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SEA 10 15 21 29 37 43 45 TECHNOLOGY® The Worldwide Information Leader for Marine Business, Science & Engineering AUGUST 2012, Volume 53, No. 8 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. THE ROLE OF AUV TECHNOLOGY IN SEAFLOOR MASSIVE SULFIDE EXPLORATION Dr. Ian Stevenson and Sean Plunkett (Nautilus Minerals Inc.) describe the role of the Abyss AUV in mapping sulfide chimney field targets using a multibeam echosounder and side scan sonar. IMPROVING ARCTIC SEA ICE THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS Edward Lundquist (MCR Federal) details the use of airborne lidar and radar to refine the U.S. Navy's Arctic sea ice thickness measurement models. DEPLOYING AUVS IN RESTRICTED AREAS David Roque (Balearis Island Coastal Observing and Forecasting System), Pablo Rodríguez and Uxio Labarta (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas) lay out how an EcoMap- per AUV was tested under environmental constraints for water quality monitoring of a mussel farm in Spain. USING GIS TO IMPROVE COASTAL MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING Peter Becker (COEXISTPROJECT.US), Gavin Burnell (COEXISTPROJECT.EU) and Dr. Tetsuzan Benny Ron (University of Hawai'i at Manoa) discuss the importance of community-based input in using GIS data for coastal planning. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SIMULATING AND ANALYZING OIL SPILLS Alberto Ribotti, Matteo Sinerchia and Roberto Sorgente (National Resource Council - Oristano) characterize a graphical user interface designed to faciliate oil spill forecasting and investigation. SEACAT AUV INSPECTS WATER SUPPLY TUNNEL Jörg Kalwa (Atlas Elektronik) summarizes the SeaCat AUV's dive through a water supply tunnel in Germany to investigate the structure for damage. JET SKI PROVIDES PLATFORM FOR COLLECTING WATER QUALITY DATA IN BAY STUDIES Steve Werblow (freelance journalist) and Bret Webb (University of South Alabama) discuss the deployment of the Jag Ski to gather data on hydrocarbons and coastal dynamics in Alabama's Mobile Bay. For more information on these news items, visit our website at www.sea-technology.com. Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Soundings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Capital Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Ocean Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Navy Currents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Product Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Environmental Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Marine Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Marine Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Offshore Oil & Ocean Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Ocean Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 ST Looks Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Professional Services Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Soapbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 COVER—Lighthouse R&D; Enterprises Inc.'s (Houston, Texas) Lighthouse Ocean Research Initiative II, shown being deployed in December 2009, has been operating for two-and-a-half years at 3,000 meters depth off the coast of the Sultanate of Oman. Three 2,500-meter arrays report environmental parameters throughout the water column in real time via fiber-optic cable. (Photo credit: David Selby) NEXT MONTH—AUVs for ecological studies of marine plankton communities in California's Monterey Bay ... Ex- ploring ultradeep hydrothermal vents in the Cayman Trough by ROV ... Measuring ocean carbon by taking the tem- perature of the Arctic ... An electrical-geophysical tool for mapping subseafloor heavy placer minerals and migrating hydrocarbon plumes ... AUV with side scan sonar and camera for deepwater search and mapping of shipwrecks ... Ocean Innovation conference preview ... OCEANS '12 MTS/IEEE Hampton Roads conference preview. ©Copyright 2012 by Compass Publications, Inc. Sea Technology (ISSN 0093-3651) is published monthly by Compass Publications, Inc., Suite 1001, 1501 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209; (703) 524-3136; FAX (703) 841-0852. All rights reserved. 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CUSTOMER SERVICE, Joy Carter, Tel. 1- 800-989-5253 or 1-207-348-1057. www.sea-technology.com The Leading Provid of G lider Fleets World Worl wide ding Provider lid The G2 Slocum glider is a versatile remote sensing AUV for ocean research and monitoring. The small relative cost of operation and the ability to command multiple vehicles with minimal personnel and infrastructure make glider fleets ideally suited to study and map dynamic ocean features around dynamic ocean features around the clock and around the globe. Our Recent Fleet Contracts : t Ocean Observ ation Initiative (OOI) — Coastal Glider Contract t Ocean Observation Initiative (OOI) — Open Ocean Glider Contract t U.S. Navy —Littoral Battlespace Sensing Glider (LBS-G) Contract Slocum Gliders Offer: t Modular design with interchangeable science bays t Standard and custom sensor integration t Deep ocean capabilities t W orld class customer support Proven systems for water column monitoring TELEDTELEDYNE WEBB RESEA CH WEBB RESEARCH www.webbresearch.com AUGUST 2012 / st 5

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