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Acoming to fruition. Matters of ESG and emission monitoring and reduction are taking ? rm hold across this sec- tor, with multiple projects centered on alternative fuels and

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John C. O’Malley the emission signature of entire systems and projects coming [email protected] under close scrutiny. Digitalization and the effective, ef? cient use of data plays a part in

President & COO that conversation too, but in a much broader context the manner in which we extract infor-

Gregory R. Trauthwein mation from our world’s waterways and, in turn, process and put it to meaningful use is a [email protected] top two agenda item for all.

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But while much of our talk in print and online tends to focus on the tech side of the busi-

Edward Lundquist, U.S.

Elaine Maslin, Aberdeen ness, an ultimate limiting factor to ‘how far, how fast’ this industry moves comes down to a

Tom Mulligan, Ireland familiar foe: bureaucracy.

I was pleased when Rear Admiral (ret.) Tim Gallaudet, PhD and Commander (ret.) Vic-

Production Manager tor Vescovo reached out to me – literally as we were going to press – to gauge my interest

Irina Vasilets [email protected] in publishing an op/ed entitled “The Biggest Barrier to Advancing the Ocean is Bureau- cracy – Let’s Fix it Now,” which serves as our “The Final Word”. Both author’s credentials

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Nicole Ventimiglia stand on their own and it was a no-brainer to engage and offer a platform for their insights. [email protected]

I won’t steal their thunder here, but the impetus for the article was the denial of Caladan’s request to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway with a dive in the Papah-

Corporate Staff anaumokuakea National Monument, using the Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) Limit-

Manager, Marketing ing Factor to image the aircraft carrier wrecks sunk during the famous World War II naval

Mark O’Malley battle. Read their rationale and insights on how bureaucracy can effectively sti? e innova- [email protected] tive subsea exploration, starting on page 60.

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