Ocean technology has important applications for ocean sectors, whether traditional or emerging, as we seek to move faster, with greater safety and sustainability, better understanding our ocean and how climate change is impacting it, and the ability to efficiently leverage the power of data in making the best decisions.
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Coastal regions are diverse ecosystems that support a myriad of economic and societal services. Various industry stakeholders, such as port authorities, shipping firms, tourism operators, and fisheries, to name but a few, rely on coastal habitats and their resources.
During the first two decades of the 21st century, due to the exigencies of land wars in the Middle East and elsewhere, there was a rapid acceleration in the development and deployment of unmanned aerial systems and unmanned ground systems.
It is hard to overstate the strategic importance of the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to the long-term energy security and socioeconomic prosperity of the United States. According to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the offshore oil and gas industry in the US GOM generates 97% of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas production in the US.