Hello Ocean Friends,

Climate Week NYC is coming up fast. I’ve had my head down in work (and family stuff) so much that I missed planning my week! Unfortunately, I couldn’t make a panel happen like last year, just too busy. Some of the good stuff I’ve heard of (and might be going to):

But I know I’m missing a ton. Have any events I should definitely check out or highlight in BlueX? Let me know, shoot me a note.

-Will

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The main event. Startup investment announcements in OceanTech.

🐬 Green hydrogen company Brineworks raised $2.2M for CO2 ocean extraction led by Pale Blue Dot. | More from Tech.eu

🛳 Maritime Robotics, an uncrewed surface vessels and navigation company, raised $12M o-led by NRP Zero and Nysnø Climate Investment, with participation from Umoe and Holta Invest. | More from MarineLink

💧 London-based Puraffinity, a PFAS removal company, raised €7.9M in Series A from BGF. | More from Silicon Canals

Some of the OceanTech articles we liked. Not fundings necessarily, but some great stuff:

🌊 Seafood Investment Firm Takes Full Ownership of Fish Ultrasound Firm | Blue Future Holding has acquired 100% of GreenFox Marine, whose technology enables gender sorting of salmon smolt, plus other applications for fish welfare and efficiency in aquaculture operations. | More from We Are Aquaculture

🐬 European Investor Snaps up Indian Ocean-Based French Seafood Group | Reunimer-Pecherie du Sud, an integrated group with activities in fishing, aquaculture, processing, export and distribution, commands an annual turnover of €70 million | More from Undercurrent News

🐡 Blue Ocean Ventures Announces Continued Support for Aquaculture Biotech Startup | Following momentum gained through participation in incubator programmes, Blue Ocean Ventures has announced the continued development of its spin-out company SHRMP.bio. | More from The Fish Site

Even if it isn’t tech, that doesn’t mean we don’t love reading these pieces:

🐡 $15 Million Funding Boost for Queensland Aquaculture | The Australian Government has pledged to invest $15 million into the continued growth of Queensland’s booming aquaculture industry. | More from The Fish Site

🛥 KNCC and PACE Complete Study on High Pressure LCO2 Shipping | Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC), a joint venture company between NYK Line and Knutsen Group, and Pace CCS (Pace) have completed a joint study to assess CO2 specification of elevated pressure (EP) shipping. | More from Offshore Energy

🌊 Nexans Sets Aside €90 Million to Support European Offshore Wind Growth | Nexans, a French manufacturer of subsea power cables, has unveiled a €90 million investment . . . | More from Offshore Energy