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Innovative technology to diagnose and monitor freshwater and ocean health

Discover. Diagnose. Protect.

Ocean Diagnostics develops cutting-edge technologies to monitor microplastic pollution and biodiversity loss in freshwater and marine environments.

The Problem

COMPLEX | GLOBAL | URGENT

While governments, researchers, industry and the public actively work to conserve and protect our oceans, collecting the data needed to inform solutions is expensive, time-consuming and sometimes impossible, especially at depth.​

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Microplastic and Microfibre Pollution

Estimates suggest global annual plastic emissions may reach 53 million metric tons per year by 2030. In the environment, plastic breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces. Microplastics and microfibres are 5 mm and smaller in size, and they threaten environmental and human health on a global scale.
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Biodiversity Loss 

Humans and the environment rely on healthy biodiversity, but marine pollution, invasive species, overfishing, climate change and more human activities threaten biodiversity. Living Planet Report 2020 recorded a 68% average decline of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles from 1970 to 2016.

Our Data-Driven Solutions

 

INNOVATIVE | RELIABLE | SMART

Ocean Diagnostics develops portable, automated and affordable technologies to help you collect reliable scientific data. 

Who We Are

PROBLEM SOLVERS | COLLABORATORS | EXPLORERS

 

 

Ocean Diagnostics is an environmental impact company founded by scientists and engineers frustrated by the inability to collect microplastics samples at depth. Today, our commercialized technologies enable researchers and citizen scientists around the world to access the microplastics and environmental DNA needed to inform and monitor solutions for plastic pollution and biodiversity loss. 

 

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Our Partners

 

CURIOUS | COMPASSIONATE | COLLABORATIVE

"To protect the ocean, we first need to understand it."
- UNESCO

News and Stories

PhD researcher sits at the bow of a dingy in the ocean smiling and holding a filter into a jar of water as the eDNA surface sampler pump filters water and collects eDNA on her filter.
Uncovering Whale Behaviours with New eDNA Sampling Technology
Nov 3, 2025
2 min
Passionate about protecting humpback whales, Amy Migneault is a PhD researcher at the University of Victoria who is collecting genetic information that can help to inform conservation management. Using environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling, an ...
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Microplastics found in the sand are picked with tweezers and added to a container for further analysis.
Community Science Uncovers Microplastics in Canada’s North Coast
Oct 28, 2025
2 min
Moving from a larger metropolis to British Columbia’s small remote community of Prince Rupert,North Coast Ecology Centre Society(NCECS)’s Coordinator, Brandie Loranger, was alarmed to see the amount of microplastic pollution along Canada’s ...
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A researcher sits on the side of a small boat in the ocean, holding the Ascension microplastics depth sampler on their lap, preparing to deploy it in the ocean.
Ocean Diagnostics’ eDNA Sampler Protects Ascension Island Biodiversity
Sep 15, 2025
2 min
Melissa Morgan is a marine research officer advancing ocean conservation in the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area with an instrument named after the park. Ocean Diagnostics’ automated depth sampler, Ascension, is helping Morgan collect...
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Ascension Depth Sampler for Microplastics Receives Pump upgrade
Aug 27, 2025
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Ocean Diagnostics has recently introduced a new technology upgrade to our Ascension depth sampler for microplastics applications. The previous impeller pump, which had a 400-litre maximum pump capacity, has been replaced with a new hybrid p...
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Researcher stands beside the Ascension depth sampler which rests on the side of a boat in the ocean at sunset.
Canadian technology can help tackle the global microplastics problem
Aug 25, 2025
3 min
Original article written by Ethan Edson, CEO of Ocean Diagnostics, and published in Canada's National Observer. Our oceans — and the global ocean economy, valued at an estimated $2.6 trillion USD annually — are under increasing pressure.
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Export Barbados and Ocean Diagnostics Protect Island Coasts from Microplastic Pollution
Aug 12, 2025
2 min
With its turquoise waters, vibrant marine ecosystems, and iconic sea turtles, Barbados is renowned for its natural beauty and diverse habitats. But, like many small island developing states, its beloved natural capital and biodiversity that...
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