The MTS Oregon Section recently conducted its elections for officer positions, and we are delighted to announce the new leadership team, whose terms will run through June 30, 2028. Stay tuned for information about upcoming Section events this Fall!
One of the things I value most about the Marine Technology Society is that it is built by its members.
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:
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.
We are halfway through the year, and last week students from around the world competed at the MATE World Championship in Newfoundland, Canada, piloting ROVs they designed and built themselves. If you want a single image of the impact our organization can generate, that is it. Young engineers solving real ocean problems, surrounded by the industry, agency, and academic leaders who will one day hire them, fund them, and work alongside them in our field.
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
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.
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Next month, students from around the world will gather in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2026 MATE ROV World Championship. On the surface, it is a robotics competition. In reality, it reflects something much larger about the future of workforce development, technology, and applied learning.
At the heart of MTS is something far more powerful than any single program, event, or initiative — it’s our member community.
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.
New market intelligence platform will deliver clarity before action for industry professionals, investors, and innovators navigating the Ocean Enterprise
The opening months of 2026 have delivered an unusually clear set of signals about where the marine technology workforce is heading and what our community will need to thrive in the year ahead.
At Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, we develop and manufacture FlowCam® instruments, advanced flow imaging microscopes that combine high-resolution imaging with rapid analysis to identify and count microscopic aquatic organisms.
As we step into a new year, one thing is immediately clear: 2026 is starting with momentum. The weeks ahead will bring some of the most important global convenings for our community, and they reflect exactly what MTS exists to do – connect people, ideas, and technologies across disciplines and sectors.
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.
Every day across MTS, members are advancing marine technology in ways that are practical, creative, and driven by a shared commitment to collaboration. As we step back and recognize all our members have accomplished this year, a clear picture emerges: this community is not only busy, it is building the future of our field – one partnership, one workshop, one event, and one student at a time.
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.
