Project MARLIN

Funded by Innovate UK, the goal of MARLIN is to develop new ways of monitoring and protecting the marine environment from the effects of human activity.

Specifically supporting conservation, offshore energy and defense efforts, MARLIN gathers real-time intelligence on remote areas of the ocean by differentiating and labelling ambient and environmental noise.

MARLIN harnesses the capability to identify and track illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity.

Illegal fishing is a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Effecting the livelihoods of coastal communities worldwide. By integrating historical acoustic data with vessel traffic information, Project MARLIN empowers authorities to pinpoint suspicious vessel behaviour and take timely action to prevent or stop illegal fishing activities.