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Healthy deployment machine; healthy USBL results

By Duncan Rigg Transceiver deployment systems are key to ensuring your Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system or sonar system performs at its best. I looked at selecting the right deployment system for you in my last blog. But, once you’ve installed your system, there are a number of basic checks that you can do to help …

Sounding out harbour porpoise

By Andy Marsh, Technical Consultant, Sonardyne  Harbour porpoise are rather elusive creatures. They’re one of six species of porpoise and one of the smallest marine mammals. But, while they’re abundant in British coastal waters, including around river estuaries and even up rivers, their behaviours and social patterns aren’t very well known. In some areas, their …

Ranger 2 USBL – opening the window for polar research

When you’re working in extreme environments, where operational windows are measured in weeks not months, having the right kit on board counts. Geraint West, Global Business Manager – Oceanographic, looks at the challenges of remote science and discovers how the latest generation of polar research vessels is leaving shipyards equipped for success. The polar regions …