The Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) is accepting preliminary applications from developers and manufacturers of commercially-available field-deployable and/or portable fluorescence-based instruments designed to characterize phytoplankton abundance and taxonomic composition to participate in independent performance testing.

Over the past 10 years, there have been significant advancements in this class of instrumentation and their ability to estimate biomass and classes of phytoplankton, including marine species and cyanobacteria.

Like all ACT Technology Evaluations, participation in this effort will be free of charge for qualifying applicants, and results will be made available to the public in individual summary reports. For more information and to download application forms visit www.act-us.info, or contact Dr. Mario Tamburri (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Dr. Tom Johengen (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).