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NOVACAVI LINDEN PHOTONICS

Specializing in custom cables design Linden Photonics was founded in 2002, and manufacturing since 1975, NOVA- and since its inception, Linden’s design

CAVI provides dynamic and maneu- specialists have developed a range of verable underwater cable solutions en- miniature, high strength optical ? ber, suring smooth and reliable operations hybrid and specialty copper cables for to any robotic vehicles used in aquatic environments where high performance exploration, environmental monitoring, and compact size are critical. Linden has hazardous environments inspection and since expanded into a worldwide cable maintenance, protection and surveil- supplier offering high strength optical/ lance activities, and search and rescue hybrid/electrical cables. Specializing in

AML OCEANOGRAPHIC operations. NOVACAVI has recently thin & strong cables, buoyant cables, specially designed and manufactured an Linden’s ? ber optic & hybrid cables are umbilical ROV cable used on board the optimized for underwater use as well as underwater instrumental research unit use in larger umbilicals. of the Garda Volunteer Group (Gruppo Linden continues to expand its product

Volontari del Garda). It is a neutrally portfolio and design expertise through buoyant cable with application-speci? c ongoing internal research as well as col- watertightness and maneuverability as laboration with technology companies. needed by the rescue team for any type Its core technology, employed in its ST- of emergency and underwater rescue in FOC products exploits the properties of

LINDEN PHOTONICS lakes, rivers, seas and arti? cial basins. Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCPs). These unique materials are sometimes referred to as self-reinforcing polymers and can

AML OCEANOGRAPHIC

AML Oceanographic has been a de- exhibit a speci? c tensile strength ten signer, manufacturer and seller of times that of steel cable. high-performance hydrographic and oceanographic equipment in Canada OCEANALPHA GROUP LTD since 1974. In 1995, AML pioneered In April 2022, OceanAlpha’s Un- time-of-? ight sound velocity and is still manned Surface Vessels (USVs) and a vendor for sound velocity measure- passive acoustic monitoring technolo- ment for a wide range of marine survey gies were used in China for the ? rst time

OCEANALPHA GROUP LTD organizations. The latest generation of to monitor and investigate the popula- pro? lers and sensors was recently re- tion of Chinese White Dolphins that leased in 2020—the X2•Series Instru- inhabit the National Nature Reserve in mentation and X2change sensors. These Pearl River Estuary of Guangdong. The con? gurable multiparameter sondes are Chinese White Dolphin, or Sousa Chi- designed to suit a wide range of appli- nensis, is renowned as the “panda of the cations. As well as minimizing down- ocean.” It was classed as “vulnerable” time, the ? eld-swappable sensors also on the IUCN Red List of Threatened help companies reduce logistic costs. Species. An OceanAlpha M40P autono-

AML’s UV biofouling solution, which mous survey vessel equipped with sonar uses ultraviolet light to provide a non- devices sailed on the designed route

ARCTIC RAYS toxic, non-contact solution to prevent within the natural reserve. The acoustic marine growth, is also available with the equipment towed at the stern quietly re-

X2•Series Instrumentation. corded the sounds of the white dolphins,

AML also manufactures and sells the which provided essential data support underway pro? ling system, the Mov- for the population and distribution fea- ing Vessel Pro? ler. The MVP allows for ture research of Chinese White Dolphin. frequent, high-density pro? les continu- The case of USV applied to protect Chi- ously and in real-time. AML’s UV bio- nese White Dolphins demonstrates how fouling control technology. unmanned systems technologies can em- 12 September/October 2022

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