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A key recommendation of the NZOC Scoping Report was that “NERC should expect to double the size of the autonomous fleet it supports every five years”.

In response, the NOC Association for Marine Science National Capability (NOCA) and the Challenger Society for Marine Science formed the joint Upscaling of Autonomy Working Group (UAWG). Sponsored by the FMRI programme, the UAWG has run a community consultation on the future shape of marine autonomy in the UK, including: three webinars, an online survey and a roundtable discussion workshop.