About ASL Environmental Sciences Inc

ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. is an employee owned and operated company with experience in physical oceanography, physical limnology, numerical modeling and remote sensing. ASL was incorporated in 1977 and has successfully carried out more than 1000 projects. These projects have spanned the world and include the Arctic, Europe, Canada, the United States, West Africa, Peru and the far East. 

ASL has a highly qualified staff with over 35 scientists, engineers, programmers and technicians. Our expertise includes effective project planning, field operations and analysis of the acquired measurements. Our specialists can design custom moorings which safeguard instruments and ensure optimal mooring performance. Our in-house routines allow for quick turn-around of standard data products, but we can also develop custom solutions to unique client questions. Common data types include salinity, temperature, turbidity, currents, ice drift, ice draft, waves, water levels, underwater acoustics and marine sediment. Though we can develop a turn-key solution, some clients seek our expertise for part of their projects.

ASL has developed several instruments that utilize echo sounders. In 1996, ASL released the Ice Profiling Sonar (IPS), an upward looking sonar used to measure sea ice thickness (draft). With the launch of this instrument, ASL became a global leader in the measurement of floating sea ice. ASL has since introduced the multi-frequency Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler (AZFP) to examine predator/prey relationships, fish detection and zooplankton migrations.