ADCP Bottom Mounts for Aquaculture BlueZone Group supplier, DeepWater Buoyancy, Inc., has announced the delivery of a significant follow-on order of diver-serviceable bottom mounts for one of the world’s largest fish farming companies. The bottom mounts are set on the seafloor at a depth of 50 to 100 meters and allow for the proper deployment […]
University of Newcastle Maritime RobotX Team Completes Competition The University of Newcastle (UoN) Maritime RobotX Team has completed competition in Hawaii with many valuable lessons learned in a challenging competitive environment. The UoN team praised the competition organisation and made many valuable connections with other leading universities. Equipment problems with Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and […]
DeepSea Power and Light HD Zoom SeaCam and LED Micro SeaCam DeepSea Power and Light are excited to launch the new HD Zoom SeaCam and LED Micro SeaCam. Both cameras offer unique capabilities for UVS customers in demanding subsea applications. The HD Zoom SeaCam has 30x optical zoom, a faceplate illumination of 0.024 Lux, and […]
Clever Buoy Goes West BlueZone Group has supported Shark Mitigation Service in deployment of two “Clever Buoy” systems in Western Australia. Clever Buoy is an innovative device for detection of sharks at beaches and the first breakthrough innovation in shark detection technology in over 60 years. BlueZone technical teams were deployed from Newcastle and Perth […]
BlueZone Group teams for Subs in Schools BlueZone joined with other Perth-based companies to team with local high schools for a Marine Industry School Pathways Program Subs in Schools Event. UVS was teamed with Willeton Senior High School for the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) competition. The WA School Pathways Program is one of 14 Commonwealth Government […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From all the team at the BlueZone Group (ATSA Defence Services, UVS & UVS Trenchless), we would like to wish all of our customers and suppliers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our crew has enjoyed supporting your work in Australia’s deep oceans, coastal seas, rivers […]
Taking the digital revolution to sea: Ocean robotics at an inflection point Imagine an ocean where networks of sensors, manned and unmanned systems, and satellites are connected to give us instant, affordable access to information. This is the vision for the digital ocean. It’s not science fiction: it’s a prerequisite for more-effective ocean preservation and […]
Instrumenting a Mooring? BlueZone & Teledyne Marine have you covered! Working with Teledyne Marine, BlueZone can supply proven, industry-leading instruments you need – all from a single supplier. BlueZone supports Teledyne Marine’s new One Team sales structure, enabling single point access for all mooring instrumentation needs, saving you time and money during your sourcing and […]
Combating Biofouling in Aquaculture AML Oceanographic has used their UV•Xchange for biofouling control, to enable oxygen sensors to remain in place in an aquaculture application without cleaning for up to 18 months. This enables the possibility to use oxygen sensors for one full breeding cycle, and only clean them during the service period between, resulting […]
ClearSignal® Coating Covered-off Coating of instruments with ClearSignal® biofouling control system is now underway at UVS workshops in Newcastle. Unlike anti-fouling systems that rely on active biocides and whose effectiveness degrades with time, ClearSignal® remains 100% effective for the intended life of the instrument. BlueZone Group, Newcastle Workshop Manager, Grant Maddison said that “BlueZone […]
