Ocean Science

Pioneering underwater technology to underpin your pioneering research

From the littoral zone to the deepest oceans, our technology is at work with organisations like yours, gathering and delivering your data – responsibly and sustainably.

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Empowering Ocean Science with cutting-edge technology

We understand the complex challenges of your marine research. From coastal waters to the ocean depths, our advanced underwater technologies are designed to transform the way you collect, analyse, and interpret critical marine data.

We don’t just provide equipment—we deliver comprehensive solutions that seamlessly integrate with your research workflow.

Our technology is trusted by leading universities, research institutes and marine organisations worldwide. We recognise that every scientific expedition is unique, which is why we offer both standard and customised solutions tailored precisely to your project’s specific requirements. By focusing on your needs, we minimise risks, optimise budgets and allow you to concentrate on what matters most: groundbreaking scientific discovery.

Whether you’re planning a coastal survey or a deep-sea exploration, we are committed to providing reliable, sustainable technologies that turn your research vision into reality.

Let us handle the technological complexity, so you can focus on pushing the boundaries of ocean science.

We know your industry

Your applications, our innovations

Geohazards & tsunami
Environmental surveys
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Aquaculture
Coastal science
Sensor tracking
Research vessels
Uncrewed surface vehicles
Remotely operated vehicles

Geohazards & tsunami

Over a decade of investment and development has led to our award-winning technologies to enhance your monitoring of seabed deformation caused by plate tectonic processes and other geological triggers. This same technology is at the heart of our tsunami detection system.

What our tech can do for you
• Precision – we can measure seabed movement at centimetric level
• 10 years – instruments designed for multi-year deployments up to a decade
• Remote – integration buoy and USVs for over the horizon operations
• Trusted – technology in use across the world

Environmental surveys

Track your divers, stream your ADCP data, navigate your ROV, deploy and retrieve your sensor packages. Our environmental survey toolbox is equipped with the solutions you need to get your project completed on time and on budget.

What our tech can do for you
• 10 years – long-term unattended deployment and monitoring of the seabed
• Sensors – flexible system architecture that talks to your sensors
• Release – integrated acoustic releases to speed up recovering your instruments
• USV – support your move to safer, green, cheaper survey operations

Autonomous underwater vehicles

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are becoming more useful, reliable, and capable. However, one size doesn’t fit all, so that’s why our subsea technologies have been designed to be compatible with AUVs of all sizes and capabilities, from micro to hybrid to resident.

What our tech can do for you
• 9,000 bps – fast and robust acoustic communications performance
• OEM – INS, DVLs and USBLs for any AUV or USV platform
• Swarms – surface-to-AUV and AUV-to-AUV comms supported
• 11 km – Reliably track and communicate to the deepest parts of the ocean

Aquaculture

As demand grows for aquaculture to supply a sustainable source of food, our extensive experience in underwater industries and proven underwater technologies can assist your aquaculture projects, from operation and maintenance to ongoing environmental and integrity monitoring. This increases your operational efficiency and productivity and reduces the need for divers.

What our tech can do for you
• 10 – precisely track up to 10 ROVs, divers and underwater instruments
• Quick – portable and quick to mobilise acoustic tracking from any waterside location or vessel
• Release – integrated acoustic releases to speed up recovering your instruments
• 10 hours – operating life of Micro-Ranger 2 portable before it needs recharging

Coastal science

We can help you unlock the full value of your coastal ecosystem science by acquiring the data you need, when you need it. Our versatile technologies enable you to track divers and vehicles, locate seabed equipment, deploy landers and retrieve moorings.

What our tech can do for you
• 10 – simultaneously track up to 10 ROVs, divers, underwater targets
• Quick – portable and quick to mobilise acoustic tracking from any waterside location or vessel
• Release – integrated acoustic releases to speed up recovering your instrument
• 10 hours – operating life of Micro-Ranger 2 portable before it needs recharging

Sensor tracking

Precise underwater tracking of corers, camera platforms and geological drills is fundamental to your ocean science projects. Install our technology and not only can you track your sensor packages in any water depth, but you can also communicate with and release them.

What our tech can do for you
• 11 km – track your sensors to the deepest part of the ocean
• 0.04% – achievable slant range system accuracy
• 99 – up to 99 simultaneously tracked targets
• 9000 bps – last and robust communications performance

Research vessels

Ocean research vessels like yours around the globe rely on our marine technologies for dynamic positioning, route navigation and underwater target tracking and communication. It’s a capability which ensures every moment you’re at sea is focussed on delivering safe, efficient and sustainable science.

What our tech can do for you
• 11 km – track ROVs, AUVs, towfish to the deepest part of the ocean
• Retrofit – technology that’s suitable for both retrofit and new builds
• GNSS – carry on working even when you don’t have reliable GNSS
• 1,500 m – underwater forward looking range for uncharted waters

Uncrewed surface vehicles

USVs are the safe, green and economical way to harvest ocean data, which is why energy, defence and science users like you are increasingly moving to uncrewed operations. We can equip any of your uncrewed platforms to track, communicate and command in the underwater domain.

What our tech can do for you
• 99 – up to 99, simultaneously tracked targets below the water
• 9,000 bps – high speed comms for vehicle control and data harvesting
• Uncrewed – support real-time, over horizon operations
• 230 m – achievable bottom lock for shallow water navigation

Remotely operated vehicles

Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are becoming more useful, reliable and capable across all of your ocean science operations. However, one size doesn’t fit all so that’s why our subsea technologies have been designed to be compatible with your vehicles of all sizes and capabilities: from micro to work class.

What our tech can do for you
• 11 km – reliably track to the deepest parts of the ocean
• 230 m – bottom lock achievable with our Syrinx DVL
• Class – solutions from Micro to Work class ROVs
• 0.04% – achievable slant range system accuracy

Engineering the future of underwater technology for over 50 years.

We engineer, manufacture, service and support solutions that transform what’s possible in offshore energy, maritime defence and ocean science.

Through investment in people, technology and footprint, we have built one of the most capable, dynamic and responsible businesses in the marine technology space. As a vertically integrated company with everything under one roof, we – together with our trusted supply chain and strategic partners – can tackle your subsea project in ways no other solutions provider can.

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