Building the Future of Ocean Conservation

Scalable and Accessible Fisheries Monitoring with Artificial Intelligence

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WHAT WE DO

We automate commercial fisheries monitoring with artificial intelligence. By automatically detecting catch and bycatch, OnDeck ensures sustainable fisheries by enabling scalable monitoring solutions that can be deployed around the world.

WHO WE ARE

We believe in welding together the worlds of artificial intelligence, fisheries science, and ocean economics to create the future of ocean conservation.

MEET THE TEAM

OnDeck's leadership team combines industry knowledge and technical expertise to deliver the best possible catch monitoring solutions for our customers.

Advisors

Our team of expert advisors brings decades of industry and academic experience in fisheries management to guide the development and implementation of OnDeck's catch monitoring solutions.

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Professor & Economist

Dr. Rashid Sumaila

A world leader in fisheries economics, Dr. Sumaila specializes in IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing, and how to use affordable monitoring and economic incentives to ensure the long-term success of global fisheries.

Advice from Dr. Sumaila has been sought by the United Nations, Asian Development Bank, World Trade Organization, the White House, and Parliament in Canada and the United Kingdom.

He is the Canadian Research Chair for Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and won the Volvo Environment Prize in 2017.

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Professor & Director

Dr. Amanda Vincent

As well as tackling research on pressing ocean concerns, Dr. Vincent mobilizes conservation action to improve the status of marine species and habitats worldwide. She is actively involved in biological and social research, empowering local communities, establishing marine protected areas, managing small-scale fisheries, restructuring international trade, promoting integrated policy, and advancing environmental understanding.

Dr. Vincent has recently managed to effect measurable gains in ocean conservation through her role as director of Project Seahorse.

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Fisheries Scientist

Dr. Daniel Pauly

Dr. Pauly is one of the most published and influential fisheries scientist of all time. He created modeling approaches and software that have shaped modern fishery science - including EcoPath, FishBase, SeaLifeBase, and ELEFAN (ELectronic Length Frequency ANalysis).

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, winner of the Volvo Environment Prize in 2006, and has been knighted as Chevalier de la Légion D’Honneur in France for his positive impact on marine conservation.

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Fisherman & Founder

Fraser Macdonald

Fraser is a life-long fisherman on the West Coast of British Columbia. He is a captain and Co-Founder of GoodFish Seafood.

Fraser has spent two decades on British Columbia’s coastal waters learning what it means to deliver community-driven, accessible local seafood.

To ensure the sustainability of fishing and food security for generations to come, he is exceptionally active in the commercial and political forces of the industry. Fraser sits on the boards of several fishing councils and associations across the North West Pacific.

CAREERS

If you believe in our mission of building software critical for marine conservation and commercial fisheries, we’d love you to join our team!

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SOFTWARE ENGINEER

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Vancouver, BC

As part of our team, you’ll be building our cloud infrastructure and ML-ops systems that are truly leading edge. We work with the biggest fisheries monitoring companies around the world to review footage from thousands of boats.

You’ll be spearheading the engineering team’s development efforts, and have immense impact by being one of our first full-time engineers. This will also come with great independence and leadership. Our software could revolutionize marine conservation and fishery science. Join us to help make this happen!