MarineSitu was founded in 2016 as a spinoff from the Applied Physics Lab at the University of Washington working to commercialize underwater monitoring technologies

Our Mission

MarineSitu provides real-time, AI-driven underwater monitoring technologies in our mission to help grow a sustainable Blue Economy. Our products start with custom hardware developed for long-term deployment and include data acquisition and management software to enable full turnkey solutions. Deployments of our technology span the blue economy, including marine energy, fisheries management, aquaculture, underwater vehicles, ocean observatories, and harbor security. We work closely with our customers to customize instrumentation packages, build AI-driven detection models, and manage data streams to ensure the success of their projects.

What We've Achieved so Far

  • Over 3 years of successful long-term deployments at multiple marine energy sites

  • Stereo monitoring of marine energy deployments for classification of marine animal collision risk

  • Conference presentations at UMERC and OELS

  • Raised over $2.5 million in grants and contracts

  • Developed hardware >50% lower cost than equivalent products

  • Real-time monitoring and classification of fish passage through hydroelectric sites