Real-Time Ocean Monitoring for Marine Protected Areas
Most marine protected areas collect data that never reaches a decision-maker in time. The Spotter Platform delivers continuous real-time ocean monitoring across MPA boundaries, combining solar-powered Spotter buoys, autonomous Spotter Scout USVs, and smart mooring systems to support marine conservation, compliance and marine protected area enforcement.
Spotters Deployed Globally
Continents with Spotters deployed
the cost of a traditional oceanographic buoy
Key Benefit
Continuous Marine Protected Area Monitoring
Deploy real-time ocean monitoring across MPA boundaries to track ecosystem health, detect threats and support marine protected area enforcement and compliance.
Scalable Ocean Conservation Technology
Replace costly research-grade instrumentation with a lower-cost ocean sensor network designed to scale across large or remote marine protected areas.
Simple Deployment
Deploy from any vessel or shoreside location. Solar-powered and satellite-connected for continuous long-term operation with no fixed infrastructure required.
Spotter Platform Use Case
Marine Biodiversity Monitoring
Capture acoustic, temperature, dissolved oxygen and current data to build a continuous picture of marine ecosystem monitoring across MPA boundaries.
Illegal Fishing Monitoring and Vessel Detection
Detect unauthorized vessel activity in real time using acoustic sensors (via the Spotter Sound hydrophone add-on) and real-time ocean monitoring to support marine protected area enforcement and rapid response.
Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring
Track tidal changes, storm surge and water quality across coastal ecosystems to support 30x30 ocean conservation planning and marine spatial planning data.
Aquaculture and Research
Monitor dissolved oxygen, temperature and water quality in real time using modular sensors and smart mooring systems at aquaculture sites and research stations.