With Ascension, anyone, anywhere can collect reliable eDNA data at anytime
Advance Your Biodiversity Monitoring
Marine pollution, invasive species, climate change and other human activities threaten biodiversity and life below water (SDG 14). Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling is a simple, cost-effective and non-destructive method to monitor biodiversity loss and the early detection of invasive species, parasites and pathogens.
Ocean Diagnostics designed Ascension eDNA to help researchers, park operators and community scientists to collect reliableeDNA in freshwater and marine environments without needing large vessels, crews, additional equipment or specialized technical training.
Put Ascension's innovative and smart design to work for you!
Deploy by hand from a small boat down to 400-meter depths
Pre-program and attach to a fixed installation for automated sampling
Collect up to 7 separate samples per deployment or include replicates for every deployment
Eliminate sample contamination risks with in-situ filtration
Capture real-time depth, salinity, temperature, flow rate and total volume filtered every second
Recharge the battery within 2-3 hours using a standard wall outlet
Tailor the instrument as you sample and make on-the-fly changes without confusing terminal commands
Product Specifications
Dry Weight: 10 Kg (22 lbs)
Depth Rating: 400m
Tether Length: 50, 100 or 200 m
Battery: 266 W-Hr. rechargeable LIPO batter
External Sensors: Star-Oddi DST DCT Online
Temperature Range: -1°C to +40°C (30°F to 104°F)
Temperature Resolution: 0.032°C (0.058°F)
Temperature Accuracy: +/- 0.1°C (0.18°F)
Pump Type: High-pressure peristaltic
Depth Range: 5-500m
Depth Resolution: 0.03% of depth range
Depth Accuracy: +/- 0.6% of depth range
Salinity Range: 3-68 mS/cm
Salinity Resolution: 0.02 PSU
Salinity Accuracy: +/- 1 PSU
Acceptable Filter Pore Size: >0.45 µm
Flow Meter Range: 0.05 – 0.5 litres per minute
Typical Flow Rates: 0.05 – 0.5 litres per minute
Automation, real-time sensing capabilities and in-situ filtration
Testimonials
"You can just go out with the Ascension device and sample quite easily on the tender itself. It opens a lot more doors for end users to implement eDNA into their (biodiversity) monitoring.”
Marcelle Ayad
Research Analyst | Minderoo Foundation
“Ascension took away a barrier for the skills needed for sampling. It is foolproof compared to other equipment. I was really excited. I can’t believe the data we’ll get!"
Dr. Susan Anthony
Project Manager | SeaChange Society
“The best place to look for information is going to be 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.”
Dr. Eily Allan
Chief Scientist | eDNA Collaborative
Where is Ascension eDNA sampling?
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4 of the 5 oceans
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5 of the 7 continents
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Around the world, Ascension eDNA is helping governments, scientists, park operators and environmental organizations access reliable data
