Remote Underwater Exploration
ROVs are a great way to reduce the risk of sharks for divers but can’t protect fisherman in their boats:
ABC News – Great White Shark Jumps into Fisherman’s Boat
BTW, great white sharks are one of nine species of endangered and vulnerable sharks found in Australian waters.
This Australian company is doing subsurface scans with aerial drones – very cutting edge!
Abyss Solutions, a University of Sydney start-up, raised funds to go global with their underwater data services:
Abyss Solutions in AFR
Very exciting news in the ROV/UUV realm – Aquabotix just closed an initial public offering in Australia! They are the first publicly traded, small ROV company anywhere and their IPO was very well-received, which is great news for the whole industry. Congrats Aquabotix!
The Journal of Marine Science and Engineering published an open-access review of Inspection-Class Remotely Operated Vehicles last month by experts at the University of Limerick: JMSE Inspection-Class Remotely Operated Vehicles-A Review