Ocean Instruments, Inc. designs and manufactures marine biological and geological sampling equipment for hundreds of oceanographic applications between the surface and the seabed. For more than 50 years, our products have been used throughout the world by oceanographic research centers, major universities, marine industry and government water pollution control agencies.

As one of the largest manufacturers of Box Coring and Multi Coring equipment worldwide and the exclusive manufacturer of the Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler (CUFES), Ocean Instruments also specializes in custom design and manufacture of marine equipment, miscellaneous sampling devices and associated hardware and housings to meet your specific requirements. If you have questions or comments concerning our products, please contact us. Welcome aboard!

Our Customer Service is organized to serve the needs of our instrument users. Service requirements, spare parts and field repair kits can be easily and efficiently handled by our personnel. With more than 50 years of dedicated service to our customers worldwide, we understand the importance of your satisfaction.

Contact Customer Service at any time by email, fax or by phone between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time to fully discuss your service requirements and ship schedule.MC-800a

If your equipment needs repair or refurbishment, please fax or email the details to Customer Service. Please include the type of equipment, the serial number, date of purchase, name of original purchaser and the particulars of shipping. All equipment should be shipped to our facility prepaid.

Technical Support

Ocean Instruments’ personnel are available to provide technical assistance to owners and users of our equipment, either new or used. If you have questions about your piece of equipment and its operation, do not hesitate to call us immediately. Our staff is eager to help with large or small questions about operation, use, suitability, etc. With over 50 years of experience in the oceanographic field, we have asked and answered many of the questions that you may have. Support staff are available for travel on a per-diem basis if your needs require. Please call for details.

Applications & Solutions

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Ocean Instruments, Inc. has been designing and manufacturing marine biological and geological sampling equipment since 1947. Our equipment is used around the world by leaders in many industries.

Just some of the applications for Ocean Instruments, Inc. products include:

Manganese Nodule Mapping & Collecting

The mapping and collecting of manganese nodules is growing in popularity, as underwater miners find rare-earth minerals that have wide commercial and military application. Ocean Instruments, Inc. provides equipment for manganese nodule mining.

Monitoring of Coasts and Estuaries

The water around our coasts and in our estuaries is constantly in flux, impacted by countless variables. Monitoring oceans, coastal areas and estuaries is essential assess environmental changes. Ocean Instruments, Inc. is often called on to design and manufacture equipment to monitor, measure and analyze water and sediment in coastal regions around the world.

Water Quality

Monitoring water quality in the marine environment requires specialized equipment. Ocean Instruments, Inc. designs and manufactures equipment for water sampling.

Education

A leading provider of equipment used by Universities and Research facilities, Ocean Instruments, Inc. has a long history of working with oceanographic research programs throughout the world.

Ocean Instruments has equipment on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's ship R/V Roger Revllle
Ocean Instruments has equipment on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s R/V Roger Revllle

Oil and Gas Industry – Offshore

Real-time monitoring of the environmental impact of offshore oil and gas drilling and pollution concerns require analysis of water and sediment. Ocean Instruments, Inc. provides equipment to the oil and gas industry for monitoring.

Ports, Harbors and Bays

Ocean Instruments, Inc. designs and manufactures equipment for the analysis of water and sediment in ports, harbors and bays around the world.

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Sampling is key to understanding our ocean and the many organisms that live in the water. Ocean Instruments, Inc. designs and manufactures a wide range of equipment for water sampling, including box corers, gravity corers, and more.