Oceanography

From filmmaker Richard Theiss: On Tuesday, January 6 th , the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in beautiful La Jolla , CA hosted a screening of Island of the Great White Shark . At the conclusion of the film I had the opportunity to discuss the film with the standing room only audience. The pressing issue of conservation and the value eco -tourism was discussed along with the importance of understanding the shark's role in maintaining a balanced marine ecology. My sincere thanks to the Birch Aquarium and its staff for promoting and managing what turned out to be a very ... Read Full Story

If you've ever used a wet suit, you owe something to the late Hugh Bradner . Hugh Bradner, renowned physicist and professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, died 5 May 2008, in San Diego, Calif. after a prolonged illness. He was 92 years old. Bradner's scientific career incorporated both science and ocean exploration to design many notable ocean technologies, including the first neoprene wetsuit. He has been affiliated with Scripps since 1961 and was professor emeritus at the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP). During his distinguished career as a nuclear physicist, Bradner ... Read Full Story

In 2008 OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Limited) supplied the Countryside Council for Wales with a data collection system, the platform for which is an OSIL Shearwater Data Buoy. Since 2008, the Buoy and YSI 6600 Sonde have been regularly withstanding 75mph winds and 4m waves to collect temperature, salinity, DO, Chlorophyll and turbidity data on an hourly basis. Dr Richard Wiliams, Managing director of OSIL, comments ‘The Shearwater Buoy is a solid basis for our Data Buoy programme, and our systems work is now covered by our ISO 9000:2001 scope’. Read Full Story

Ocean Scientific International Ltd are pleased to announce that they have expanded the scope of their ISO 9001;2000 Certification in line with the increasing demand for their environmental monitoring systems. This means that now all systems supplied by OSIL meet the high management standards that this accreditation demands. Read Full Story

International oceanographic marine instrument and systems provider, OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Limited), are seeing increased sales of Slick Sleuths Oil Spill Detection and Alarm Systems for compliance monitoring of outfalls, harbours, refineries and rigs, marinas and fuel transfer stations. Read Full Story

On 2nd January 2008 OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Ltd.) welcomed a new Sales Executive, Dr. Hannah Flint, to their Havant based offices. Hannah joins OSIL directly after completing her PhD at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton. Working within the deep sea group at NOC provided plenty of sea going and operational experience which will prove valuable in her new role. Prior to receiving her PhD, Hannah received an MSc from NOC in Oceanography and a BSc (hons) in Marine Biology from the University of Aberdeen.  Read Full Story

OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Ltd.) have recently supplied the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) with a data collection system for background monitoring at Skomer Marine Nature Reserve. The system consists of an OSIL Shearwater Data Buoy, fitted with a Campbell CR200 Data Logger and a VHF Omi-directional Antenna. When deployed the 1.2 diameter buoy will be attached via a data cable to a customised OSIL Seabed Mounting Frame. Read Full Story