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About Us

ASL Environmental Sciences is a world class company with over 40 years of experience in oceanographic, acoustic, equipment leasing, remote sensing, ice research products and scientific consulting services. Our products include the well-known, industry standard Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler (AZFP) deployed in hundreds of locations world-wide. We provide clients with consulting services including Flow Measurement, Numerical Modeling, Wave Measurement and Analysis, Sediment Transport and Ice Studies. 

On the Road Again


ASL is globetrotting again! Following nearly three years of carefully adhering to pandemic health and safety guidelines, we are once again attending and exhibiting at international ocean technology tradeshows and scientific conferences around the world. Through challenging and interesting times, our dedicated staff has remained fully engaged with our valued customers, and we welcome you to visit us anytime at our office. A healthy and safe office environment is a top priority for us, and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

We look forward to seeing you here, or out there!  

What We Do

Latest News

Philip Matthews

ASL Invited to Teach Hydroacoustics at
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre


Every year Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC), located on the west side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, offers world-class, university-level courses on a variety of topics including biological oceanography. This summer this course was taught by Dr. Jennifer Putland and Dr. Louis St. Laurent of the University of Washington. As part of the course, ASL staff member Julek Chawarski was invited to teach students about hydroacoustics and how to analyze complex oceanographic data. Prior to this course an ASL Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler (AZFP) was deployed to collect data on krill and fish in the Barkley Sound area 

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WERA HR Radar

ASL is Now a Region Representative for ANB Sensors


ASL is pleased to announce that we have entered into a product sales agreement with ANB Sensors of Cambridge United Kingdom. ANB Sensors have developed a next generation calibration-free, solid-state, multi-parameter pH, conductivity and temperature sensor. Unlike other pH sensors that require frequent re-calibration, the ANB sensors uses a patented technology that automatically carries out in-situ calibrations throughout the deployment.  These sensors can be deployed individually or integrated into underwater vehicles, sondes or monitoring platforms using the optional dedicated integration kit. There are four available options for operating at 5 m, 50 m, 300 m or 1250 m depths 

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WERA HR Radar

ASL Represents WERA’s Ocean Radar, A System Suited for Surveillance Applications of Off-shore Infrastructure

The topic of surveillance of civil off-shore infrastructure is increasingly becoming a significant issue globally. In response to this, WERA has provided an upgrade to its High Frequency ocean radar system to monitor ship activities far behind the horizon. Several “WERA” ocean radar systems are located on the European coastline as well as the East and West Coasts of North America. The systems located at the German Bight, the Dutch North Sea coast, and the French and Italian Coasts are particularly well suited for this technical application of ship detection.
The WERA ocean radar, represented in Canada by ASL Environmental Sciences, is classified as a “dual-use” system because it is suited for oceanographic applications as well as over-the-horizon ship detection and tracking.

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Echogram Split-Beam

ASL Conducts Field Trials of Prototype Autonomous Long Endurance Split-Beam Sonar



ASL Environmental Sciences is pleased to announce the successful field trials of a new prototype split-beam sonar. The trials were conducted in the Saanich Inlet near the Institute of Ocean Sciences (IOS), Sidney, BC. This milestone marks the first such deployment of the prototype instrument, as part of a collaboration between researchers at Memorial University, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), and ASL. The field testing was done from a small IOS launch with Dr. Stéphane Gauthier, Fisheries and Oceans research scientist, Dr. Len Zedel, Professor and Department Head of Physics and Physical Oceanography at Memorial University, and graduate student Axel Belgarde, also of Memorial University. ASL staff members Dr. Steve Pearce and Graeme Thompson participated in the study.


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Specialized Divisions

AQFlow

AQFlow

Innovative Solutions for Flow Measurements in Hydroelectric Plants

Remote Sensing

ASL Remote Sensing

We have been providing consulting services and contract research and development in airborne and satellite remote sensing since 1983.



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We acknowledge and respect the Coast Salish and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples and their historical and present-day relationships with the land and waters that ASL operates within today.

ASL Environmental Sciences #1-6703 Rajpur Place V8M 1Z5 Saanichton, BC
Canada

Phone: +1 250-656-0177
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Website:www.aslenv.com