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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · 6d

Meet your new tool for exploring freshwater and marine #biodiversity! This small self-priming pump collects filtered #eDNA in minutes, without any manual filtration. Learn more at oceandiagnostics.com/edna-surface... 🧬🐠

#envirronmentalDNA #watermonitoring #environmentalassessment

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · 14d

Step behind the scenes with us as Alpenglow Media Inc. captures footage for our upcoming #eDNA surface sampler launch!

Next week, we’ll unveil how this new tool makes #biodiversity monitoring more efficient. Follow us for the details!

#environmentalDNA #conservation #eDNAsampling #SDG14

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · 15d

🌍 Invite your students to explore the hidden world of #microplastics and discover solutions to one of the world's biggest environmental challenges. 🌏🌊

Take 40% OFF our Microplastic Science Educator Guide until Sept. 30! hubs.ly/Q03Ktrkx0

#ScienceTeachers #MarineScience #ScienceLiteracyWeek

Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · 16d

🎉 Amazing news to kick off the week: A legal framework to protect #biodiversity in international seas has been ratified and will enter into force in January! 🌊

#HighSeasTreaty #BBNJ #Oceans

UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 19d

History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water.

“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social

Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · 22d

🌊 Researchers at the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area are monitoring native and invasive species to inform conservation strategies by studying #environmentalDNA collected with our automated technology.

Read the full story at hubs.ly/Q03JsW8C0

#eDNA #marinescience #oceanscience biodiversity

Ocean Diagnostics’ eDNA Sampler Protects Ascension Island Biodiversity

Ocean Diagnostics' automated environmental DNA (eDNA) depth sampler advances ocean conservation in the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area.

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · 26d

Good news to end the week on! To help #StopPlasticPollution, Tofino just became the first municipality in Canada to ban single-use plastic water bottles! 🚰 talktofino.ca/prohibition-...

#plasticpollution #microplastics

Press Release: Tofino Becomes First Municipality in Canada to Ban Sale of Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles 1 Litre & Less

The District of Tofino has taken another step in its commitment to environmental stewardship, becoming the first municipality in Canada to adopt a bylaw prohibiting the sale of single-use plastic wate...

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · 28d

What happens when you attach a @gopro.bsky.social to our automated depth sampler? Researchers at the Ascension Island #MPA captured this incredible footage while collecting #eDNA samples from the water without disturbing any amazing creatures or their habitats. 🦈 🌊 #marinescience

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · 29d

A large expense in #marinescience is access to research vessels to deploy the large and heavy equipment needed to collect field samples at depth (left). Our portable, automated sampler was designed to be more efficient and cost-effective (right). www.oceandiagnostics.com/ascension #oceanography

Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Sep 4

#engineeringjobs #oceantechjob #ecopjobs

Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣 WE'RE HIRING! Are you a curious problem solver interested in using your mechanical #engineering skills to advance ocean innovation and conservation? Join our collaborative R&D team designing cutting-edge #eDNA and #microplastics technologies.

Apply at oceandiagnostics.com/employment

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Sep 4

“This work is more than just #science. It’s a roadmap for action,” says Dr. Johan Foster. Researchers at UBC use our automated depth sampler and lab services to monitor #microplastics for our national project with the National Research Council of Canada.

💡 Learn more: hubs.ly/Q03CFTjN0

#envisci

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Aug 29

We're heading into the long weekend with smiles on our faces knowing our NEW #eDNA surface sampler will soon be available for everyone! 😀(Only a handful of pre-sale units remain on our website. Grab yours before they're gone at shop.oceandiagnostics.com/products/edn...).

#envisci #environmentalDNA

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Aug 25

We are proud to see our CEO, Ethan Edson's op-ed on how Canadian #technology is tackling #microplastics featured in @nationalobserver.com hubs.ly/Q03F2RnZ0

#plasticpollution #INC5 #stopplasticpollution #oceantech

Canadian technology can help tackle the global microplastics problem

Protecting our oceans requires consistent, holistic scientific data at the local, national and global scale.

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Aug 22

#Spectroscopy is a tool for identifying #plastic types so they can be traced back to their source. Our ISO-5 Clean laboratory offers #microplastics testing services to identify 20 of the most common plastic polymer types down to 10 microns. Learn more: hubs.ly/Q03CCdpc0 #StopPlasticPollution

Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Aug 21

Ooof! Good for you. 💪 We are tired just thinking about it. 😮‍💨 You need an #eDNA sampler that filters in-situ. Check these out for next time: oceandiagnostics.com/environmenta....

Environmental DNA Samplers

Advance biodiversity monitoring in freshwater and marine environments with automated environmental DNA surface and depth samplers from Ocean Diagnostics.

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Aug 21

Our collaborator Mr. Damien Prescod of Export Barbados (BIDC) is implementing our cutting-edge technology to help protect #seaturtles and the Barbados tourism economy from marine #microplastics. 🐢

Read the story at hubs.ly/Q03CrlP60

Export Barbados and Ocean Diagnostics Protect Island Coasts from Microplastic Pollution

The Barbados Investment & Development Corporation (BIDC) and Ocean Diagnostics are tackling marine microplastic pollution with innovative technologies.

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Aug 19

Missing our #oceantech updates? Subscribe to our mailing list to receive our news and announcements in your inbox: hubs.ly/Q03BZWCv0

Be sure to mark [email protected] as a safe contact to avoid the emails being flagged as spam.

#eDNA #plasticpollution

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Aug 13

Recycling is not enough. We must stop #plasticpollution at the source. We urge the international community at #INC5.2 to ratify a strong global #plasticstreaty that tackles production and the full lifecycle of plastics. 🌍

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Aug 12

We are pleased to be featured in Environment Coastal & Offshore (ECO) magazine's fall edition discussing #eDNA sampling to streamline #environmental impact assessments. Read the article at hubs.ly/Q03BZ8Jk0.

#oceantech #marine #monitoring

Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Aug 7

We hope for a strong #plasticstreaty that addresses #plastic production and the full lifecycle. To support decision making, @raincoast.org and our scientific report and recommendations to address #micrfibres is publicly available at oceandiagnostics.com/microfibre-r...

#INC5 #INC5.2

Microfibre Pollution Report and Recommendations

Ocean Diagnostics and Raincoast Conservation Foundation have released a scientific report on the state of microfibre pollution and solutions.

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Aug 5

From 2022-2024, @minderoo.bsky.social used our #tech to collect hundreds of #eDNA samples to help map Australian #biodiversity. The data is now publicly available on an interactive #AI platform, making the world's largest marine dataset available to EVERYONE! 🌊 hubs.ly/Q03B2Cf40

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Jul 31

Beyond excited for this game-changing #eDNA work from @minderoo.bsky.social and proud to have collaborated on the sampling tech! Now, the public, researchers and conservationists can access real ocean #biodiversity data in an engaging and interactive way through #AI. marine-parks.minderoo.org#!/ 🧬🦭🐋

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Jul 24

Our Product Design Engineer, Liam, has been busy assembling and performing QA/QC on our new #eDNA surface samplers. The first batch of pumps are ready to ship to our early adopters! 🐟⚙️

Learn more and place your order at hubs.ly/Q03yGdr00

#biodiversity #monitoring #environmentalDNA

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Jul 23

The #INC5 negotiations continue in August, and a lot is at stake. Plastic production--on track to triple by 2050--must be addressed to protect the environment and human #health.
www.ciel.org/things-to-kn... #INC5.2 #plasticpollution

10 Things To Know About INC-5.2, The Final Stretch in the Fight For a Global Plastics Treaty - Center for International Environmental Law

Published July 22, 2025 By David Azoulay, Senior Attorney and Director of Environmental Health program, Giulia Carlini, Manager and Senior Attorney, and Lindsey Jurca Durland, Senior Campaign Speciali...

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Ocean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thanks @thrivesustainably.bsky.social! We are hopeful that these tools and framework will inform not only Canadian regulation and solutions but also be applied internationally.

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