McLane at OSM 2024 New Orleans 18-23 Feb

Join McLane 18-23 Feb at OSM’24 in New Orleans. Visit Booth 632 and see our innovative technologies! Discuss your science and projects with our team and experience our newest eDNA sampler the Robotic Cartridge Sampling Instrument (RoCSI) and our automated, submersible Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB). On 21 Feb from 12:45 – 1:45 CST don’t miss our
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IFCB enables WHOI’s first real-time detection of unprecedented toxic bloom in warming Alaskan waters

(January 2023) Read how WHOI’s use of the IFCB detected an unprecedented toxic algal bloom in warming Alaskan waters.  Early discovery was key for warning residents not to consume shell fish or marine animals due to toxicity risk.                  
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Seasons Greetings 2023

McLane wishes you joy, from the lab to the sea. Buoyant cheers and waves of good cheer, May your holidays be shipshape, loud and clear. From Traps to RoCSIs to IFCBs in the ocean’s embrace, We innovate through merriment, crafting joy in our wake. So here’s to the season, with nautical delight, Season’s Greetings, from
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7 Tips for Sampler Post Deployment Maintenance

Maintaining your sampler from deck to lab is critical for long instrument life. After instrument recovery, a few basic steps can avoid  emergency service before the next deployment: After removing sample bottles, sample bags, or filter holders, rinse sampler with fresh water. Connect the COM cable and offload all data from memory. Open the controller
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McLane again named to MTR Top 100 List

October 14, 2022 – For a ninth year, McLane is pleased to announce it has been named to the Marine Technology Reporter (MTR) Top 100 list. The annual list is based on evaluating and ranking marine technology companies worldwide. MTR is the world’s largest audited circulation magazine to cover the marine technology market. We extend
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McLane Honored with MA Manufacturing Award

September 16, 2022 – McLane Research Laboratories, manufacturer of oceanographic samplers, profilers, and flotation, was recently honored by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with a 2022 Massachusetts Legislative Manufacturing Award. McLane was recognized for its dedication to excellence in Massachusetts manufacturing and innovation as a company in the Massachusetts Blue Economy. “We’re proud to be recognized
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Last OOI Pioneer Array Deployment Includes MMPs

MMPs and other Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Pioneer Coastal Array instruments were deployed for the last time in April by the Pioneer 18 Array team and R/V Armstrong crew. The Pioneer Coastal Array (located at the New England Shelf) began collecting data in 2016, and the dynamic region will provide data for studies of frontal
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Winners Announced! World Ocean Day Giveaway

Congratulations to Chloé Baumas (CNRS-MIO), Vincent Clementi (Rutgers University), and Wen-Hsuan Liao (NIOZ), winners of McLane’s World Ocean Day giveaway! Chloé, Vincent, and Wen-Hsuan and will each receive an EcoBag with a t-shirt, McLane instrument LEGO® brick kit, jigsaw puzzle, stickers and more goodies. Remember, we trade t-shirts for instrument photo posts so tag us
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New SABL Sediment Trap World Premiere at OI London

The NEW Signal Activated Bottom Lander (SABL) Sediment Trap is now available for customers! SABL is ready for our World Premiere at OI’22 London 15-17 March in Stand A525. The newest addition to our flagship Sediment Trap product line, SABL is a low-profile sediment sampler ideal for for studies in stormwater discharge, dredging, sediment disturbance
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In Situ Pumps vs Collection Bottles: Study on Marine Particle-Attached Microbes Finds Pump Samples More Diverse

Large volume sampling by in situ pumps appears to recover a more broad community of particle-attached microbes than traditional bottle sampling, according to a unique study published in Frontiers in Microbiology. During an East Antarctica deployment aboard the R/V Aurora Australia, both an in situ pump and 12L Niskin bottles collected samples from the same location
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