January 2008 Issue

Annual Review & Forecast

GREATER CLIMATE AWARENESS USHERS IN NEW OCEAN ERA
VAdm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND NAVIGATION: THE ‘LONG VIEW’
RAdm. David Gove, Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy, U.S. Navy

A NEW ORGANIZATION FOR OCEAN LEADERSHIP
Dr. Robert Gagosian, President and Chief Executive Officer, Consortium for Ocean Leadership

DEVELOPMENTS IN CLIVAR’S OCEAN ACTIVITIES
Howard Cattle, Director, International CLIVAR Project Office

REBUILD THE NAVY: JUST 12 SHIPS A YEAR
Cynthia Brown, President, American Shipbuilding Association

THE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH: BRINGING TECHNOLOGY TO THE WARFIGHTER
RAdm. William E. Landay III, Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research, U.S. Navy

NEW MARINE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OVERSEES ENVIRONMENT, COMPLIANCE
Joseph A. Byrne, Associate Administrator for Environment and Compliance, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

MORPHOS: ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF COASTAL HAZARDS AND RISKS
Jeff Hanson, Morphos Project Manager, and Don Resio, Senior Scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

EPA’S MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM: TAKING ACTION AGAINST TRASH
Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

DEEPWATER FOCUS FOR OIL, GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION WILL HIGHLIGHT 2008
Susanne Pagano, Houston, Texas

INTRODUCING A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN AND INTEGRATED PROGRAM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
Dr. Leon M. Cammen, Director, and Amy Painter, Communications Leader, National Sea Grant College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

EXPLORING THE OCEANS: A RESPONSIBILITY TO MEET
Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.), Senior Member of the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, U.S. House of Representatives

USGS: BUILDING ON LEADERSHIP IN MAPPING OCEANS AND COASTS
Mark D. Myers, Director, U.S. Geological Survey

FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE: CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE WORRISOME
Rick Martin, Publisher, Commercial Fisheries News and Fish Farming News

FIRING LINE REPORT: OIL STILL STRONG FOR 2008
Danielle Lucey, Managing Editor

Feature Articles

NEW VIBRO-CORING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED SEABED SAMPLING
Emanuele Bartolini, Giovanni Catone and Alessandro Bacchelli (Polaris-srl) explore how a new technology allows small companies to improve seabed sampling operations at a low cost.

REMOTE SENSING OF SOUND SPEED AND TEMPERATURE IN THE OCEAN
Thomas Walther (Technische Universität Darmstadt) and Edward S. Fry (Texas A&M University) review key transmitter and receiver developments for a practical Brillouin LIDAR.

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