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The Sentinel Mission: A global mission of community and exploration

The Sentinel Mission will try to circumnavigate the global ocean following nautical rules by an underwater robot. The goal is to demonstrate new technology developed by Teledyne Marine Inc and promote curiosity of the ocean planet. The mission will use the newly developed Teledyne Marine’s Sentinel autonomous underwater vehicle. Our our goal is to build global unity, contribute scientific discoveries, and inspire a sustainable relationship with our world’s oceans.

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Surfline Inspires Rutgers MOO Students with Talk on Ocean Data Innovation

New Brunswick, N.J. — November 4, 2025 — Students in Rutgers University’s Masters in Operational Oceanography (MOO) program recently welcomed Austin Heimark, Sales & Partnerships at Surfline, for an engaging guest lecture on the intersection of ocean observing systems, data analytics, and real-world forecasting applications. Heimark shared insights into Surfline’s...

Daphne Munroe, Sam Ratcliff (Cape Shore Manager), and the NJ RMI team touring the Cape Shore facility.

NJ Research and Monitoring Initiative tours Haskin Shellfish Research Lab Aquaculture facilities

Colleen Brust and Caitlin McGarigal from the NJ Research and Monitoring Initiative came to tour the Haskin Shellfish Research Lab Aquaculture facilitates (Cape Shore Laboratory and Aquaculture Innovation Center) to see some of the ongoing experiments funded for a project funded by RMI. The primary objectives of this project are to 1)...

NEW AWARD: National TRAP Program targets ghostly issue with second round of coastal clean-up funding

Photo caption: Crew members haul a derelict blue crab trap out of the Chesapeake Bay. Photo Credit: Jordan Salafie; Oyster Recovery Partnership A total of $149,168 was awarded to Principal Investigators Sarah Borsetti and Jenny Shinn at the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, Rutgers University, to remove derelict blue crab traps and pilot...