Technology and science in service of ocean health.
OrcaGuard was born from the recognition that ocean conservation needed a technological leap. Despite decades of advocacy and legal protection, ocean health indicators continue to decline — because monitoring is too sparse, responses are too slow, and resources are too limited to address threats at the scale they operate.
We built OrcaGuard to change that equation. Our technology dramatically reduces the cost of comprehensive ocean monitoring, enables real-time detection of threats from illegal fishing to pollution events, and provides the data infrastructure that conservation organizations need to demonstrate impact and attract continued investment.
With $2.8M in Seed funding from norrsken22, we are expanding our monitoring network to new ocean regions and deepening our partnerships with coastal communities, research institutions, and conservation organizations worldwide.
The principles guiding our conservation technology work.
Every program is grounded in peer-reviewed science. We partner with leading marine research institutions to ensure our monitoring methods and conservation outcomes meet the highest standards.
Effective ocean conservation requires the engagement and leadership of coastal communities. We design programs with and for the communities who depend on healthy oceans for their livelihoods.
Ocean data is a public good. We share our monitoring data openly with researchers, conservation organizations, and policymakers to maximize its value for ocean protection.
We adopt technology when it demonstrably improves conservation outcomes — not for its own sake. Every tool we deploy is evaluated against its real-world impact on ocean health.
Ocean health is interconnected. We address the full system — from fishing pressure and pollution sources to climate impacts — rather than treating symptoms in isolation.
The window for effective ocean conservation action is narrowing. We operate with a sense of urgency that matches the scale of the crisis while building programs that are sustainable long-term.