ASL Trials Prototype Split-Beam Sonar
ASL Environmental Sciences has announced the successful field trials of a new prototype split-beam sonar in the Saanich Inlet near the Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, Canada.
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Enter ASL’s 2022 Early-Career Scientist Contest
ASL Environmental Sciences invites applications for its early-career scientist program that supports the oceanographic and limnological research community by lending, free of charge, a calibrated battery-powered Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler (AZFP).
Read moreAZFP Checks on Herring Population for Salish Sea First Nations
In recognition of the importance of the Pacific herring, the Salish Sea Community Guardians, an organization dedicated to all aspects of stewardship for Salish Seas First Nations, have created a cross-cultural action plan. This action plan would provide First Nations traditional herring spawning habitat recovery and protection in key herring spawning areas in waters around southern Vancouver Island. Part of
Read moreTwo Winners Chosen for ASL Early-Career Scientist Award
ASL Environmental Sciences has chosen Dr. Laura Hobbs and Dr. Roland Proud as the winners of the fourth annual Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler (AZFP) early-career scientist award contest. They are both Scotland-based marine ecologists, specializing in bioacoustics. Hobbs is associated with the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) and the University of Strathclyde, and Proud is with the University of St. Andrews. Together, they plan
Read moreASL Hires New Metocean, Arctic Project Manager
ASL Environmental Sciences has appointed Dr. Matthew Asplin to the position of metocean and Arctic project manager. Asplin brings a diverse set of multidisciplinary research skills in meteorology, sea ice and oceanography, and has more than 15 years of experience in these fields. He will be responsible for project management and client liaison tasks for projects across these disciplines and will be active in responding to business development
Read moreJapanese Fisheries Groups Use Solar-Powered Datalogger to Track Zooplankton
The National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering (NRIFE) of the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA) will this spring deploy an ASL Environmental Sciences solar-powered datalogger with a cellular modem. The deployment of this system follows FRA’s use of the ASL multifrequency acoustic zooplankton fish profiler (AZFP) in Yamada Bay, 450 km north of Tokyo, since 2013. The data they
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