Brooke Ocean Technology Limited has recently delivered three (3) Moving Vessel Profiler 300-3400 systems to Asia. The systems have been delivered to the Tokyo University of Fisheries (TUF) and the National Research Institute of Fisheries Science (NRIFS) in Japan through its representative Nippon Kaiyo Co. Ltd. and the Chinese Institute of Marine Survey and Charting (IMSC) in China through its representative Laurel Industrial Company, Incorporated.

The MVP300-3400 is capable of reaching 300 m at 12 knots and 850 m at 5 knots and will be used to collect CTD and fluorometer profiles underway. The system will allow these users to collect water column profiles from a vessel underway. This ability to collect underway data will make the survey operation more efficient and improve the quality of the data collected.

The MVP™ is an underway CTD or sound velocity profiling system which permits near vertical data profiles to be collected with the use of a recoverable free fall fish. The system includes a computer-controlled smart winch and deployment system that permits the free fall fish to be deployed while the vessel is underway. MVP™ is completely automated, can be operated by computer without the requirement for personnel on deck and can provides real time sound velocity input into a multi-beam sounder.

The free fall fish can also be equipped with a variety of sensors, including a sound velocity probe, fluorometer and plankton counter. For multibeam surveys, MVP™ saves a minimum of 3 hours per day of ship time by eliminating the requirement to stop and complete a static cast. Significant savings in data processing can also be realized through improved data quality.