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...

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 United States of America National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), has awarded a contract to Kongsberg Maritime, Inc. for the supply and installation of...

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...

Acoustic seabed classification is rapidly gaining acceptance as a useful tool amongst the world's ocean community. Commercial classification products can measure acoustic diversity in the surficial seafloor zone and produce...

Survey, geotechnics and Remotely Operated underwater Vehicle (ROV) operations are all individually very interesting subjects as far as their exponents are concerned. But this combination, with the added dimension of...

Mr Albert J. Williams III was given the IEEE OES Distinguished Technical Achievement Award in 2000; a prestigious prize, as one of the earlier winners was Robert J. Urick. Mr...

ESONET proposes a network of sea floor observatories around the European Ocean Margin, from the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea, for strategic long-term monitoring as part of the European...

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...

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,...