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Ocean Scientific International Ltd
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Leading global experts in the design and manufacture of integrated systems for environmental monitoring in all marine environments. www.osil.com
Our warehouse is looking very yellow today! All our oceanographic equipment is designed to be as visible as possible. bit.ly/2Q4hKdW #trafficyellow #oceanography #vibrocorer #databuoy #highvisibility
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We've been filling bottles for another #IAPSO Standard Seawater batch today - these will be ready for sale post-calibration. bit.ly/IAPSO
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
We produce a range of size options for our compact Profiling Winches - for use on USVs and a variety of other marine platforms.

💡 Level Wind
💡 Automatic Internal Brake
💡 Docking and Zeroing Notification

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October 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This week we have been delighted to host Dora Paulino Carinhas and José Carlos Mendes Rocha from Instituto Hidrográfico - Marinha Portuguesa for a tailor-made training course focussing on Conductivity Calibration & Salinity Measurement. bit.ly/3p70Tb6
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A few photos from a recent trip to Germany....installing one buoy system and undertaking maintenance on a couple of others! Some good images to show why regular cleaning and maintenance is so important for data buoy systems! bit.ly/3ei0fjY
October 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Our range of training courses provide essential training covering all aspects of sample handling, equipment operation & data processing.

💧 Salinometer Operation & Salinity Measurement
🪛 Salinometer Servicing & Maintenance
🧑‍🔬 CTD Calibration

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September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This #WorldWaterMonitoringDay is all about #GlacierPreservation. @Oceanscientific can manufacture a large variety of systems to monitor year-round environmental conditions in the harshest of climates on land, water, ice, or beneath the water surface. bit.ly/2Q4hKdW
September 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Another #databuoy system under construction. This 2.3m hull is equipped with 2 through-hull tubes for safe deployment of sensitive instrumentation, in addition to instrument brackets mounted on the central column.

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September 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It's nice to have had the sun out again for final assembly and QA on these buoys!

These systems include lightning protection for all on-board electronics and instrumentation.

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September 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Mooring weights can be made up from a number of materials, but old train wheels are extremely effective!

We can deliver a wide range of customisable mooring, water column and seabed solutions for our instrumented data buoy systems.

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September 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
New batches of #Iodate standards are in production! bit.ly/3vvvQ0d
#oxygendetermination #dissolvedoxygen
August 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Ever held your thumb over the top of a straw in your glass to lift a bit of your drink without it falling out? That's essentially what our piston corer systems do, but in ocean-floor sediments!

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August 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Currently attending the IAMAS-IACS-IAPSO Joint Assembly 2025 (BACO-25), a 6-day event in Busan, Republic of Korea, bringing together atmosphere, cryosphere and ocean scientists from around the globe. #BACO2025 #IAPSO bit.ly/3crV2bt
July 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
We produce a range of equipment to assist with sediment sample handling and processing, including core liner presses, core extruders & splitters, sample trolleys & equipment for geotechnical analysis.
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July 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Due to continued growth we are looking to recruit an additional Electronics Engineer to assist with the design, build and maintenance of a range of products from offshore Metocean monitoring systems through to deep sea robotics.

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July 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We love finding hidden gems, like this excellent video from OceanX of one of our Gravity Corer systems in use!
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#gravitycorer #sediment #stratifiedlayers #geologicaltimetravel
How a Gravity Core Reveals Earth's Hidden History
YouTube video by OceanX
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June 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We are delighted to be hosting another of our popular Laboratory Measurement of Salinity courses for representatives from SHOM. These 2-day workshops cover all aspects of sample handling, salinometer operation & routine maintenance and data processing. bit.ly/3j1Sd4k
June 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our innovative water sampling systems can be triggered remotely at full ocean depth.

Modular Niskin bottle solutions allow flexible, interconnecting configurations, and arrangements to increase deployment options on vessels of opportunity.
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June 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Short and Long-Term Rental of Data Buoys with MetOcean Instrumentation & Telemetry

⏳ Rapid Mobilisation
🔐 Secure Online Data Display
🌐 Global Shipping

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June 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We have some of our smaller sediment coring systems in build at the moment, the Mini and Midi Vibrocorers. These can sample in dense or compacted sediment in up to 50m water depth, and are easily deployed from vessels of opportunity. bit.ly/4anSeJa
June 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Our Piston Corer systems are installed on research vessels across the globe, including the 24m long Giant Piston Corer on board CSIRO RV Investigator. The Giant Piston corers are capable of delivering core samples up to 60m in length. Photo credit John Hooper. bit.ly/3nmJ4Gi
June 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Originally developed for use with ASVs, our winches have now been incorporated on to many different platforms to cover a wide range of applications, including:
💨 Offshore wind
🐟 Aquaculture
🧭 ODAS buoys
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#watercolumnprofiling
May 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Mega Box Corer sample collection
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🌊Collect fine sediment up to full ocean depth.
🔬Geological (sediment composition), chemical (metallic compounds or pollutants) and biological (macrofauna and meiofauna composition) analysis.
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Mega Box-Corer
YouTube video by MOUFPE
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May 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM