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McLane in San Diego

 General Manager Michael Mathewson will be in San Diego presenting at the NortekUSA Technical Symposium (19-22 September 2013) and Oceans 2013 (23-26 September 2013). Michael will be available to provide information and answer questions on McLane profilers, samplers, and flotation. On Saturday, 21 September, McLane’s work with the Aquadopp II will be one of the user presentations at the NortekUSA Technical
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McLane named to 2013 MTR Top 100 list

 McLane is pleased to announce it has been named to the 2013 Marine Technology Reporter (MTR) Top 100 list. MTR is the world’s largest audited circulation magazine to cover the marine technology market. Each year the magazine evaluates and ranks marine technology companies worldwide to create the MTR 100 list. In the July/August 2013 Issue
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McLane in Shanghai

 Shallow Sea, McLane’s representative in China, will be attending Oceanology International China in INTEX Shanghai (3-4 September). Shallow Sea will be at booth C37 showcasing McLane profilers, samplers, and flotation. Stop by to learn more about some of our latest developments such as the Environmental Sample Processor (ESP).  Our representatives will be happy to answer any questions you may have on
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G8800’s and OBS Research

An international research team recently deployed more than 70 Ocean Bottom Seismometer (OBS) Units that feature McLane G8800 flotation in their custom instrument design. The Galicia 3D expedition which set sail from Vigo, Spain explored the ancient continental breakup west of Spain and will produce 3D seismic maps to locate the boundary between the continental
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ITP Continues Role in Arctic

An ice-tethered profiler (ITP) is shown just before passing through four meters of ice in the Beaufort Sea to study of ocean physics, biology, and chemistry beneath the sea ice. ITPs remain an integral part of the National Science Foundation’s continuing Arctic Observing Network (AON). Led by WHOI biologist Sam Laney and first deployed in
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McLane Delivers Samplers to OOI RSN

(Falmouth, MA) – McLane delivered a Remote Access Sampler (RAS) and a Phytoplankton Sampler (PPS) for use in the Ocean Observatories Initiative, Regional Scale Node (OOI-RSN) cabled system. These samplers will be part of the VISIONS’13 expedition that departs Seattle, WA in July for the International District Hydrothermal Vent Field. Cabled capabilities in both instruments provide two
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June 10-14 Planktonic Workshop

Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) members are developing a study on modern planktonic foraminifera research over the last decades.The committee began the project in September 2011 and an upcoming June 10-14 meeting in Amsterdam will bring together experts to further discuss current techniques. The McLane Sediment Trap  is one of these well-known methods. A statement documenting benefits and limitations of these collection methods is
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ESP Detecting Red Tide Blooms

ESP samplers manufactured by McLane are monitoring harmful algal blooms off the Coast of Maine in this busy sampling season. Calling the ESP a ‘major enhancement of red-tide monitoring’ Senior Scientist Don Anderson of WHOI explained recently how the ESP complements the twelve detection buoys off of the Gulf of Maine and Long Island Sound. One
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McLane Hosts Local Intern

Local Falmouth (MA) Academy student Jessica O’Malley has been hard at work exercising her science skills at McLane. During her 8 week internship, Jess is learning assembly and use of a new McLane instrument accessory, photographing and writing user manual procedures.
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Ocean Business 2013, Southampton, UK

McLane staff was in Southampton UK recently for Ocean Business 2013. In addition to showcasing our line of profilers, samplers, and flotation, we introduced the newest instrument in the McLane product line, the IFCB.  
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