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(Photo Credit: John Barry, P&O; Maritime Services Ireland Ltd.) NEXT MONTH— The emerging era in undersea warfare ... Uncertainty modeling for AUV-acquired ba- thymetry ... GARC military rescue boat ... Pioneers in side scan sonar: Julius Hagemann and the SHAD- OWGRAPH ... Underwater surveillance system routing protocols from traffc engineering perspective ... Modeling and simulation for combat system integration and certifcation ... "Fuzzy logic" decision-making system ... New approach to CFD modeling for hullform optimization ... Harmonizing guidance on software quality and human-centered design for future ship navigation ... Holistic approach to vessel management ... Conference Preview: HYPACK. October 2015, Volume 56, No. 10 Visit our website at www.sea-technology.com for online versions of feature articles and news departments. The editorial staff can be contacted at oceanbiz@sea-technology.com. 10 COMPARISON OF REMOTE-MONITORING BUOYS Cullen Danner and Chris Goding (Pentair Environmental Systems) explain coastal monitoring platforms and how they provide a safe, reliable way to acquire environmental knowledge. 15 ASVs FOR PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING Sarah Dyer (ASV), Chris Pierpoint (Seiche) and Dr. Natalia Sidorovskaia (Littoral Acoustic Demonstration Center — Gulf Ecological Monitoring and Modeling Consortium) discuss the independent research used to monitor marine wildlife and environmental issues in the Gulf of Mexico post-Deepwater Horizon. 19 MASTODON MOORING SYSTEM TO MEASURE SEABED TEMPERATURE Pascal Lazure (Ifremer), David Le Berre (Dyneco/Physed Laboratory) and Laurent Gautier (Ifremer) describe a low-cost system comprising a near-bottom temperature data logger with a ballast and release device. 25 SEISMIC RESEARCH IN WESTERN MEXICO Dr. Rafael Bartolome, Dr. Juanjo Dañobeitia (CSIC) and Dr. Diego Cordoba (Universidad Complutense) talk about exploring the western Pacifc margin of Mexico through geophysical sampling. 31 CLEAN GULF NEW ORLEANS – Conference Preview 35 BOEM PARTNERSHIPS STRENGTHEN COASTAL RESILIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP Abigail Ross Hopper (BOEM) discusses the restoration progress along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts after Hurricane Sandy. 39 DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES MONITORING Tom Rossiter (SuccorfshM2M) outlines the development of VMS, data collection and marine management solutions for fsheries. 42 MARITIME EMISSIONS TREATMENT Nick Tonsich (Clean Air Engineering Maritime) and Rod Gravely (Tri-Mer Corp.) talk about the frst commercially ready ship emissions capturing system. 45 TOOL FOR IN-SITU OBSERVATION OF MICRORELIEF IN SHALLOW WATER Dr. Jihong Shang (China Ocean Administration) discusses the 3D remote-profling sonar in Lingdingyang Estuary. Undersea Systems that Deliver Success in the Deep Ocean Leaders in Low Logistics, Flexible Solutions for Defense Applications A Teledyne Marine Company www.teledynemarinesystems.com Profling Floats Autonomous Undersea Gliders Autonomous Undersea Vehicles Remotely Operated Vehicles Flotation and Releases Communication and Positioning Deep Survey Systems See us at Oceans 15, Booth 321 OI China, Booth C20