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Field pared in the quest to win $7m Shell Ocean Discovery XPrize “We have been mapping what lies beneath the seas for hun- in early October 2017 to put their tech to the test in map- dreds of years, but we have a very long way to go,” said ping an area “where a great map already exists,” said Dr.

Dr. Jyotika Virmani, Ph.D., prize lead and senior director Virmani. But the historic Hurricane Irma struck Puerto Rico of Planet and Environment at XPRIZE in a recent interview in late September 2017, severely damaging the island, its in- with Marine Technology Reporter. “We only have 10 to 15% frastructure and population. “Once the hurricanes hit Puerto of the sea