tial and temporal conditions in estuaries. VIMS scientists are also developing techniques to visualize oxygen distributions and to calculate hypoxic volume, the volume of water in an estuary containing less than a designated oxygen concentration. VIMS scientists further enhanced the data collecting capability of the Acrobat by the addition of a remotely-triggered water sampling device. With funding provided by CICEET (The UNH/NOAA Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology) and in collaboration with Sea Sciences Inc., VIMS developed and successfully tested a mini-rosette (6 x 125 ml Niskin-type bottles) mounted on the Acrobat platform. The rosette can be triggered anywhere along the flight path, collecting discrete water samples where unique or interesting conditions are observed. Samples collected with the mini-rosette can be used
for sensor calibration and characterization of plankton. For more information, contact Chris Casagrande, Sea Sciences, Inc., at Email
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BlueView Technologies Inc., Seattle, WA, was recently awarded a contract from Oceaneering International Inc. for the supply of (3) BlueView P-900E multibeam imaging sonar. Oceaneering is providing BP Americas Production Co. with vessel and ROV services in the Gulf of Mexico to support hurricane damage-related platform decommissioning operations. The BlueView P-900 sonars will be integrated onto work class ROVs to assist with navigation and operations in zero visibility conditions. (Oceaneering International, Inc)
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