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This month's edition is largely dedicated to developments in the Offshore Oil & Gas markets globally, which hold strong prospects for anyone conducting business in this arena for the near future.
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2 Contents 6 Editorial 8 Online @ www.seadiscovery.com 16 Legal Beat 44 OTE `08 Preview 49 People & Companies 54 Products: Sonar Systems & Seafloor Mapping 58 Products 61 Product & Professional Services Directory 62 Jobs 63 Advertiser's Index 64 Incredible Images
Capt. Edward Lundquist, USN (Ret.), is a senior science advisor for Alion Science and Technology in Washington, D.C. He supports the Navy's Surface Warfare Directorate. (Story on page 40)
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Jonathan K. Waldron is a partner in Blank Rome's Maritime practice at Blank Rome LLP, where he specializes in regulatory issues in the international, security, and environmental regime. He can be contacted at (202) 772-5964 or waldron@blankrome.com. (Story on page 24) Steve Withrow, Founder and owner of Trinity International Consultants, Inc., has accumulated more than 25 years of experience working with a wide variety of marine science & technology companies to strengthen their competitive position in commercial, academic and government market sectors world-wide. (Story on page 20)
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April 2008
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