Welcome to this week’s Midweek Memo. In this issue, read about protecting the marine environment, plus a new entrepreneurs publication and funding for Camosun College.

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Island spotlight: Archipelago

Archipelago is no novice to the Island’s ocean technology scene—the company has been around since 1978.

Having identified an opportunity in fisheries monitoring, Archipelago uses a combination of people power and technology to support sustainability in fisheries. Used onboard fishing vessels (individual or fleet), Archipelago’s electronic monitoring technology uses sensors and cameras to send users data, including fish counts, size of the fish, and bycatch.

In addition to monitoring in fisheries, Archipelago also provides environmental monitoring, working with government and industry to protect the marine environment.

📰 More Victoria innovation news

🧜‍♀️ Under the sea: Following last week’s ocean economy theme, the latest episode of Chamber Chats from the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce featured Rockland Scientific founder Fabian Wolk.

💻 Digital heartbeat: Victoria’s Redbrick has created a new media publication, Digital Entrepreneur. Led by Sharon Milone, Digital Entrepreneur is a biweekly interactive magazine aimed at helping, you guessed it, entrepreneurs.

💪 Simply the best: Camosun College was one of three Canadian post-secondary institutions awarded funding through the Applied Research Tools and Instruments grants, run by Natural Sciences and Research Council of Canada alongside the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

🕴️Tech jobs of the week

Find your next career:

• Digital Marketing Specialist at The Web Advisors

• Accounting Clerk at Quester Tangent Corporation

• Network Technical Specialist at MYRA Systems

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📅 Upcoming events

August 23 | VIATEC Summer Tech Together

Picture this: Crowd surfing the CEO of your team to the raddest live band under the sun, and savagely beating your tech rivals in the potato sack race, all while showing off those summer gains in the tug-o-war.

• Chill and Connect: Soak up those summer rays with top tech teams in our city.

• Demolish Your Tech Rivals: Prove to the Tectorian community why your company is the best by sprinting to the finish line in the three-legged race and flaunting your superior senses in the blindfolded obstacle course.

• Bring Your Conductor Hat: Take a relaxing cruise through the heritage grounds on the trains with your kiddos.

• Wave Your Glow Sticks: Mosh-pit with your boss and embarrass your kids in front of the main stage.

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