Ocean Hackathon

About us

The Ocean Hackathon, coordinated by the Campus mondial de la mer, is being hosted in Plymouth (and the UK) for the first time in November 2023, supported by The Arts Institute and the Marine Institute, University of Plymouth and Plymouth Sound National Marine Park.

We're inviting the brilliant marine, maritime and digital ecosystem in Plymouth, the South West and beyond to be part of this international event, now in its 8th year, alongside 14 other locations around the world.

Just like 300 challenge teams before you…

Explore an idea, test a project, or remove a technical barrier!

Form a multidisciplinary team to develop all aspects of your project.

Access to tools and data. This is a unique opportunity to access a broad range of various data sets: nautical charts, photos, seabed, juridical aspects and maritime security, activities at sea, oceanographic forecasts, satellite data, etc.

Receive support from expert coaches during the weekend, benefitting from their technical, scientific and project expertise.

Join an international community.

Discover the innovative community of our city and expand your network.

What is Ocean Hackathon?

For this non-stop, 48-hour event during, teams form around ocean challenges and develop a prototype based on marine data available from local, national and international providers. The call for challenges identifies projects which the teams will respond to in each of the participating towns and cities. Ocean Hackathon takes place in different locations worldwide at the same time.

The event weekend culminates in the selection of the top local team, who will then compete at the Grand Finale in Brest, France in December 2023 and could win one of the prizes donated by the Ocean Hackathon Ambassadors.