Spotlights

SpotlightsBLUEiQ’s Novel OpenEar Hydrophone Aims to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales BLUEiQ is a women-owned startup that is disrupting passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) with smart, low SWaP-C (size, weight, power, and cost) ML-enabled hydrophones to protect ocean biodiversity and enhance offshore and port safety and security.

SpotlightsCoastal Carolina University’s Smart Reef Initiative: Revolutionizing Coral ResilienceDiscover the Smart Reefs Initiative, a partnership between the South Carolina Floodwater Commission and Coastal Carolina University in 2020. This collaboration seeks to introduce artificial reef structures along the Carolina coastline to tackle rising sea levels and coastal flooding facilitated by real-time data.

SpotlightsAqualink: Monitoring Ocean Climate ChangeAqualink is a philanthropically-funded organization helping citizen scientists monitor sensitive coral reefs and underwater ecosystems.