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Authors Rhonda Moniz is an ROV Pilot/Engineer, Diving Safety Officer, and Underwater Cinematographer. She has also worked over the past 20 years, as a lead Science Diver and Diving Instructor. Moniz is founder and Director of Operations for Benthic Exploration, a company specializing in marine technology including ROV, AUV, Side scan, and sub-bot- tom profiling technology. She has been involved in a number of expeditions around the globe including several as ROV Pilot and Engineer for Dr. Robert Ballard. She has served as the lead science diver and underwater cinematograph- er for the University of Massachusetts ? Marine Science and Technology Campus, and the University of Rhode Island. She has worked as the underwater Director of Photography for the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Museum of Natural History in New Mexico and has acted as Science Advisor for the underwater-segment for ?Evolution? an eight hour PBS series for NOVA. She has also worked on several Discovery Channel productions. She is currently principle investigator for Rescue 57, a project off the coast of Ireland to locate and raise a WWII Halifax Bomber. A documentary and companion book will be included in this project. She has worked as an Open Water SCUBA Instructor and has attained Master Instructor Rating with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors. As an Instructor Ms. Moniz has taught at a number of Universities including, Suffolk University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, Boston University, Dean College, and the University of Massachusetts-Marine Science and Technology Campus. Ms. Moniz is a full member of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Divers Alert Network and, the Boston Sea Rovers. See Rhonda?s Blog twice each week on www.SeaDiscovery.com See Story on page 24 Linda Joy writes about NOAA's research activ- ities for the NOAA Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has a journalism degree from the University of Maryland and prior to joining NOAA in 2008, she wrote about research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Institutes of Health. See Story on page 42 MTRMTREnewsEnewsMTR publishes a twice weekly newsletter via e-mail. Subscribe forFREE at www.seadiscovery.com For banner advertisement info, contact Rob Howard at [email protected] SUBSCRIBESubscribe to the print or electronic edition of MTRby visitingwww.seadiscovery.com, or e-mail Kathleen Hickey at [email protected] ADVERTISE MTR offers a number of print and electronic advertising packages. To see our editorial calendar and advertising rates, visit www.seadiscovery.com/mt/mtMagazine.aspx?mnl2=l2advertising MTR#9 (1-17):MTR Layouts 11/29/2011 10:10 AM Page 4