Synchro provides streamlined access to test new sensors and systems at existing ocean observing platforms in Monterey Bay and British Columbia. Synchro partners have the resources and infrastructure—including piers, seawater pump stations, buoys, moorings and rafts, and small vessels—to help developers effectively and efficiently evaluate emerging technologies in real-world conditions, ultimately reducing time and cost barriers. Connecting developers with end users helps accelerate the adoption of groundbreaking technology needed to assess and track the health of marine life and ecosystems at a critical moment for our ocean.

All life on Earth depends on a healthy ocean, but our ocean is changing rapidly. Synchro recognizes the need for cost-effective and validated oceanographic tools, particularly those capable of collecting biological and ecological data. To fill gaps in monitoring ocean health, Synchro helps disseminate some of these promising, field-ready tools for evaluation to help foster synergy between accessible ocean technology producers and consumers.

As the climate crisis worsens, resource managers and policymakers are increasingly considering ocean-based climate interventions, such as expanding offshore wind energy. Many questions remain about the long-term ecological impacts of offshore wind farms. Synchro is conducting a two-year field study to assess how new technologies can support monitoring of marine life and ecosystems around offshore wind turbines.