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 RS Aqua are the headline sponsors of Challenger 2012. 

Suppliers of oceanographic instrumentation, sensors and accessories to the research and academic markets. Product range includes Current Meters, ADCPs, Wave Radars, Wave Buoys, Fluorometers, Methane Detectors, CO₂ Monitors, Drifters, Profilers, CTDs, Buoyancy, Housings, Mooring Markers, Location Beacons and much more.

Representing: Aanderaa, Contros, Datawell, Fiomarine, MetOcean, Nautilus Marine, SAIV, Rosemount, Rowe Technologies, Turner Designs.
 

Valeport are the UK's leading manufacturer of Oceanographic and Hydrographic instrumentation which include the world's most accurate Sound Velocity Probes / Sensors, our new Altimeter range, new Radar Level Sensor, Current Meters, Tide Gauges, Wave Recorders, CTD's, Multi-Parameter CTD's and GPS Echo Sounders. Engineered solutions to your monitoring challenge.

Located in central southern England, Planet Ocean Ltd specialises in the provision of high quality, marine scientific instruments for research, survey and operations support.

Planet Ocean represents some of the world's foremost manufacturers of oceanographic, hydrographic & meteorological equipment covering a wide spectrum of disciplines including; acoustic data modems, wave height and direction buoys, seabed tide and wave recorders, turbidity systems, echo sounders, data buoys for meteorology, and oceanography, flow cytometers, plankton and ice keel samplers, precision thermometry and multi parameter systems, nitrate sensors, phosphate sensors, radiometers, irradiance sensors, fluorometers, ocean observatories, oil spill surface tracking buoys, asset trackers and locators.

Representing: ASL Environmental Sciences. Analite, AXYS Technologies, Elkins Oceanic Services, DSPComm, Instrument Concepts, Fluid Imaging Technology, ROMOR, Satlantic, SiS, Star-Oddi, Surrey Satellite Technology, Wet Labs, XEOS.

Plant Ocean is also engaged in the design and manufacture of bespoke systems particularly Met Mast, GPS, and buoy based systems using radio, satellite or GPRS telemetry.
 

OSIL are the leading suppliers of environmental measurement products and services relating to marine, freshwater and meteorological applications in the UK. We specialise in instrumentation for the collection of environmental data including Multiparameter Sondes, CTD's, SV's, Sediment Corers, Data Platforms & ROVs, along with laboratory instruments such as Salinometers.

The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST) is the leading professional membership body for the global marine community with 50 branches worldwide.  Activities include Professional Membership; Corporate Membership (Marine Partners); policy consultations, advocacy and expert forums.   The IMarEST is an established publisher of books, magazines and technical journals since 1889; organiser of technical conferences and a provider of accreditation and approval of company training and academic courses. 

Nortek is a Norwegian manufacturer of acoustic Doppler 3D current meters (Max. 6000m), profilers and wave monitoring instrumentation.  Their sea bed mounted AWAC, combined directional wave measurement and current profiler, has proven to be a market leading instrument because it directly measures changes in the sea-surface,  providing scientists with a time series data set. It is therefore ideal for wind induced wave studies. 

The two latest additions to the Nortek range, are the Scour Monitor and the Vectrino II. The Scour Monitor was originally designed to measure scour around offshore wind turbines, but it can also be used on Jack-up rigs, railway bridge piers and harbour walls. It works by continually measuring ranges to four points on the seabed. These data can either be transmitted in real-time or recorded internally. The other new instrument, is our laboratory Vectrino II Profiling Velocimeter . This outputs 3D velocity profile data with a resolution of 1mm over a 3cm range. Measuring frequencies up to 100 Hz are available.
 

Gardline is the world's largest independently owned marine survey contractor specialising in geophysical, hydrographic, environmental, oceanographic and geotechnical surveys for the offshore market. Operating for over 40 years from its headquarters in Great Yarmouth, the company has offices throughout the UK and in the USA, South America, Arabian Gulf, Australia and South East Asia.
 

Chelsea Technologies Group specialises in the production of a range of innovative multi-parameter sensors and systems for the monitoring of the physical, optical and biological oceanographic environment. Parameters include temperature, conductivity, depth, chlorophyll, turbidity, transmission, fluorescence and bioluminescence. Products include the newly launched low cost Lux family of miniature digital fluorimeters and the high performance Fast Repetition Rate Fluorimeter systems (recently launched 'FASTOcean' 3 wavelength in-situ sensor) together with a full range of underwater acoustics sensors and towed vehicle systems. Chelsea is also the leading supplier of a range of in-situ sensors optimised for monitoring crude and refined oil from coastal margins to deep ocean. Originally designed for military use these highly reliable, robust, high sensitivity fluorimeters are in use around the world. 
 

EdgeTech designs, manufactures and sells highly advanced and reliable underwater marine technology products. These products include USBL acoustic tracking and positioning systems, transponder beacons, deep sea acoustic releases, shallow water and long life acoustic releases, motion reference units (MRU), underwater acoustic command and control systems and custom-engineered acoustic products.  (These products were previously branded as ORE Offshore but now carry the EdgeTech name.)

In addition to the marine technology products focused on acoustic positioning and actuated releases, EdgeTech designs and developsa variety of standard and engineered-to-order underwater sonar systems including side scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, bathymetric, combined and modular systems. These systems are available in a range of configurations for towed, deep towed, AUV, ROV, ROTV and custom platforms providing clearly superior underwater imaging.
 

The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) is a multi-disciplinary learned society that brings together organisations and individuals with a common interest in underwater technology, ocean science and offshore engineering.

SUT was founded in 1966 and has members from around 40 countries, including engineers, scientists, other professionals and students working in these areas. 

Rural Broadband supply Hi Speed mobile broadband systems using 3G and satellite. Services suitable for marine and inland waterways as well as office locations for temporary or permanent setup.

Their products include WiBE 3G, Tooway and Avanti satellite broadband.
 

RBR design and build rugged submersible data recording instruments for oceanography, hydrography and coastal studies; including CTDs, multi-parameters, thermistor chains and tide & wave recorders. The latest products to be introduced include the RBRvirtuoso extreme resolution bottom pressure recorder, RBRduo twin channel and RBRconcerto multi-channel instruments. As well as the usual high accuracy, all feature true USB download, extended memory and battery capacity and integral desiccant placement. For data transmission RBR offer their inductive mooring line modem for reliable communication through the water and beyond.