Invest Nova Scotia, the provincial economic development agency, is looking for bluetech companies to participate in the Canadian delegation to the globally noted Oceanology International conference in London, U.K., in March.

Companies can apply to

Ocean technology has emerged in recent years as a particular strength of the Atlantic Canadian startup community, with ecosystem intelligence provider Startup Genome ranking the region as the eighth strongest worldwide. St. John's-based Kraken

Kraken Robotics posted record revenue in its third quarter, driven by demand from militaries and offshore energy projects, including for subsea batteries and mine-hunting sonar systems.

In its financial results for the three months ended Sept. 30,

Transport Canada is looking to spend $22.5 million to fund research and development work on low-emission marine propulsion systems over the next five years.

The Clean Vessel Demonstration Stream of the federal agency’s Green Shipping Corridor

Startup Genome, the Silicon Valley group that ranks innovation ecosystems, has released its combined report on cleantech and bluetech ecosystems, building on last year’s bluetech list, with Atlantic Canada improving its showing from 10th to eighth