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ASCENSION Automated Depth Sampler

Collect filtered microplastic and environmental DNA samples down to 400 meter depths from a small boat.

Advance plastic pollution and biodiversity monitoring in freshwater and marine environments.

Ascension is an automated depth sampler that collects filtered microplastic or environmental DNA samples down to 400 meters from a small vessel or fixed installation. Designed by marine scientists and engineers to easily collect reliable field data, Ascension is a versatile and cost-effective tool for monitoring plastic pollution or biodiversity.

Two researchers stand at the side of a small aluminum boat. One lowers the Ascension depth sampler over the side by hand.

Automated. Portable. Scalable.

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Sample Anywhere, Anytime

Ascension Pinch Valve

Reduce Contamination Risks

Ascension Interface

Collect Real-Time Data

“The best place to look for information is at depth. Ascension is really one of the only ways that we can get our hands on those deeper samples given the platforms of opportunity available to us for this project.” 

- Eily Allan, University of Washington

Collect Reliable Data

  • Operate in manual or automated mode

  • Collect up to 7 samples in a single deployment

  • Filter in-situ to avoid sample contamination risks and save time

  • Recharge the battery to maximize deployment time

  • Capture real-time data, including conductivity, temperature, salinity, depth and filtration volumes

  • Easy onboarding; no technical training required

Ascension Use Cases

Woman at the beach kneels down to attach a filter housing to the Ascension instrument which sits on a carrying case on the sand

Salmon Conservation in the Salish Sea

 

Man scuba diving looks at the Ascension depth sampler which is deployed beside him

Biodiversity Monitoring in Marine Parks

 

Two researchers stand aboard the back of a small aluminum boat readying the small Ascension depth sampler for deployment

Marine Mammal Monitoring