Our Mission
Oceans provide 70% of Earth's oxygen
Kelp forests form the foundation of the world's most productive fisheries and are in decline due to the overfishing of predators, global warming, and frequent severe storm events. Healthy kelp forests lead to healthy oceans.
The Issue
Conflicting mandates between marine corporations & government conservation programs
Mandate #1: Ecosystem Balance
The first mandate is to deploy and keep predators in sensitive fishery ecosystems to suppress herbivore populations at healthy and sustainable levels. The absence of natural predators like the sheepshead fish, lobsters, and crabs cause the predator/prey ratio to fall out of balance. This imbalance favors grazers (e.g. urchins) that consume all available plant biomass resulting in urchin barrens.
Mandate #2: Fishing Livelihoods
The second mandate is to allow fishers to earn a living by hunting natural ocean predators. Unfortunately, managers are struggling to uphold both of these competing commitments. Providing predators when and where they are needed is how Marauder Robotics technologies show up and support marine conservation and kelp sourcing managers.
Where We Come In
Marauder Robotics' primary purpose is to develop marine technology that enables better ocean stewards. We strive to become the "John Deere of the Sea". As John Deere is known for providing equipment, tools, logistic services and technology solutions to farmers, Marauder Robotics will do the same for aquaculture operators, marine managers, fishermen, vessel maintenance workers, and conservationists. Our initial focus is to restore and maintain balance in ocean ecosystems that have been compromised by overfishing of natural predators. We are building and deploying efficient and cost-effective alternatives to natural predators.