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Maggie Linskey Merrill is the founding editor and publisher of Marine Technology Reporter. She has 20 years experience com- municating marine science, technology, environmental and engi- neering news and information. She has held positions at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, HA Perry Foundation and Sea Data Corporation. (Story on page 22) www.seadiscovery.com NEW YORK 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 FLORIDA 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 PUBLISHER John C. O'Malley • jomalley@marinelink.com Associate Publisher & Editor Gregory R. Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.com Editorial Director Maggie Merrill martrep@aol.com Production Manager John Guzman guzman@marinelink.com Asst. Production Manager Irina Tabakina tabakina@marinelink.com Manager, Information Services Tina Veselov veselov@marinelink.com Manager, Accounting Services Esther Rothenberger rothenberger@marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O’Malley momalley@marinelink.com Manager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.com CIRCULATION Kathleen Hickey mtrcirc@marinelink.com ADVERTISING Vice President, Sales and Marketing Rob Howard howard@marinelink.com Tel: (561) 732-4368 Fax: (561) 732-6984 Advertising Sales Manager Lucia M. Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com Tel: (212) 477-6700 Fax: (212) 254-6271 International Sales Manager Tony Stein tony.r.stein@btinternet.com 12, Braehead, Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 OBZ, Scotland, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240 Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085 on the Cover Pictured on this month’s cover is a drilling derrick at dawn. The hunt for valuable minerals is expanding rapidly under the world’s oceans. (Photo Credit: Neptune Minerals) the Authors also in this Edition 4 Editorial 6 Online @ www.seadiscovery.com 14 Offshore News 17 Science News 21 Navy News 42 Salvage & Commercial Diving Directory 45 People & Companies 54 Products 57 Product & Professional Services Directory 58 Jobs 64 Advertiser’s Index www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 3 Ken Du Vall has served as President and COO of Lighthouse R & D Enterprises (www.lighthousehouston.com) since January 2005. He came from Cal Dive International to assist in the development of international operations. From 1991 - 2002, Du Vall was oper- ations manager for Oceaneering International. His background at OI concentrated on international vessel and project management with an emphasis on international project development and busi- ness relations. From 1989 - 1991 he was a marine scientist/engi- neer at Texas A & M University in support of the Ocean Drilling Program, an international consortium of universities for ocean research. Prior to 1989, Du Vall worked for the National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS, in Alaska and a participant in the Tropical Oceans Global Atmospheres (TOGA) project. Du Vall graduated from the University of Washington, with a degree in Oceanography. (Story on page 34) MTR#1 (1-16).qxd 1/11/2007 4:17 PM Page 5
