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Operator · Executive · Politician
Bill Thomas Had a Campaign to Run. The Boat Had Other Plans.
For more than five decades, Bill Thomas has worked two unforgiving systems: Southeast Alaska politics and the tides. In 2024, a broken boat forced him to choose which one still paid the bills.
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Ai · Hardware · Climate
Valtec
Valtec is a San Diego-founded maritime intelligence company turning ocean data into real-time decisions. Its Larus VTOL fixed-wing hybrid drone launches straight off moving fishing vessels - no runway, no shore infrastructure - and its Fulcan AI vision stack reads the water below for fish, vessels and threats. Built first for commercial tuna fleets in Taiwan and the Philippines, Valtec's pitch is blunt: cut a month at sea down to two weeks, burn less fuel, and see what's happening in waters no one else is watching.
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