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Editorial n late May 2024, I was afforded the chance to visit again the bustling St.

Johns, Newfoundland & Labrador

Icluster, which you will read much more about in mid-September when we release a special eMagazine supplement on the region.

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Justin Zuure tion of the planet, I could not help but share

CEO in this edition our one-on-one conversation

John C. O’Malley [email protected] with Captain Chris Hearn, who is Direc- tor of the Center for Marine Simulation, Fisheries & Marine Institute, Memorial

President & COO

Gregory R. Trauthwein

University. I’ve known Chris Hearn for many years, but the trek north in May 2024 was [email protected] the perfect time to reconnect as he embodies the spirit and expertise of the region. A native son, a Memorial University graduate and an experienced mariner that brings real-world

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Laurel Gallaudet insight and experience to his role, Hearn summarized the spirit and attitude of this dynamic

Kevin Hardy

Celia Konowe and capable cluster when he said:

Edward Lundquist “We are innovative by nature because we had to be. I heard a great quote one time

David Strachan about Newfoundland & Labrador: it has a landscape that makes you want to live

Production Manager up to it, but it doesn’t provide you the resources to do it! We’ve had more than 500

Irina Vasilets [email protected] years of living here, and because we’re isolated, we had to grow something here in order to be able to deal with things.”

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Nicole Ventimiglia

Read more about Hearn, the Center for Marine Simulation and the Newfoundland & [email protected]

Labrador region starting on page 22, and look for the “Newfoundland & Labrador” eMaga- zine to release mid-September 2024 in advance of the OCEANS show in Halifax.

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Another contributor in this edition is someone who possesses not only a rich career

Manager, Marketing and a deep love of the sector, but someone who works continually to advance the science

Mark O’Malley [email protected] and the business and inspire the next generation. Kevin Hardy is the author of our regular

Accounting ‘Lander Lab’ feature, and this one – number 11 which starts on page 38 – is particularly

Esther Rothenberger [email protected] near and dear as it documents the STEM Lander and its role in helping to shape the future

Manager, IT Services generation of ocean explorers, scientists and business leaders.

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