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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 Contributing Editors Capt. Edward Lundquist, USN (Ret.) • Steve Withrow Production Manager Irina Tabakina tabakina@ marinelink.com Production Assistant Amanda O’Malley aomalley@ marinelink.com Sales Administration & Office Manager Rhoda Morgan morgan@ marinelink.com Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard mhoward@ 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 Japan Katsuhiro Ishii • amskatsu@ dream.com Tel: +81 3 5691 3335 • Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336 O cean observation is all-encompassing, and the push to discover, recover and analyze increasingly large quanti- ties of information from two-thirds of our planet con- tinues to grow by leaps and bounds. Whether it is monitoring plumes of oil from an errant offshore oil well; tracking stocks and development of subsea species; or keeping tabs on underwater activity for maritime security and military purposes, ocean obser- vation can mean vastly different things to different people. This month we are honored that Zdenka Willis, Director of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Program, NOAA, took the time from her schedule to share with your an insightful update of the U.S. IOOS program. While the article is highly informative to the current and future direction of U.S. IOOS, it is the opening paragraphs that caught my eye, as she reports — while on vacation no less — on how the U.S. ocean observation initiative is much more than business, it is in fact dearly personal. Her story starts on page 26. This month I am pleased to introduce a new section to the publication, our “interview” section starting on page 14 which profiles Bob Black, the new CEO of Edinburgh-based Seebyte. Mr. Black was an excellent choice for this inaugural slot, as he and his company embody many of the characteristics — small, fast-growing, innovative, global — which are hallmarks for this business as a whole. While this spot generally fills up rather quickly, I invite you to drop me a note to nominate your company’s CEO for inclusion in this quick-hit inter- view format. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the pub- lishers. Marine Technology Reporter is published monthly except for February, August, and December by New Wave Media, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010-2915. Periodicals Postage at New York, NY and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MARINE TECHNOLOGY REPORTER, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010-2915. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Marine Technology Reporter, 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010. Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of editorial material. ©2010 New Wave Media. 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 Vol. 53 No. 7 ISSN 1559-7415 USPS# 023-276 www.seadiscovery.com Member Gregory R. Trauthwein • trauthwein@ marinelink.com • tel: 212-477-6700 Subscription: To subscribe please visit www.seadiscovery.com/subscribe editorial (Photo cour tesy T ony Hall) 6 MTR September 2010
