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McLane Samplers in Ocean Networks Canada Cabled Observatory

A recent Oceanography feature article, “New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration” highlights an expedition to maintain, upgrade and expand over 24 instruments at Ocean Networks Canada’s (ONC) offshore cabled observatory. Several McLane samplers were among the instruments maintained by the E/V Nautilus team during the 14-day expedition. The samplers’ ongoing deployments are part of key experiments
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7 Quick Links to Learn if IFCB Fits your Science

Sometimes instrument research is time consuming.  How would you find out if this instrument is appropriate for your science? Here are 7 quick links to learn about the IFCB. Start with our IFCB Vimeo channel which has a number of short videos on the IFCB  in multiple languages. Want to learn more and have a
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Sediment Traps and “Swimmer” Samples

ECO Magazine’s article “A Treasure from the Deep” provides perspective on studying  zooplankton swimmer samples to better understand deep-sea biodiversity and inter-seasonal changes in carbon flux. Among the ocean observatories discussed was the SOTS Observatory, an Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Australia, site that uses McLane Sediment Traps and was recently noted for collecting the longest-ever
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LEGO® Brick McLane Instrument Winners!

Congratulations to our #mclanelegobrickfun winners Caitlin of Falmouth Public Schools, Kathleen of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Elizabeth of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Megan of Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS)! Elizabeth won our LEGO® Brick kit to build a miniature version of our  Sediment Trap, and Megan, Kathleen, and Caitlin
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IMOS Moorings Collect Longest-Ever Time Series Samples from the Southern Ocean

In 2019 Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Australia deployed Sediment Traps and other instruments as scheduled onboard CSIRO’s Research Vessel  (RV) Investigator at the remote Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory. Researchers could not have imagined that an impending pandemic would halt 2020 sea operations, delay mooring recovery, and result in the longest known time series
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Teledyne Impulse Cables/Connectors on McLane Instruments End of Support

If your McLane Sampler or Profiler is 8 years old or more, now is a good time to check your connectors and cables. Due to changes in the connector industry, McLane can no longer supply replacements for ANY Teledyne Impulse cables and connectors on our Samplers and Profilers. Teledyne Impulse connectors were commonly used on
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RAS-500 in Global Climate Change Observation System

A RAS-500 and other in situ instruments in the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP) research program are providing long-term measurements including how climate change is affecting important Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) processes. Long-time RAS customer Prof. Stuart Cunningham of the Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS), is among the principal investigators
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Shipboard IFCB Enhances Ecosystem Modeling

Shipboard Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) sampling was successfully conducted onboard the NOAA ship Bell M. Shimada for the 2019 Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic-Trawl Survey (the “Summer Survey”). The IFCB was installed to determine whether automated imaging flow cytometry could provide phytoplankton community structure metrics while the ship was underway. These metrics are a key
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ESP and IFCB Deployed Together in Maine

In collaboration with McLane, the Anderson Lab of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Roesler Lab in the Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science at Bowdoin College,  a McLane Environmental Sample Processor  (ESP) and an Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) were deployed in the flowing seawater laboratory at the Bowdoin College Schiller Coastal Studies Center on Orr’s island.  The project will track
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McLane Announces New WTS-LV Deep

(Falmouth, MA) – McLane Research Laboratories, Inc. announces a new a 7,000m (23,000ft) deep option for WTS-LV samplers.  The WTS-LV Deep option is available on the Standard, Dual Filter, and High Capacity WTS-LV models, and can also be retrofit to existing WTS-LV systems. “The LV Deep option provides 35% greater depth capacity and has been
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