Where to start looking
Based on your own catch history, observations and conditions from previous trips. Where did you find fish in this area, in this week of the season, in past years? OceanBox knows — and tells you.
OceanBox
Been on every trip.
Forgot nothing.
OceanBox is your vessel’s digital supporting officer. It knows what you caught, what the echosounders saw, what the conditions were, where you went and what the fleet was doing. No dashboards full of layers and toggles. Just a conversation, and only what you need to see.
Ask OceanBox about your acoustic observations, catches, environmental conditions, vessel track or fleet activity. It answers from your own data.
You decide. OceanBox backs you up with evidence. Your judgment, supported by your own data.
On the bridge, in the wheelhouse or on your phone — your supporting officer is ready when you need it.
It starts on the vessel
An autonomous data collection unit on your vessel
OceanBox places a compact IoT unit onboard that connects to your echosounder and vessel systems. It collects acoustic, positional and operational data on every trip — continuously, autonomously and without crew effort.
The unit runs on open-source, science-based standards. Data flows securely to the cloud, where it becomes available to your supporting officer. Your skipper doesn't need to do anything — the box handles it.
- Acoustic data from echosounders
- NMEA navigation and vessel data
- Environmental conditions (temperature, depth, wind)
- Secure, automatic transfer to cloud storage
Catch and haul data reaches OceanBox through other channels and is combined with the sensor data in the cloud.
How your skipper uses it
He asks. It shows. He decides.
Other platforms overload the skipper with maps, charts, sliders, legends, dropdowns and selection boxes. OceanBox does the opposite: it has a discussion with your skipper and shows only what he wants to see. Nothing more. Minimal cognitive load for skippers and fleet managers — maximum focus on the decision at hand.
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Ask a question
Your skipper talks to OceanBox the way he’d talk to a knowledgeable colleague. “What did we catch in this area in week 38 last year?”
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See the evidence
The screen shows what’s relevant to that question — catch history, echosounder observations, conditions, zone rules. No navigation required.
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Keep the conversation going
Follow-up questions narrow it down. “And what were the wind conditions?” or “Which of those areas is still open this season?”
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Your skipper decides
OceanBox backs him up with his own data. The judgment stays with the skipper. The evidence is there when he needs it.
What OceanBox does for your vessel
Three things your skipper can ask about, any time
Rules on the way and on the grounds
Which zones are open? What regulations apply on your route and at your destination? Know before you leave port. No surprises on the grounds.
Everything your vessel recorded
Acoustic observations, catch data, water temperature, depth, wind, vessel track, AIS and fleet positions. Your complete trip history — structured, searchable and ready to discuss.
Who it's for
Who works with OceanBox
Fishing companies
Reduce manual data work, improve compliance reporting and get clear insight into your fleet's operational data — without building your own data infrastructure.
Research institutes
Get structured, validated fisheries sensor data from commercial vessels — ready for stock assessments, acoustic analysis and ocean monitoring projects.
Governance & policy bodies
Base fisheries management decisions on verified, commercially-collected data — transparent, structured and science-grade.
Foundations
Built on science, designed for business
Sustainability
Large-scale fisheries data strengthens ecosystem and bio-resource management, improves transparency and supports responsible fishing operations.
Data privacy
OceanBox treats data as a valuable asset while respecting privacy, commercial confidentiality and clear governance policies.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Ocean data services contribute to healthier oceans and better-informed decisions across fisheries, science and governance.
Trusted by
Fishing companies and organisations that work with OceanBox
Clients and project partners — not just references, but contributors to a better product.
Research & funding partners
Made possible by
Research and funding partners who made these partnerships possible through dedication and public investment.
Team
OceanBox Team
Specialists across fisheries science, hydroacoustics, data engineering and AI.
Mark Sytse YBEMA, MSc.
Founder / Fisheries data / Hydroacoustics
Alla SAPRONOVA, PhD
Data Science & AI
Roland PROUD
Data Analyst & Hydroacoustics
Andrei RUSU
Data Engineering
Henko KORS
Microsoft Azure Solution Architect
Bart FRÈREJEAN
AI & Automation Solution Architect
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
- Reinder SCHAAP — Former Fisheries and Agriculture attachée for the Netherlands
- Johan H. WILLIAMS — Senior expert in Fisheries Governance and Management
- Øystein LIE — Former Dean, Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Executive Manager MareLife; Founder, GenoMar AS
- Olav Rune Godø — Senior expert on acoustics, survey design and marine technology
- Matthijs Emsbroek — Senior expert on data, IT systems and blockchain
Contact
Get in touch
Interested in what OceanBox can do for your fleet or organisation? Contact us for more information.