Our solutions at sea
The Mobulas: catamarans intercepting plastic before it reaches the open sea
Designed with the Brittany shipyard EFINOR Sea Cleaner, our Mobulas collect floating waste in bays, ports, river mouths, and coastal areas. True pillars of our expeditions, they enable us to take action as close as possible to the pollution, before waste reaches the ocean.
By the numbers
A collection vessel built for the field
15,000 sq m
cleaned every hour by a Mobula 8
2,400 kg
onboard storage capacity
5 mm
minimum size of intercepted waste
7 days a week
potential patrols with a local crew
How it works
Collect, sort, bring ashore
Collection
A conveyor belt or ramp at the front captures floating waste, from large debris down to 5-millimetre fragments.
Sorting
The crew sorts and weighs each haul on board: the data fuels our reports and research studies.
Storage
The waste is stored in bulk bags and brought back to shore.
Recovery & Recycling
On land, our local partners recycle or repurpose whatever can be processed.
The fleet
Two models for two operating environments
Mobula 8 and 8.2
Mobula 8 in Bali; Mobula 8.2 in Kota Kinabalu, presented in Geneva
Compact and trailer-transportable, ideal for calm, shallow waters up to 5 nautical miles offshore.
Mobula 10
Ambon, starting 02/2027
The big brother, built for wide river mouths, harbours, and island regions: 26 bulk bags on board, 2 operators at the sorting table, an adjustable electric conveyor belt, and ARCAM artificial intelligence.
EFINOR Sea CleanerThe Brittany shipyard that designs and builds our Mobulas.Visit the website ›Gallery
The Mobulas in the field
Our other solutions
A comprehensive chain, from detection to recycling
Every cleanup day counts
Fuel, local crew, maintenance: your donation enables the Mobula to go out every day and remove plastic before it reaches the open sea.
