Canada has sent a deep roster of oceantech industry members and ecosystem support players to this year's Oceanology International Americas conference in San Diego, which is underway this week.Twenty Canadian exhibitors — many of them startups, and all but one from either British Columbia or Atlantic Canada — are attending, along with a roster of ecosystem delegates from organizations like Dalhousie University’s CDL Oceans accelerator and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.Ocean Supercluster CEO Kendra MacDonald was also part of a panel discussion Tuesday about “unlocking the potential” of the ocean economy.Most of the companies are focused in some way on data gathering or analysis, often with high-tech sensors as part of their product offerings.Here’s a look at the companies to be found at “The Canadian Pavilion,” stands C50 and D50:Albion MarineDelta, BCSergiy Yakovenko, directorAlbion is a maritime engineering and project management service company that works with the shipping and natural resource industries.Cellula RoboticsBurnaby, BCJacqueline Nichols, business developmentCellula Robotics is an engineering company that makes turnkey subsea robotic systems.eDNAtecSt. John’s, NLSteve Barrett, CEOeDNAtec sells technology for measuring “environmental DNA” that can indicate the presence of specific organisms in soil, sediment or water.eSonarSt. John’s, NLGary Dinn, CTOeSonar sells a range of underwater acoustic sensors, with a particular emphasis on battery-operated, energy-efficient products.GeoSpectrum Technologies Halifax, NSJason Day, Sales ManagerGeoSpectrum sells a range of underwater acoustic hardware, including low-frequency noise-generating devices.Glas Ocean ElectricHalifax, NSSue Molloy, CEO and Dom Molloy, CROGlas Ocean Electric sells electrification kits for boats, particularly fishing vessels.JASCO Applied SciencesHalifax, NSScott Carr, CEOJASCO is a service company that specializes in assessing the impacts of underwater sound on marine life, particularly for environmental reviews for industries such as oil and gas and fishing.MacArtney Underwater TechnologyHalifax, NSDon Bryan, General ManagerMacArtney is a service and technology company specializing in digital connectivity and data acquisition systems for oil and gas companies.MarecommsHalifax, NSUlaş Güntürkün, CEOMarecomms, whose main product is Aquaband, sells wireless communications and remote sensing technology for subsea operations, including an innovative underwater Wi-Fi system.The Marine Institute at Memorial UniversitySt. John’s, NLKelley Santos and Joe SingletoThe Marine Institute is an academic research institute that works with the private sector to develop and test innovative blue technologies.Marine ThinkingHalifax, NSYuan Yao, product directorMarine Thinking has developed Marine Tensor, which is essentially a self-driving system for marine vehicles that uses a range of sensor types, including LiDAR, radar and sonar.MetOcean TelematicsHalifax, NSKyle MacInnis, business development managerMetOcean sells satellite-based telematics services, which are platforms for transmitting data. The company also offers a range of data acquisition and telemetry systems.MTE InstrumentsRimouski, QCKevin Wilson, director of salesMTE makes instrumentation for oceanographic readings, including passive acoustic monitoring systems and submarine observatories.Open Ocean Robotics Victoria, BCElisabeth Paul, director of business developmentOpen Ocean is a service company that uses solar-powered autonomous vessels for environmental and marine mammal monitoring.Ping DSP North Saanich, BC Paul Kraeutner, president and Torsten Schulz, digital marketing managerPing sells sonar technology for mapping, imaging and exploring the underwater environment.Pro-OceanusBridgewater, NSMark Barry, VP of business developmentPro-Oceanus sells dissolved carbon dioxide, methane and “total dissolved gas pressure” sensors for use in oceans research.RutterSt. John’s, NLStephen Hale, vice president and Matt Rumboldt, sales representativeRutter sells a variety of radar technologies, including for oil spill monitoring and sea ice detection, among other applications.SEAMOR Marine Nanaimo, BCRobin Li, president and Jeff Smith, director of sales and marketingSEAMOR sells modular, autonomous marine vehicles for performing maritime inspections.SubC ImagingClarenville, NLIan McMillan, sales and partnership director and Marcus Morrissey, customer successSubC designs and builds deep-sea cameras, LEDs, lasers, and software for a wide range of marine applications, including research and aquaculture.Xeos Technologies Halifax, NSGeoff MacIntyre, vice president and Dan Ryan, sales managerXeos has developed a range of energy efficient telemetry gear, including wave height sensors and various types of beacons, among other products

With the framework already in place from TruView, GeoSpectrum introduced Rec View to its product line: a real-time, integrated sonar processing system with tactical picture management.