Open Ocean Robotics Leads New $3.8M Project to Advance Ocean Monitoring in Canada

We’re excited to share that Open Ocean Robotics has been chosen to lead the $3.8 million Air Sea Ocean Monitoring System (ASOMS) Project, part of a new investment in ocean innovation by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. The project brings together a group of Canadian ocean tech companies to improve how we observe and understand the ocean.

ASOMS will combine uncrewed boats and aerial vehicles with smart sensors and clean energy systems. The goal is to create a long-lasting, low-impact way to monitor the ocean, useful for everything from keeping an eye on marine protected areas and offshore energy sites, to improving safety and awareness along our coasts. It could also help in northern regions like the Arctic, supporting Indigenous-led monitoring and providing tools for protecting the environment.

Along with Open Ocean Robotics, the project includes partners Seahawk Robotics, ASL Environmental Sciences, Rockland Scientific, and Glas Ocean Electric. Together, the team will build new tools that give people better information about what’s happening above and below the water.

This project is part of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster’s Ambition 2035 plan to grow the ocean economy. We’re honoured to be part of that vision and excited to work with partners across the country to make ocean monitoring more effective, more accessible, and better for the planet.

🔗 Learn more about Canada’s Ocean Supercluster and the ASOMS project here