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www.seadiscovery.com (the size of a small file cabinet) with processing power like that of the cur- rent microprocessor used in the HTI sub-gram tags. Driven by research needs and advances in micro-elec- tronics and software technology, he later worked on the first dual-beam and split-beam direct in situ target strength measurements systems, as well as the first real-time 3D fish tracking systems using acoustic tags.He found a key ingredient to all these advances has been close collab- oration with engineers and fieldbiologists who use the equipment toobtain accurate, timely results to manage fisheries resources. Hydrex LLC604 Druid Rd E, Clearwater, FL 33756 Tel: (727) 443-3900 E-mail: info@ hydrex.us www.hydrex.us CEO: Boud Van Rompay Marketing Director: Martin Pauwels Sales Manager: George Aristizabal Production Manager: Geoffrey Lamrini Number of employees: 90Annual Sales: $18m Hydrex, an underwater repair and replacement specialist, brings dry- dock-like conditions to ships andoffshore units. The company has an in-house research and testing depart- ment and continues to invest in new research initiatives. Since its found- ing in 1974, Hydrex has sent diving teams to perform work in virtually every part of the world. The Hydrex headquarters are seated in the Belgian port of Antwerp. Hydrex has further offices in Tampa (U.S.A), Algeciras (Spain), Mumbai and Visakhapatnam (India) and Port Gentil (Gabon). All Hydrex offices have fast response centers where an extensive range of logistics, tools and diving support equipment is avail- able at all times for the Hydrex underwater teams. Services range from an inspection of an external condition and any required mainte- nance work all the way through to highly technical major repairs or replacements of a ships external underwater equipment and machin- ery. Surface Supplied, Inc.PO Box 2229El Granada, CA 94018-2229Tel: (650) 679-0234 Email: info@ surfacesupplied.com Website: www.surfacesupplied.com CEO: Jason van der Schyff Testing capabilities: hydrostatic pressure testing, oxygen cleaning, audio signal measurement, light output/lux measurement, electronic test bench Number of employees: 5-15Annual Sales: $1-5 millionSurface Supplied was established in early 2011. The founding team has experience in both the supply andmanufacture of commercial and mil- itary diving equipment. Based in Northern California, close to the heart of Silicon Valley, Surface Supplied incorporates the latest elec- tronic developments into its prod- ucts. Surface Supplied uses a combi- nation of electronic hardware, embedded software, mechanical components and a streamlined route to manufacture in order to provide technology to the commercial diving sector. Product innovation is led from all four elements and may include material selection, COTS components, custom hardware development and multi-platform software. By adopting a holistic view of each product, the correct hard- ware can be chosen to minimize component count, leverage mechan- ical packaging and place the focus onembedded software. Surface Supplied has products available for hyperbaric communication, divers breathing gas analysis, class leading high intensity LED lighting and thehyperbaric monitoring of saturationdiving systems. Included in the product suite is the thinnest CO2 analyzer commercially available.