The coast of British Columbia stretches nearly 1,000 kilometres north-to-south. Factoring incisions and the province’s 40,000 islands, that figure quickly balloons to 26,000 km—or, in other terms, an impressive 10% of the entire country’s coastline. Celebrating innovation in this wheelhouse is the Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technology, an organization which is bringing back the […]
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October Event to Rally Ocean Experts for ‘Last Great Exploration on Earth’
A strong majority of the ocean’s floor has not been mapped out in any meaningful way. In response, an event oriented around the bottom of the ocean is coming to Victoria this autumn. The 2025 edition of Ocean Floor Explore is taking place on the West Coast of Canada for the first time, October 26th […]
Seven ‘Dynamic’ B.C. Startups Selected for This Year’s Ocean Challenge
The Ocean Startup Project this week announced 16 companies selected to participate in this year’s edition of the organization’s annual Ocean Startup Challenge. Each startup is poised receive up to $25,000 in non-dilutive funding on top of a “comprehensive support package” designed to to accelerate the growth of ocean-focused solutions. This year’s cohort represents “such […]
Seacork Studio Wins COAST Pitchfest with Innovative Seaweed-Based Acoustic Panels
From Washington to Alaska, the coast of British Columbia stretches nearly 1,000 kilometres north-south. When you factor in the coast’s many deep incisions and the province’s 40,000 islands, that figure balloons to a remarkable 26,000 km—or, in other terms, 10% of the entire country’s coastline. Thus it is of little surprise that the super natural […]
COAST Pitchfest Seeking Early-Stage Startups Innovating the Blue Economy
From Washington to Alaska, the coast of British Columbia stretches nearly 1,000 kilometres north-south. When you factor in the coast’s many deep incisions and the province’s 40,000 islands, that figure balloons to a remarkable 26,000 km—or, in other terms, 10% of the entire country’s coastline. Thus it is of little surprise that the super natural […]
COAST Receives Funding for Development of Ocean Technology Innovation Hub
The Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies (COAST) has received $2 million in funding from the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. Provided through B.C.’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund, the investment will support COAST’s development of a world-class ocean technology innovation hub and cluster across Pacific Canada. “We are grateful to the […]