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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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McLane Testifies Before US Senate

McLane recently had the honor of providing testimony to the US Senate on emerging technologies that detect and mitigate Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS). Click here to watch the Senate hearing. McLane’s testimony begins at 25:45. On August 28, Director of Special Projects Ivory Engstrom spoke to the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
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5 Tips for Drop-in Batteries

  RAS and PPS samplers now have drop-in battery holders for user-replaceable “D” cell alkaline batteries. Sediment Traps have drop-in battery holders for “C” cell alkaline batteries. Whichever battery size, consider these best practices for deploying a sampler using alkaline batteries: • Use only high quality brands. McLane includes one set of Duracell™ batteries with a new instrument. •
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Download McLaneTerm for your Sampler or Profiler

Download McLaneTerm to use with your McLane sampler or profiler.  McLaneTerm provides the following: Replaces MotoCross and Crosscut terminal emulation. Ships with new McLane instruments. Operates on both Windows®* and Mac* systems. Works with McLane samplers and profilers that use terminal emulation. Supports firmware updates for all types of McLane controllers. Remote feature allows technical support to see what
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RAS and PPS Perform Vent Sampling at OOI Cable Array

As part of National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Regional Cable Array, customized Remote Access Samplers (RAS) and Phytoplankton Samplers (PPS) are installed at the largest volcano off the Washington-Oregon coast (Axial Seamount) to sample hydrothermal vent fluids. The RAS and PPS were modified by Dr. David Butterfield (Univ. of Washington) and engineers at NOAA-PMEL and UW Applied Physics Lab for
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6 Tips to Resolve Instrument Communication Problems

Here are 6 ways to troubleshoot an instrument communication problem: Check for incorrect MotoCross communication settings. Restart MotoCross. Ensure that batteries are not dead, unplugged, or installed incorrectly. Inspect USB adapters and confirm that drivers are installed. Verify that MotoCross is not transmitting control characters. Establish that the electrical connection is functioning. Customer toolkits will
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Rarely Documented Fish are Collected by Sediment Traps in Israel’s First Permanent Mooring Station

McLane sediment traps in Israel’s first permanent Deep Sea Research Station (DeepLev), have been instrumental in collecting an uncommon species of fish. Sediment traps along the station’s cable filled with fish called “sharpchin barracudina” which have rarely been documented in the waters near Israel and whose adult fish have never been reported in scientific literature.
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