ECO Magazine

What ECO Magazine does

ECO Magazine (environment coastal & offshore) is a privately held multimedia trade publication focused on applied marine environmental science in coastal and offshore waters. Founded in 2013 and operated under Technology Systems Corporation (TSC) from Stuart, Florida, the publication serves career marine scientists and industry practitioners across five editorial departments: Research, Offshore Industry, Environmental Policy, Coastal Developments, and Fisheries & Aquaculture. Distribution channels include a quarterly print and digital magazine (free controlled circulation to qualified professionals), the ecomagazine.com news hub, a dedicated digital edition platform at digital.ecomagazine.com, a weekly top-10 email newsletter, an interactive digital reader archive dating to 2013, and event-based distribution at major international marine science conferences.

The core offering is built around a WordPress-based content management backbone, complemented by proprietary properties including the Marine Instruments Buyers' Guide (a category-indexed directory of commercially available marine instruments and sensors positioned as the marine science community's only comprehensive guide), the ECO Business Directory, and an editorial ecosystem featuring The Water Column commentary, Topside Talks expert interviews, and an Instrument Showcase. The publication participates as a partner in Marine Technology Society's BlueConneX platform alongside other ECO Partners (Frontiers in Marine Science, IOC UNESCO, Ocean Exchange).

ECO Magazine is primarily an advertising-driven B2B media business, supplemented by free print and digital subscriptions (controlled circulation), a digital-only subscription tier, and newsletter sponsorship. Customer segments span two primary reader personas (career marine scientists and marine industry practitioners) plus secondary segments of marine science vendors/advertisers and students. Commercial sales are handled by dedicated account managers in North America and the UK/Europe. The publication maintains a small team of 1-10 employees, has no disclosed external funding, and does not publicly disclose financial metrics.

Name

ECO Magazine

Legal name

Technology Systems Corporation (TSC)

Website

https://ecomagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ECO Magazine is a privately held multimedia trade publication covering applied marine environmental science for career marine scientists and industry practitioners via a quarterly print and digital magazine, a news website, weekly newsletter, and the Marine Instruments Buyers' Guide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Science Trade Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Popular Science, Technology & Nature Trade Publishing (MPAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Life Sciences (Biology, Ecology, Agriculture) Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAC), Oceans, Coastal & Marine Resource Management (BPADALAI)

Keywords

• Marine science publishing
• Ocean research journalism
• Environmental trade media
• Marine technology media
• Coastal offshore reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuart

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Advertising: ECO Magazine sells advertising across its print and digital publication, website, newsletter, social media channels, and conference presence. The advertising offering is marketed as a 'multimedia ecosystem' with dedicated account managers in North America and UK/Europe. A 2026 media kit is available for advertiser inquiries.
2. Subscriptions (Print & Digital): The publication offers both print and digital subscription tiers. The magazine is described as available for free in print and digital versions, suggesting a controlled circulation model where subscriptions are free to qualified marine science professionals. Paid digital-only subscriptions are also offered.
3. Weekly Newsletter: Weekly email newsletter featuring the top 10 stories of the past seven days, providing readers with a convenient way to stay abreast on the latest ocean science and industry news. Newsletter signup is available via eepurl.com/bxXtU5.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ECO Magazine is a multimedia trade publication covering applied marine environmental science in coastal and offshore waters. It publishes a quarterly print and digital magazine, maintains a news website, distributes a weekly email newsletter, and produces a comprehensive Marine Instruments Buyers' Guide. The publication bridges marine science research, industry, and environmental policy for career marine scientists and industry practitioners.

Product overview

ECO Magazine (environment coastal & offshore) is a multimedia ecosystem designed for career marine scientists and industry practitioners. The core offering is the print and digital eco Magazine publication, published quarterly and reporting on applied marine environmental science in coastal and offshore waters worldwide. The ecosystem is built around the main eco Magazine and ecomagazine.com website, supplemented by the eco Newsletter (weekly email), eco Conferences & Events, eco Social Media channels, and the eco Business Directory and Career Opportunities sections. Editorial content spans five main areas: Research, Offshore Industry, Environmental Policy, Coastal Developments, and Fisheries & Aquaculture. Supporting features include The Water Column (monthly editorial commentary), Topside Talks (expert interviews), and the Instrument Showcase (marine instrument spotlight). The Marine Instruments Buyers' Guide provides a comprehensive directory of commercially available marine scientific instruments and sensors. All content is freely accessible across print and digital formats, connecting readers, contributors, and advertising partners with applied marine science resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ECO Magazine Print and Digital Publication A quarterly print and digital marine science trade publication reporting on applied marine environmental science in coastal and offshore waters worldwide, available free to qualified marine science professionals.
• ECO Digital Magazine Edition Platform Interactive digital magazine reader hosting current and archived issues of the ECO Magazine print publication, accessible online.
• ECO Weekly Newsletter A weekly email newsletter featuring the top 10 marine science and industry stories of the past seven days, available via signup.
• Marine Instruments Buyers' Guide A comprehensive directory of commercially available marine scientific instruments and sensors, categorized by instrument type, serving as a sourcing resource for marine science professionals.
• ECO Business Directory An online directory connecting marine science professionals with industry resources, companies, and service providers.
• ECO Career Opportunities Career listings and professional development resources connecting employers with candidates in the marine science community.
• ECO Multimedia Advertising Advertising placements across the ECO Magazine print and digital publication, website, newsletter, social media channels, and conference presence, sold through dedicated account managers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Published four times per year with editorial coverage spanning offshore industry, ocean research, fisheries & aquaculture, environmental policy, and coastal developments.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• OWC (Offshore Wind Consultants)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2026OWC and APEM Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on delivering integrated technical solutions for UK offshore wind decommissioning. ECO Magazine covers this partnership as industry news. The collaboration brings together offshore wind engineering expertise, environmental planning, and consultancy to support UK clients in decommissioning campaigns.
• APEM Group (GoBe Consultants Ltd)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2026APEM Group, through its subsidiary GoBe Consultants Ltd, signed an MoU with OWC to collaborate on integrated technical solutions for UK offshore wind decommissioning. ECO Magazine covers this partnership as industry news. The partnership addresses technical, environmental, and cost uncertainties in decommissioning campaigns expected to peak between 2032 and 2034.
• Marine Technology Society (MTS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECO Magazine is listed as an eco partner of the Marine Technology Society. The partnership involves co-marketing and mutual visibility within the marine science ecosystem. MTS recently launched the BlueConneX platform, which ECO Magazine features as part of its editorial coverage, and the two organizations collaborate on conference events like the MTS TechSurge on Next-Generation Maritime Autonomy.
• Frontiers in Marine SciencesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerFrontiers in Marine Science is listed as an ECO partner, with reciprocal promotional visibility between the two organizations within the marine science publishing ecosystem.
• IOC UNESCO (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerIOC UNESCO is listed as an ECO partner, representing a key connection to the intergovernmental ocean science community. Vinicius Grünberg Lindoso from IOC UNESCO serves on the ECO Magazine Editorial Advisory Board.
• Ocean ExchangesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerOcean Exchange is listed as an ECO partner. The partnership involves cross-promotional activities including joint event participation, with Ocean Exchange's logo featured in the eco partners carousel on the ECO Magazine website.
• Yokogawa Fluid Imaging TechnologiessupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured contributor in ECO 2026 Issue II. The company provides FlowCam marine instruments for plankton observation and quantification, and this editorial contribution is acknowledged with special thanks in the magazine.
• NexSens TechnologysupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured contributor in ECO 2026 Issue II. Offers flexible, fit-for-purpose solutions for marine monitoring projects. Editorial feature highlights their scalable platforms for turbidity and water-quality data, with special thanks in the magazine.
• Deep TrekkersupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured contributor in ECO 2026 Issue II. Supplies portable ROV systems for underwater inspections and environmental data collection. Editorial feature with special thanks in the magazine.
• Ocean Rescue Alliance International (ORAI)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerNonprofit featured in an exclusive Topside Talks interview in ECO 2026 Issue II. The organization is tackling marine ecosystem restoration, ocean stewardship, and coastal resilience, and collaborates with the University of Florida on novel marine monitoring technologies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sea Technology Magazine: Long-running print and digital trade publication covering oceanographic, marine science, offshore, and naval technology topics, with a similar advertiser-led model and qualified subscriber base. It competes directly with ECO Magazine for the same marine science professional audience.
• Offshore Engineer (OEDigital): Trade publication covering offshore oil and gas, offshore wind, and marine engineering. Overlaps ECO Magazine's Offshore Industry vertical and competes for the same engineering, procurement, and offshore services advertising dollars.
• Ocean News & Technology: B2B trade publication covering ocean science, offshore energy, marine technology, and subsea industries with print and digital editions. Competes head-to-head for the same professional reader and advertiser base as ECO Magazine.
• Marine Technology Reporter (MTR): B2B trade magazine and digital news site covering marine technology, subsea engineering, and offshore industry. Overlaps ECO Magazine's offshore industry and ocean research editorial territory and pursues the same instrument-vendor and offshore-services advertisers.
• Maritime Reporter & Engineering News: Long-running maritime trade magazine covering commercial shipping, offshore, and marine technology. Adjacent to ECO Magazine's marine industry audience and competes for the same equipment manufacturers and service-provider advertisers.
• Hydro International: Trade publication and digital platform covering hydrography, ocean surveying, and marine geospatial technology. Targets a closely overlapping audience of marine scientists, hydrographers, and instrument vendors, making it a near-direct competitor for advertising and editorial mindshare.

Broad incumbents

• Science (AAAS): Flagship general scientific journal and publisher covering ocean research, environmental policy, and applied science. A broad incumbent competitor for marine science reader attention and for the institutional and corporate sponsorships adjacent to the same audience ECO Magazine reaches.
• Springer Nature (Nature Portfolio): Global scientific publisher behind Nature and a deep bench of marine and earth science journals. A broad incumbent that publishes marine science at scale and competes for the institutional reader and library advertising/sponsorship dollars that ECO Magazine also targets.

Others

• Marine Technology Society (MTS): Professional society that publishes technical journals and runs conferences, and is also an ECO Magazine partner. Operates the BlueConneX platform; functions as both an ecosystem ally and an adjacent content/community provider for the same applied marine science audience.

Emerging players

• Frontiers in Marine Science: Open-access peer-reviewed scholarly journal in marine science and a current ECO Partner. Not a trade magazine, but increasingly competing for research-news mindshare and the academic/institutional advertising dollars that historically supported marine science trade publishing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecoMagNews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCeP56YagQIO6YQ_X1FPIq_w
• Facebookfacebook.com/ecomagnews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eco-magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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