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Continuing our series of interviews highlighting the Ocean Tech Hub of Southeastern New England, on this episode we take a look at the economic potential of the ocean technology sector at large, which is poised to grow by $300 billion in the next decade. Featuring: - Pete Rumsey, chief business development officer, URI Research Foundation - Ian Estaphan Owen, founder/CEO, Jaia Robotics

Presented by the Ocean Tech Hub of Southeastern New England, we take a close look at the value "Digital Twin Technology" can have when it comes to advancing ocean research to new heights. Featuring: Christian Cowan, executive director, URI Research Foundation Jeffrey Wilhelm, CEO, Infused Innovations Stephen Piper, Lead Client Partner, State of Rhode Island, IBM

We spoke this week with John Nicholas, the CEO of East Hampton Shucker.  John transformed his family's Long Island marina into an oyster pond, and has created a new device that takes some of the danger out of opening up live oysters.  His device clamps down on the oyster, allowing the shucker to safely open an oyster with a knife (without worrying about slicing open their hand).  We caught up with John recently to talk about his new product and the state of the union for oyster growers in the Northeast.

We're joined by Damian Ewens, the founder of Ocean State of Mind as well as a new consulting business focused on supporting the Blue Economy. He told us about an unusual project he’s been working on this summer.

We were thrilled to join famed undersea explorer Victor Vescovo to discuss his Five Deeps expedition; his thoughts on the future of ocean exploration; and more. 

Peter Baker, subsea product manager, with Australia-based Advanced Navigation, called in from Sydney to talk about HYDRUS – Advanced Navigation’s new “miniature undersea autonomous vessel” product that's small enough to serve as a carry-on item on most  flights. 

Drew Carey, co-founder and CEO of INSPIRE Environmental, joined the program to discuss INSPIRE Environmental’s recent study regarding fish population and catch activity near and around the Block Island Wind Farm. The study is the result of more than a decade of work and *seven years* of data collection. 

Ted Janulis, the founder and principal of Investable Oceans (and a former president of the New York Explorers Club), joins us on this episode to discussion his "obsession" with the ocean -- and how it's helped him figure out the ins and outs of investing in ocean-based ventures. Learn more about Ted's project at www.investableoceans.com.

On our first episode of Season 3, University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange joined us to tell us about the Build Back Better Regional Challenge -- and discuss how Rhode Island is working to redefine the nation's Blue Economy.

On this episode, we spoke with Tony Chen, the co-founder of Manolin. Manolin is a data analytics company focused on helping aquaculture farmers combine human and artificial intelligence to better predict and solve for aquaculture disease. 

401 Tech Bridge was the first entity to partner with the NavalX Tech Bridge initiative, creating a national collaborative model for naval defense innovation. Executive Director Christian Cowan joined the podcast to tell us more.

Dr. Elle Wibisono, a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow with the United States Senate, joined us to talk about her experience working on ocean and coastal policy issues.