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3 2 Acoustic Zoom
A new approach for seismic surveying has been developed at the University of Bath, offering a resolution beyond existing seismic methods.2 6 Graham Nine
Launched to listen to whale songs. Liquid Robotics has evolved into a harvester of data from the sea.4 2 Understanding
icebergs
IVlemorial University, and in fact the entire subsea cluster in St. Johns, Newfoundland & Labrador, has made it their mission to study and understand iceberg movement.
By Tom Peters
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Volume 58 • Number 2On the Cover
4 0 Dr. Holly Bamford
NOAA's acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and IVIanagement discusses NOAA's priorities and progress with MTR.By GregTrauthwein
3 2 Mapping the
Abyss
Novel photographic methods for deep-diving AUVs hails major advancements in deep-sea research.
By Kira Coley
5 0 Adventures
Under Ice
Louis Whitcomb makes it possible for underwater robotic vehicles to explore the most extreme environments on earth.By Andrew Myers
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Volume 58 • Number 5MARINE
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New Age of
Autonomy
Processing information from the sea is more efficient courtesy of work by MIT Researchers.
By Kira Coley
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Reservoir
Reducing reservoir and well uncertainty via wireless intervention is a big step toward the "wireless reservoir"By Brian Champion
2 4 S u b s e a Hardware
Despite growth in total Capex, the outlook for subsea hardware is significantly less positive, due to the major decline in oil price. By Ben Wil by4 2 Stick it
SeaStlck is an innovative AUV hailing from Italy.
By GregTrauthwein 6 Editorial 8 Peoples Companies 10 Tech File 56 Products 63 Classifeds 64 Ad Index