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Eyes in the Ocean

Eyes in the Ocean. The Rapid Assessment TowFish (RATFish). Marine Applied Research and Exploration www.maregroup.org. SOE has a visionary set of goals:. Balance community design with carrying capacity of natural resources Drive sustainable change.

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Eyes in the Ocean

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  1. Eyes in the Ocean The Rapid Assessment TowFish(RATFish) Marine Applied Research and Exploration www.maregroup.org

  2. SOE has a visionary set of goals: • Balance community design with carrying capacity of natural resources • Drive sustainable change

  3. we don’t understand the oceans enough to quantify sustainable change Mission Control- we have a problem

  4. Sustainability—What does it mean? • Only 3% of our oceans are explored • Political and emotional debate • Sustainability remains a concept not an attainable result • Understanding marine ecosystems is a pre-requisite to sustainable change.

  5. We can’t understand what we can’t see.

  6. Rapid Assessment TowFish • Mid-water or bottom surveys • 20 – 100 meters (the depth zone for the vast majority of coastal habitats) • State of the art visual survey capability • Operable from a small boat (~25 foot) • Packs down into 3 x 100 lb suitcases • Quick deployment • Weather windows

  7. The RATFish: Cuts assessment costs by >50%

  8. Cost for a 50 mile survey

  9. Purchase Price

  10. Market Opportunities • Marine reserves • Fish stock assessments • Wave and offshore wind power • BP oil spill

  11. Timeline Year 1: • build and test prototype against proven ROV Year 2: • 60 contract days at sea • Begin vetting qualified manufacturers • Begin marketing to resource managers & scientists Year 3: • 80 contract days at sea • Manufacturer begins production of RATFish

  12. Who is MARE? • 501(c)3 non-profit • Mission: To provide and deploy technology needed to see and understand underwater coastal habitats • Founded in 2003 • Co-led 17 expeditions • Marine Protected Area assessments and surveys • Lost fishing gear recovery missions • Offshore energy site characterizations and biological assessments • Co-convened an international tech conference

  13. MARE personnel : • 75 years of experience design, manufacture and operations • Co-founders have built 400+ ROVs and 5 manned submersibles • David Jeffrey, former VP of Engineering • Dirk Rosen, former CEO Deep Ocean Engineering • 2 Directors have served in top management of several Fortune 500 corporations • Marine biologists and GIS personnel on staff

  14. What’s needed: $150,000 • Conceptual design completed • $50k loan from California Fisheries Fund • $100,000 needed

  15. SOE Goals: • Balance community design with carrying capacity of natural resources • Drive sustainable change These goals are critical.

  16. Oceans are in deep trouble • “Crisis” • Pew Ocean Commission report • “Putting our future at risk” • U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy • 29% collapse already • Global fisheries collapse by 2050?

  17. The future of coastal communities depends on healthy oceans • Coastal tourism • Fishing industry • Sustainable offshore energy production • 20% of world’s protein

  18. The RATFish enables sustainable change • Economical “eyes” into the ocean • Management decisions based on sound data • Better managed coastlines will: • improve tourism opportunities • allow for sustainable ocean energy development where practical • maintain and ultimately increase the supply of seafood protein • generate and keep jobs

  19. The RATFish

  20. Marine Applied Research & Exploration

  21. Marine Applied Research and Exploration Richmond, CA www.maregroup.org

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