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Echogram of diel plankton migration. (Image: Nortek)

New Acoustic Technology Aids Fisheries Management

eat, while Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) provide information about currents, which can shape the availability of plankton.“It used to be that the biological oceanographers could work in one place, while the physical oceanographers worked separately somewhere else,” said David Velasco, lead author of a paper on a combined ADCP and biological echosounder system called Signature100 presented at the Oceans’18 MTS/IEEE Kobe/Techno-Ocean 2018 conference.More and more, collaborations between physical and biological scientists are coming to fruition as fisheries management

NORTEK Partners with Sea and Land Technologies

. “With over 20 years in this industry, we knew SALT is the right choice for us. Not only do they have the sales expertise to promote the NORTEK brand throughout the ASEAN countries, but they also have the people and technical know-how to be able to support our products,” explained David Velasco, Sales and Business Development Manager for NORTEK. “This move comes in response to an increased demand for NORTEK products throughout the ASEAN region, namely the Signature 55 Long Range Doppler Current Profilers providing the latest technology abreast of competition, especially in the

From left: Thiago Montanari of Seatronics, David Velasco and Paloma Cortez of Nortekand Fabio D'Agostino of Seatronics. (Credit: Nortek)

Seatronics, Nortek Join Forces in Brazil

, Nortek Brasil. Under the leadership of Paloma Cortez, Nortek Brasil will be responsible for supporting Seatronics and other customers in the oceanographic and laboratory research communities, in addition to growing Nortek’s business in other market segments and regions in the country. David Velasco, Sales and Business Development Manager for Nortek AS expressed his enthusiasm for the new relationship: “With offices in Rio de Janeiro and Macaé, the competency to navigate the difficult import/export regime, and the facilities and people to support a full Service Center, Seatronics

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