PRESS RELEASENew collaboration provides one port of call for plankton collection and analysisChelsea
Technologies Group Ltd (CTG) and the Sir Alister
Hardy Foundation for
Ocean Science (SAHFOS) have teamed up to offer coastal and ocean
monitoring authorities worldwide, a complete equipment and service
provider for ship of opportunity (SOOP) based plankton sampling systems
and training in plankton analysis and taxonomy. SAHFOS, part of the Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership, UK has been operating the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR ) survey for over 70 years. The data and subsequent research enables scientists to assess the health of the oceans and present information to policy makers and governments. The success of this survey can be attributed to the skills and expertise of the staff, ranging from practical knowledge of towing CPRs on commercial vessels, through to identifying taxa from the collected samples and data management. Chelsea
Technologies Group Ltd, the world's leading supplier of towed undulating
vehicles, has been supplying SeaSoar, AquaShuttle and Nu-Shuttle systems
for over 25 years. These
systems have been fitted with a wide range of instrumentation and tools
including the CTG Autonomous Plankton Sampler, a plankton sampler based
on the mechanism used within the SAHFOS CPR, updated with an electric
motor and indexed gauze advance.
For fixed depth of tow applications, CTG has also supplied CPR
bodies fitted with an Autonomous Plankton Sampler.
These CPR bodies can also be fitted with a CTG MiniPack CTD-F. Whether coastal and ocean surveyors are looking for plankton sampling on simple instrumented towed platforms for SOOP deployments, undulating platforms with comprehensive sensor arrays (such as the Mariner Nu-Shuttle developed for the Large Marine Ecosystem programme), or require plankton sampling systems to be fitted to onboard flow-through systems (such a FerryBox type systems), they can now obtain equipment, advice and training through the Chelsea Technologies Group. Contact
Ellen Keegan for more information
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