IFCB in new Long-Term Ecological Research Site

Imaging FlowCytobot samplers (IFCBs) manufactured by McLane will be installed in a new Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site off the Northeast coast of the United States. LTER programs focus attention on specific sites representing major ecosystem types, and undertake long-term assessments of populations, communities, and the physical environment. Dr. Heidi Sosik, Woods Hole Oceanographic
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5 tips for your next instrument deployment

Deployment season is ongoing, and preparing in advance for spares (with adequate lead time) ensures success in the field. Consider these items ahead of time: Plan whether additional sample bottles or bags are needed if deploying a water sampler. A full set of bags or bottles is included with a new sampler. However, if your
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Video: DEEP MOORED FLUX STATION in eastern Mediterranean Sea

A team from Israel has deployed a McLane WTS-LV Dual Filter pump and Sediment traps on the Deep Moored Flux station in the Eastern Mediterranean. View below or click here for the YouTube link. The Large Volume Water Transfer System (WTS-LV) is a large volume single-event sampler that collects suspended and dissolved particulate samples in
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“Diamonds!”: RAS-500 excels in Year-Long Arctic Deployment

For Dr. Michiyo Yamamoto-Kawai, of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), recovering a year’s worth of RAS-500 water samples in the Arctic Ocean was as exciting and valuable as finding rare diamonds. In 2015, Dr. Kawai and her team deployed the RAS-500 in the Beaufort Gyre during an expedition aboard the Canadian Coast
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Five post-deployment best practices for your instrument

Proper post-deployment equipment maintenance extends the life of your instrument and prepares it for your next cruise. Post-deployment care varies by instrument so refer to the instrument user manual, which can be accessed in our Library.  Some universal best practices include the following: Run the data offload option, confirm that the data was recorded, and
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ESP and MMP deployed on Northwest Enhanced Moored Observatory (NEMO)

A McLane ESP and MMP  have been  deployed at near-real time ocean observatory located 13 miles offshore from the town of La Push, Washington within the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. The mooring site, the Northwest Enhanced Moored Observatory (NEMO), is owned and operated by the University of Washington (UW) and the Northwest Association of Networked
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IFCB and the ESP at NOAA Emerging Technologies for Observations Workshop 

At a recent NOAA Emerging Technologies for Observations Workshop convened by the NOAA Observing Systems Council, McLane IFCB and ESP were highlighted as part of NCCOS efforts to provide early warnings as well as effective monitoring and forecasting of harmful algal blooms.
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Summer ESP Deployments

ESP samplers are helping US regulatory agencies and shellfish managers spot potential harmful algae blooms this summer along the East and West Coasts. In the Gulf of Maine, three ESP sites will monitor for the presence of toxin-producing Alexandrium fundyense and Pseudo-nitzschia, while along Seattle's La Push coast in the Pacific Ocean, an ESP will sample for dangerous levels of the
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McLane at Sea on R/V Armstrong

This month, McLane heads to sea on the first cruise leaving Woods Hole on board the R/V Neil Armstrong. GM Jon Mogul and an one of our engineers will join the science party as they travel to the Pioneer Array off the coast of New England. The Pioneer Array is a coastal observatory operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic
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IFCB in NAAMES Expeditions

An Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) was among the ship-board laboratory instruments deployed in a recent North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES) cruise. University of Maine scientists Emmanuel Boss, Lee Karp-Boss and graduate student Nils Haentjens used an IFCB to collect over 1.4 million high resolution images of individual chlorophyll containing particles. The NAAMES goal
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