marine science
Edaphic Scientific is now supporting Sea and Sun Technology!
Edaphic Scientific is now the exclusive distributor in Australia and New Zealand for Sea & Sun Technology. We are excited by the opportunity to support Sea & Sun Technology in our part of the world! Sea & Sun Technology is a world-leading, German manufacturer of water-based sensors for marine science, oceanography, limnology, hydrology, hydrography, groundwater,…
Read MoreA new water level sensor for hydrology and irrigation
Implexx Sense has released a new range of low cost, IoT-enabled, water level, depth or pressure sensors. The Implexx Water Level Sensor is ideal for hydrologists and irrigation managers. The water level sensors can be installed in tanks, boreholes, streams, lakes, rivers, estuaries and marine environments, to a depth of 200 metres. The Implexx Water…
Read MoreThe Amerigo Lander: a novel underwater device to measure human oceanic impacts
It is no secret that humans are heavily impacting oceans. Measuring these impacts, however, is extremely difficult. Not only are the oceans vast but incredibly deep with the ocean floor at least 6000m down in many locations. Precise measurements of biogeochemical and ecological processes at these depths is technologically hard. An Italian research group from…
Read MoreMarine Science Conference 2016
Edaphic Scientific attended the joint conference between the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society and Australian Marine Science Association in Wellington, New Zealand. The conference was attended by over 500 marine science researchers from Australia and New Zealand. Talks and posters covered a wide range of topics from ocean acidification to coral bleaching to marine parks…
Read MoreScientists adrift in the Pacific on a Kon-Tiki tour
What would possess a team of scientists to drift on a primitive raft in the Pacific Ocean for over 60 days? As always, it is in the name of science – specifically anthropology and environmental science research. Known as the Kon-Tiki2 Expedition, the scientists are examining if it was possible for Polynesian and South American…
Read MoreIs the Great Barrier Reef moving to Tasmania?
Many tropical marine species are starting to appear in temperate waters. Around Sydney, several tropical fishes, such as surgeonfish, have been observed. Corals have also been found to be overtaking algal forests off the coast of New South Wales. In New Zealand, tropical fishes have been observed in marine waters where they have never been seen…
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