Services
Our lab has decades of experience conducting research in coastal Maine. Our team offers expertise in a wide range of topics ranging from water quality assessment and oceanographic modeling, to scientific diving and long-term instrument deployment, and stakeholder communication and engagement. Ask how we can help you achieve your project goals.
Water Quality Assessment
The Maine Water Quality Lab is a XXXXX certified analytical laboratory. We have worked with a range of partners including Maine Ocean and Coastal Acidification Partnership, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, [more], as well as private contracts.
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Scientific Diving
Our lab includes multiple team members with scientific diving experience in coastal Maine. We have the capacity to provide a range of dive operations, including habitat surveys, species surveys, and instrument deployment and recovery.
Remotely Operated Vehicles
We offer customizable ROV surveys to meet your project needs. Our BlueRobotics BlueROV2 is outfitted with a high definition low-light camera, temperature sensor, sonar, and GPS tracking. The BlueROV2 is a compact size making it easy to deploy from shore, dock, or vessel. With a maximum depth rating of 100 meters (330 feet), the BlueROV2 can reach most nearshore environments.
Ocean Observation
Understanding ocean and coastal conditions requires reliable observations and measurements. We have a suite of oceanographic instrumentation that can be deployed in most coastal conditions. We address questions as simple as seasonal temperature monitoring and as advanced as aquaculture site selection. With access to our instruments and the expertise of our personnel, we can design a instrument package that answers your question.
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Available Instrumentation
- McLane Labs: Imaging FlowCytobot
- Nortek: Signature1000 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (currents and waves); Aquadopp current profiler
- BlueRobotics: BlueROV2
- YSI: EXO1 & EXO2 multiparameter sondes
- Lowell: Tilt Current Meters
- Onset: HOBO loggers (temperature, light, conductivity)
- Xtreem: PAR loggers
- Sea Bird Scientific: Stor-X, WQMx, SUNA, SeaFET, C-Star, PAR, ECO-PAR
- Turner: C-Sense pCO2 loggers
Analytical Services
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