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MTRMTR entire company is now focused on identifying “weaknesses” within the organization and having great fun seeing them get addressed. Turner Designs retired its 10AU Field Fluorometer early in 2020, a product which was introduced in ~1992 with many of those initial units still in use around the world. Its predecessor, the Model 10 introduced in ~1974 was, in many ways, the instrument that established ? uorometry as an inte- gral part of environmental research.

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) have become a major prob- lem around the world and a major product focus for Turner

Designs with products spanning customers’ budgets and de- sired deployments. PhytoFind is at the high end, offering real time in situ algal classi? cation. Real-time abundance estimates are calculated for PE-containing algae (mixed group), PC-containing algae (Cyanobacterial groups), and total algae (green/brown groups). Estimates are reported as

Turner Designs chlorophyll µg/L concentrations as well as percent contribu-

San Jose, CA – www.turnerdesigns.com tion per group relative to the whole phytoplankton popu- lation sampled. Cyclops-7 and low power C-FLUOR sub-

Turner Designs remains one of the few independently-owned mersible sensors are available with optics for chlorophyll companies focused on providing ? uorometers and other opti- and blue green algae for simple determination of chloro- cal sensors to the environmental water quality market. Provid- phyll or PC/PE levels. The C-FLUOR ships pre-calibrated ing solutions to customers around the world for over 48 years. and is now available with a digital output enabling output as 2020 has been a big year for changes at Turner Designs. Sta- a direct concentration estimate. CyanoFluor is a handheld cey Duff joined as President, replacing Jim Crawford, who is ? eld ? uorometer which can quickly estimate the abundance now focused on managing the engineering development. Duff of cyanobacteria in a mixed algal population using phyco- arrives with a strong background in operations and process cyanin to chlorophyll ratios. Monitoring these ratios over improvement, introducing Lean Six Sigma to the team. The time enables users to predict the onset of HABs. support for the #SaveOurSeagrass research project will help to secure the project’s future and provide instruments and expertise to the program. The aim is to protect the seagrass meadows under threat off Tor Bay, on the UK SW coast and use research to begin trialing seagrass cultivation.

Valeport developed the Digital Time of Flight Sound Ve- locity measurement—which made Valeport the world leader in Sound Velocity technology. Valeport continues to evolve

Valeport Ltd the technology to ensure that SV sensors offer levels of per-

Totnes, England – www.valeport.co.uk formance that are demonstrably far in excess of competitors.

Valeport recently upgraded its most popular sound speed

Valeport is one of the foremost manufacturers of oceano- pro? ler, the SWiFT SVP, to provide enhanced versatility graphic, hydrographic and hydrometric instrumentation for and deployment. An improved depth rating and increased more than 50 years. Based in the UK, the privately owned, in- pressure accuracy have now become standard on the SWiFT dependent family business has a £9.1m turnover and designs, pro? ler. Valeport introduced this evolution of the SWiFT manufactures and services underwater measuring equipment. pro? ler in response to customer feedback. The SWiFT is

Today, Valeport has a comprehensive portfolio of underwa- designed with the intention of a seamless work? ow at its ter measuring equipment and supplies a worldwide customer core, and delivers high accuracy sound velocity, pressure, base that includes: environmental, research, defense, oil and temperature, salinity and density measurement, with the gas, renewable energy, construction, port/harbor, dredging, convenience of Bluetooth connectivity, rechargeable bat- civil engineering and scienti? c research sectors. Valeport tery and an integral GPS module. The improved SWiFT will also pledged its support to a campaign to protect seagrass. now operate down to 500m as standard (previously 200m),

Partnering with a UK coastal zoo and aquarium, Valeport’s whilst retaining all its popular switching on/off.

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