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4027 Leary Way NW4027 Leary Way NW

Seattle, WA 98107 Seattle, WA 98107

T: 206-963-6369 T: 206-963-6369

E: [email protected] E: [email protected]

W: http://www.biosonicsinc.com W: http://www.biosonicsinc.com

CEO/President: Tim Acker CEO/President: Tim Acker

No. of Employees: 15No. of Employees: 15 ioSonics has manufactured scienti? c echo- sounders for over 35 years. BioSonics ? rst

Bintroduced ? xed-location hydroacoustic ? sh monitoring in 1980. BioSonics introduced the mo- bile scienti? c echosounder in the mid-80’s and since evolved the technology to the current DT-X Digital and MX Habitat series. Systems can be con? gured for mobile, automated ? xed-position, and submersible autonomous deployments. BioSonics echosounders are used in all aquatic environments where accurate assess- ment of marine life abundance, distribution or behavior is required.

Versatile, rugged designs allow for use in every envi- ronment imaginable. Technical staff includes a team of experts in software and electrical engineering, ? sheries science, oceanography, and hydroacoustics. BioSonics’ rich combination of products and technical services provides unique monitoring solutions for researchers, regulatory agencies, and private industry. ITs clients include hundreds of federal, state, and provincial agencies, research institutions, and private sector enti- ties worldwide. BioSonics technology centers around focused, split beam and single beam hydroacoustics.

Core products are the DT-X and MX series mobile echosounders for ? sheries and aquatic habitat assess- ment. Digital transducers with superior signal to noise ratio, extremely low side-lobes, and multi-frequency,

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multi-channel systems are some of the unique technol- ogy advantages offered.

Recent innovations include: • Fixed-station monitoring system for debris moni- toring at cooling water intakes. Several systems now in use at nuclear power facilities used for early warning and reducing risk of clogged intake screens.

• Automated software that processes split beam data in real-time to create track lists containing information that includes the size, location, direction and speed of travel for each target detected.

• ROV mounted echosounders for aquatic habitat and ? sheries surveys conducted by remote control us- ing wireless Ethernet communication. This technology allows for data collection in environmentally sensitive and/or hazardous areas inaccessible by manned vessels.

• Pioneering of fully autonomous submersible echosounders used for sea? oor observatories, AUV deployments, and deep-towed surveys using uplooking transducers for assessing surface oriented targets.

• Development of the Wave Glider DT-X SUB.

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