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Maggie Linskey Merrill is the founding editor and publisher of Marine Technology Reporter. She has 20 years experience communicating marine science, technology, environmental and engineering news and information. She has held positions at the

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, HA Perry Foundation and Sea Data Corporation.

In 1993 she founded MTR and the Marine and Oceanographic

Technology Network (MOTN). (Story on page 36)

Edward Lundquist is a naval analyst and writer who lives in

Springfield, Va. He is the communication director for the

Center for Security Strategies and Operations, Anteon

Corporation, Washington, D.C., and supports the Navy's

Surface Warfare Directorate in the Pentagon. He served as a

Captain in the United States Navy before retiring in 2000. (Story on page 22)

Michael Bahtiarian is currently the vice president of Noise

Control Engineering in Billerica, MA, which specializes in shipboard noise and vibration control. He holds a B.S. & M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and is a Board Certified Acoustical

Engineer. He has been involved with numerous shipboard noise control programs including NOAA FRV-40 and

University of Delware's new R/V. (Story on page 40) www.seadiscovery.com

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Pictured on this edition’s cover is the AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System. The

U.S. Navy, in its bid to develop a fleet of smaller, faster craft to command control of the littoral, is increasingly depending on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) as force multipliers and risk reducers. Edward Lundquist reports, starting on page 22. (Photo Credit: U.S. Navy) also in this Edition 4 Editorial 8 Hidden Dangers to Passing Ships 16 Vessels: SubSea 7’s new Rigid Pipe Laying/Offshore Construction ship 49 People & Company News 52 Product Profiles 57 Directory: Communication Equipment and Services Guide 61 MTR Marketplace: JOBS 64 Parting Shots 64 Advertising Index the Authors

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