Editorial

February marks our annual oceanographic e-magazine, and the opportunity to highlight some of the cool research happening in our world’s oceans. Kicking us off is the Dark Oxygen Research Institute, a collaboration between the Scottish Association for Marine Science, the Nippon Foundation, Boston University and Northwestern University. With the use of two ultra-deep seafloor landers, the team is trying to understand the cause and importance of oxygen production at the bottom of the ocean.

David Strachan's defense column takes an almost futuristic look, examining natural language technology and its role in subsea vehicle operations. A team of scientists, including those from the Plymouth Marine Lab, recount the oceanographic pathways that transport seaweed from coastal Greenland to the deep sea.

Sonar technology, another focus this issue, is celebrated as we look at products from both Chesapeake Technology and Impact Subsea. We round out the issue with recent updates on people and company news, product announcements, and vessel/vehicle achievements.

Lastly, but certainly not least, is MTR's calendar of events, highlighting the must-attend conferences of the year for the subsea industry. This includes the rapidly approaching Oceanology International, which will run March 11-13 in London and be attended by our team. If you're interested in chatting or setting up a video interview to share announcements with our audience, please reach out to me or our sales team.

Enjoy and as Dori, everyone's favorite slightly chaotic but highly lovable fish likes to say, just keep swimming.