Press Releases

Get updates on our partnerships, product launches, and industry collaborations advancing maritime domain awareness and ocean protection worldwide.

Xerra welcomes new CEO Trent Fulcher

July 2, 2022

Xerra Earth Observation Institute has announced Trent Fulcher as their new Chief Executive Officer. Trent joins the team from today and will primarily be based in Wellington, New Zealand. Like much of the Xerra team, his focus...

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Starboard invited to Oceanovation pitch

June 22, 2022

Trent Fulcher invited to present Starboard to investors and experts from around the globe at Oceanovation

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Starboard a finalist in the biosecurity awards

June 22, 2022

Biosecurity efforts have even expanded into space, with Xerra Earth Observation Institute’s leading-edge software which is helping protect Aotearoa from pests via international...

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Watching from space: keeping pests and diseases out of NZ

May 12, 2022

Moritz Lehmann, one of Starboard’s scientists, speaks with Radio New Zealand about the team’s Biosecurity award win.

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Starboard wins at the Indo Pacific Maritime Expo pitchfest

May 12, 2022

Starboard wins at the Indo Pacific Maritime Expo pitchfest.

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Starboard, MDA and Unseenlabs to host live satellite surveillance demonstration targeting illegal fishing

April 21, 2022

The operation – dubbed 18c – will focus on uncovering illegal fishing for southern bluefin tuna and will show how technology can help both fisheries and intelligence analysts navigate the increasingly rich and complex...

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Live satellite surveillance demonstration

April 21, 2022

Starboard Maritime Intelligence, MDA Ltd. and Unseenlabs are collaborating on a live demonstration of satellite surveillance technology to take place at the Indo Pacific 2022 International Maritime Exposition being held...

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Press release from the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries (FFA)

March 17, 2022

Pacific Island Forum Fisheries is building on its high tech response to illegal and unreported fishing with new tools including Starboard Maritime Intelligence being trialled to complement its existing suite of monitoring...

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AFMA subscribes to Starboard

February 9, 2022

New Zealand based space technology start-up Xerra Earth Observation Institute launched Starboard® Maritime Intelligence in mid 2021 and has recently secured its first international contract with the Australian Fisheries...

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Using AIS vessel data to develop real-time risk assessments for efficient and safe vessel inspections

February 1, 2022

Problems are the inception of innovation and the Covid-19 crisis is a multifaceted global issue that continues to spur new ideas. In 2020 the team behind Starboard saw an opportunity for innovation by using their scientific...

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Simultaneous retrieval of selected optical water quality indicators from Landsat-8, Sentinel-2, and Sentinel-3

January 5, 2022

Dr Mortiz Lehmann, a Starboard senior scientist, has recently contributed towards a paper on using multiple satellite images simultaneously for measuring water quality

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Ministry for Primary Industries signs onto Starboard

December 23, 2021

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is one of the latest customers for space industry tech start-up Xerra Earth Observation Institute. The New Zealand based team launched Starboard® Maritime Intelligence in mid 2020...

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