The Department of Commerce and NOAA announced during early December their recommendation of awards totaling $54.3 million to four organizations to support small businesses and entrepreneurs.  These organizations will use these funds to bring to market solutions that will benefit coastal resilience and a sustainable Blue Economy. The selection demonstrates NOAA’s commitment to advance maritime...Read More

NOAA reported on June 6, 2024 that the American marine economy continues to bolster the nation as demonstrated by increased sales and jobs, according to the most recent statistics from the annual Marine Economy Satellite Account (MESA) released by two Department of Commerce agencies — NOAA and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). According to MESA,...Read More

Last year, Guice Offshore co-founders Nathan and Billy Guice were among the mentors participating in the inaugural cohort for the new Gulf Blue “Navigators” business incubator designed to assist bluetech startups that already have a pilot program in place and are ready to scale.    The Gulf Blue Navigator Program was established by the University of Southern Mississippi Research Foundation and SeaAhead, which...Read More