Brooke Ocean Technology is pleased to announce the sale of a Laser Optical Plankton Counter (LOPC) along with additional instrumentation and a Multi-Sensor Free Fall Fish to the University of Hawaii.

The instrumentation and fish will augment an earlier order received from the University of Hawaii for an MVP300-3400 system complete with a Multi-Sensor Free-Fall Fish and CTD.

The Moving Vessel Profiler 300 (MVP300) will be delivered to Hawaii for installation aboard the "Kilo Moana" in June of 2004.

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 provide 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 multibeam data processing can be realized through improved data quality.

BOT is a Canadian-based manufacturer of sensor platforms, cable handling systems and launch/recovery systems. Other MVP™ systems are in use in Canada, USA, Japan, China, Ireland and Norway.