{"id":38877,"date":"2025-09-16T10:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/?p=38877"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:08:20","slug":"marine-technologies-conference-mtc-2025-a-new-tradition-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/marine-technologies-conference-mtc-2025-a-new-tradition-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Technologies Conference (MTC) 2025 &#8211; A New Tradition Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38877\" class=\"elementor elementor-38877 elementor-38876\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70e25fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70e25fe\" 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full day of lectures, research presentations, and discussions around a central question:<br \/><strong>How can technology help us better understand and protect the ocean?<\/strong><\/p><p>Throughout the day, participants explored groundbreaking research in areas such as:<\/p><ul><li>Acoustic monitoring of marine mammals and sperm whale communication<\/li><li>Autonomous underwater robotics and AI-based navigation<\/li><li>Reducing underwater noise pollution from shipping<\/li><li>Advanced optical solutions for underwater imaging<\/li><li>Smart technologies for marine sustainability and climate resilience<\/li><\/ul><p>Attendees enjoyed engaging talks, live technology demonstrations, scientific posters, and meaningful exchanges between early-career and senior researchers.<br \/><br \/>The conference showcased the richness and potential of marine technologies \u2013 from whale communication to swarm robotics, from underwater color reconstruction to floating solutions for coastal 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