The deepwater research vessel Tangaroa of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) of New Zealand undertakes regular research expeditions to the Antarctic waters. In the last eight...

First-timers teams were the ones to beat at this summer's sixth annual international student ROV competition. In an event that highlighted the International Polar Year, the winners were participants Jesuit...

Regional Patterns and Local Variations of Sediment Distribution in the Hudson River Estuary Nitsche, F.O., Ryan, W.B.F., Carbotte, S.M., Bell, R.E., Slagle, A., Bertinado, C., Flood, R., Kenna, T. and...

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) expert group for the compilation of the new International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO) proposes to build a consistent bathymetric database...

Habitat Suitability for Juvenile Common Sole (Solea solea, L.) in the Vilaine Estuary (Bay of Biscay, France) Nursery Ground Nicolas, D., Le Loc’h, F., Desaunay, Y., Hamon, D., Blanchet, A....

Cold water coral reefs, notably the stone coral Lophelia pertusa, have been found extensively in deep Arctic waters such as the Norwegian Sea. The use of multibeam echosounding, together with...

Canada, bordering three oceans and with many lakes and rivers, offers the Canadian Hydrographic Service many challenges and exciting opportunities. Recognised as the official provider of national hydrographic information, the...

This year Quester Tangent registered the trademark 'Making Data Intelligent'. This is the kernel from which its products evolved. From modest beginnings as a contractor to the Canadian Hydrographic Service,...

Traditionally the hydrographer, interested primarily in measuring the precise depth for charting purposes, suppressed acoustic ‘noise’ in the water column; now we realise what the ‘noise’ can tell us. Technology...

The international offshore wind farm industry is at an early stage of development and the difficulties that have been encountered along the way are widely recognised. This article describes some...