownNorth Technologies is developing water purification solutions for recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) that uses microbial electrochemical cell technology to remove fish waste without producing toxic by-products or mal-odour compounds.

ExTech MIP is developing an extraction device to make analyzing contaminants in water faster and more efficient.

GALAXIA Mission Systems is developing a constellation of AI-based small satellites in Low Earth Orbit that provide close to real-time monitoring of ocean-based assets.

Gazpek is developing subsea data centres that maximize advantages of the natural cooling phenomenon of sea water, harness “ghost power” lost in offshore wind cable transmission, and provide improved latency.

GC Lipid Tech alleviates the ecological pressure on marine life caused by unsustainable fish feed.

Glas Ocean Electric (GOE) is bringing clean energy to coastal communities through the integration of electric boats with community energy systems. By combining electrification and onboard dynamic energy storage, electric boats present an opportunity to introduce more renewable energy to electrical grids and the communities they serve.

IntelliReefs CAN restores and enhances degraded ocean ecosystems by designing nanotechnology artificial reefs and infrastructure solutions that increase economic security, biodiversity, coastal protection, and ongoing resilience. The company is collaborating with Dalhousie University researchers to adapt their technology for kelp growth and attraction of commercially and biologically important fish and invertebrate species.

Kavacha uses fish waste to provide active protection to marine industries through direct-to-metal coatings in harsh environments. Their solution saves users more than 30% on material and labour, while increasing or maintaining asset lifetime, reducing toxin exposure/imprint, and providing a high-volume value add for a fishery waste stream.

Luna Sea Solutions is creating LunaTide: a Data-as-a-Service tidal current forecasting system to help ocean industries make better decisions. 

MacDonald Hallett Oceans Protection Engineering Group is developing an Autonomous Emergency Towing System for ships that are in distress, or have been evacuated and left abandoned. This pre-rigged, remotely operated, quick release, autonomously deployed system will bring a ship under control and safely in tow thereby, saving life at sea, preventing loss of ships and cargo, and avoiding environmental disasters with huge liabilities.

Marecomms Inc. is developing robust and broadband underwater wireless communication systems that enables wireless image transmission with unprecedented reliability in the harshest ocean conditions.

Marimetrics Technologies designs, develops and markets technologies for monitoring fish health and welfare in the aquaculture industry.

Naav Labs is developing a simple to use technology that integrates computer vision, machine learning and augmented reality to help shipbuilders validate “Built as Designed”, drastically reducing costly errors and allowing real-time decision making.

Nereus Pharma develops innovative pharmaceutical products for the aquaculture industry, with a focus on improving aquaculture health sustainability. Their first product is a new antibiotic formulation that could potentially reduce antibiotic environmental contamination by as much as 90%.

Ocean Set is developing a cloud-based platform that reduces the complexity and increases the intelligence of utilizing and exchanging ocean data. Their vision is to enable ocean organizations to have seamless access to buy, sell, explore, share, and unlock data value. Ocean Set offers software tools and professional services that allow ocean organizations to identify, broker, cleanse, structure, analyse, and exchange their valued data.

Oxebow Enterprises is developing an on-board crustacean sorting and grading machine to allow people working on fishing boats to increase efficiency so crews can focus on other important tasks while the catch is automatically processed.

Planetary Hydrogen produces hydrogen while taking CO2 out of the air, transforming it into an antacid and locking it away in ocean chemistry for 100’s of thousands of years.

Precipice Sensors aims to improve the coverage and accessibility of coastal water level sensors by developing compact technology that is easy to install and maintain.

qualiTEAS is a corrosion inspection and management company. Our vibrant material research team has expertise ranging from material science to programming. Our proactive chemical approach towards corrosion inspection identifies the specific type and degree of corrosion. Our services also include additional environmental analysis (chemical and microbial analysis of soil and water), which provides information on the origin and further impacts of (due to) any ongoing corrosion issue.

Received funding from Boost to hire a business development subcontractor to identify and initiate conversations with potential customers in the Canadian market

Quantum Devices Corp. develops leading edge enhanced sensor and camera sun spectrum range technology for 2D, optical chemistry, and depth sensing using a single camera chip for mobile, transportation, and medical imagery.

Rising Tide BioAcoustics provides acoustic systems for fish deterrence, guidance and attraction, marine mammal deterrence, and control/eradication of invasive species.

Received funding from Boost to develop simulation of cruise ship generator noises to model the performance of underwater noise cancellation and collect data for future pilot project

SARSync is creating a maritime search and rescue (MSAR) platform that connects incident commanders to real-time search data, assets and third-parties to better conduct searches.

SeaChange Biochemistry creates chemicals for industry from sustainably harvested seaweed through an innovative biorefinery process.

SeaHawk Robotics develops and operates multi-domain UAV-based ocean observation systems that disrupt current paradigms by improving access, increase safety, and reducing costs of data collection.

SednaLink Marine Systems aims to increase access to key decision making information in the Arctic by integrating sensor technology into telecommunication cables to monitor marine environmental conditions.

Skaldyr is a functional ingredient company focused on developing marine-sourced nutraceuticals by upcycling underutilized marine by-products.

Spatialnetic Solutions builds custom solutions that remove the barriers for efficient and sustainable operations in the marine economy, leveraging autonomous platforms, workflow automation, and dynamic IoT networks.

Subait Inc. takes a scientific approach to develop a superior sustainable lobster bait substitute based on seafood co-products, replacing environmentally challenging commercial bait fish species.

Swordfish Energy Corporation is developing an underwater turbine to harness clean energy from oceans

Traxe Technologies is developing a blockchain-based traceability solution for seafood brands, enabling end consumers to trace and verify the journey of their seafood product from ocean to table.

Turquoise Revolution is on a mission to make the blue economy greener by developing an innovative solution to dry seaweed crop biomass more efficiently. 

Ultimate Lobster Bait Inc. is developing a biochemical attractant for use as bait for American Lobster

Voltai is a flexible and vibration absorbing generator that harvests energy from motion with 100 times the energy density of traditional turbines.

WeavAir provides an end-to-end hardware and software solution for vessel emission monitoring by using predictive algorithms that promote regulation compliance and operation costs savings for ship owners, ship managers and port operation team.