Shark Marine Technologies

Shark Marine Technologies Inc. is a Canadian underwater technology specialist based in St. Catharines, Ontario, known for building reliable underwater systems for long-term use in demanding environments. Its current range centres on diver-carried navigation and sonar equipment, diver delivery vehicles, and the software and accessories that tie them together. The E-TAC was developed to further meet the needs of combat divers, and the Navigator is a one man navigation and sonar reconnaissance unit; both sit alongside the Dive Tablet II and a set of accessories in the company's handheld line. For diver delivery, Shark Marine builds diver delivery systems including JetBoots and the Mako D.D.S., the first and only of its kind, a sled with full autonomous and station keeping abilities able to carry a wide range of sonars and other sensors. Hammerhead is the company's answer to the modular future of submersible vehicles. Software is developed in house for a variety of applications, with the DiveLog software suite designed and developed by the Shark Marine design team; the company invites customers to discuss capabilities and custom requirements, and it distributes selected third party software as well. Beyond diver equipment, Shark Marine manufactures a wide range of standard and high definition cameras as well as LED lighting, video topside equipment and various towsleds and mounting options. It builds versatile, durable ROVs suited to a wide range of applications, and its product areas cover tethered management and magnetometers. Rather than making every sensor itself, the company works closely with many sonar and sensor manufacturers, combining their products with its own to provide complete solutions, and this integration approach defines its sonar and survey systems offering. A legacy programme forms a distinct part of the business. The company keeps older equipment actively supported, spanning diver propulsion vehicles, ROVs, video systems, magnetometers and earlier software, so operators can continue to rely on proven equipment while protecting their investment, and a separate legacy products section covers those lines. Training is offered alongside the products, and the company keeps a schedule for the trade events it attends. Sales and contact are handled from the Ontario facility, and a customer log-in area rounds out the offering. The overall shape of the business is a manufacturer that designs its own diver-worn and diver-carried systems, integrates third party acoustics around them, writes its own software, and supports the whole installed base rather than retiring older generations.