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Marine startup based in Victoria, BC, Canada

About Ocean AID

Over the past two years, our AI-driven ATR systems have helped Coastal First Nations detect and map over 1,200 ghost fishing traps for targeted retrieval and identify thousands of shoreline plastics, enabling the removal of over 7,000 lbs of marine debris.

Acknowledgements

We would like to respectfully acknowledge that we work on the traditional unceded territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. 

With this ocean restoration project we want to work with and learn from Indigenous Nations whose relationships with the land and water continue to this day. 

Founders Journeys

How our ATR systems work

Scan with sonar

Connect to Ocean AID

Connect to Ocean AID

Our software is compatible with most forward facing multibeam and side scan sonars.  

Connect to Ocean AID

Connect to Ocean AID

Connect to Ocean AID

Connect via  Marlin Series boxes, then select the objects you want to detect, and start detecting!

Get real-time detections

Get real-time detections

Get real-time detections

Our artificial intelligence (AI) computer vision models quickly and accurately detect objects from sonar data.

Interactive maps

Get real-time detections

Get real-time detections

View accurate locations and detailed data about your detected objects in realtime. Giving you the information you need to make the best desicion.

Cleaner, Healthier, Safer Oceans

Stopping Ghost Gear

What is ghost gear?

Ghost gear is abandoned or lost fishing gear like nets traps and rope that continue to kill fish, whales, sea turtles, seabirds, and destroy ocean ecosystems. Ghost gear is the most deadly form of ocean plastic and the most common ocean macro plastic.

Impact of ghost gear

70% of ocean macro plastic is ghost gear.

  

5% to 30% of fish are killed by ghost gear globally.


90% of of species caught have commercial value, resulting in billions of dollars lost annually.


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Ghost Gear retrieval use case

Our mission to fight ocean plastic

Visual Demo of Real-Time Detections

Derelict Vessels and Airplane

 Detections in real-time of sunken vessels and airplanes through side scan sonar 

Lots and Lots of Traps

Hundreds of underwater traps (in red) detected with side scan sonar.

Shoreline plastic mapping

Current applications (detections):

  • Shoreline marine debris (nets, traps, ropes, styrofoam, plastic bottles, tires, buoys, cans, glass, other plastic)
  • Shoreline derelict vessels (ship wrecks)

Future applications:

  • Spawning fish
  • Birds and other coastal marine life
  • Whale detection
  • Collision Avoidance 

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Oceans Forever

We are a team of passionate ocean lovers who want to make a difference in the oceans.  

Do you have a project or question about our work?

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