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2026 EMERGE Program Recipients

With our largest cohort yet, MTS is excited to welcome the 2026 EMERGE participants. This group of students and early career ocean professionals (ECOPs) will spend the next year building skills, growing their network, and deepening their engagement with the broader marine technology community through professional development and personalized mentorship. Meet the 2026 EMERGE cohort:  

2026 MTS Scholarship Recipients

Each year, MTS proudly awards scholarship funding to students pursuing full-time marine technology related programs. We are thrilled to present this year's recipients who have demonstrated academic excellence, innovative thinking, and a passion for advancing our understanding of the marine environment. Meet the scholarship recipients below. 

Student Innovators Rise to the Challenge at the 2026 MATE ROV Competition World Championship 

MTS Proudly Announces Several MTS Summer Workshop Scholarships 

Student Teams from Around the Globe Take on Real-World Challenges at the 2026 MATE World Championship

Hosted in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, this international competition challenges students to design, build, and deploy remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in extreme ocean environments

Ocean Exchange Announces Collaboration with MEOPAR to Advance Canadian Innovation

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA – New for 2026, an addition to the Ocean Exchange ecosystem, an event curated to target Canadian innovators using the established Ocean Exchange process and network. 

Highlights from the Fisheries & Benthic Monitoring TechSurge

The World is Becoming More Complex. That Matters.

Power of Member Community – Governance & Stewardship

Ocean Exchange Kicks Off for 2026

As Ocean Exchange enters its first full season as a fully integrated program within the MTS family, I want to briefly reintroduce our mission for anyone still getting acquainted with us — and outline how members can engage in the months ahead. Ocean Exchange identifies and supports solutions that improve ocean health, strengthen coastal systems, and advance the broader blue economy. Joining MTS last July has expanded our reach and strengthened our ability to advance these innovations with the benefit of MTS's global network and technical community. 

BlueConneX Launches as the Connective Intelligence Platform for the Ocean Enterprise 

New market intelligence platform will deliver clarity before action for industry professionals, investors, and innovators navigating the Ocean Enterprise  

MTS Member Spotlight: Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies

A Growing Community, A Shared Purpose

As 2025 comes to a close, I want to pause and simply say: thank you. To our members, volunteers, and partners around the world – your time, trust, and commitment continue to shape MTS in meaningful ways.

Ocean Exchange Awards $330,000 in Prizes to Blue Economy Startups

Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 11, 2025 - The Ocean Exchange, a leader in supporting the acceleration of innovative solutions for healthy oceans and the sustainable blue economy announces the winners of three Neptune awards for $100,000 each, plus three $10,000 Collegiate Awards. 

Record Month of Innovation and Connection

If October felt especially busy across the MTS community, that's because it was. The past few weeks were the most engaged, technically focused, and connected month in our organization's 60+ year history — a true reflection of the drive, expertise, and collaboration that define our members around the world.