Proceedings of the international conference, held 1995

ISBN 0 906940 26 5, Softbound, 1995
133 pp., 42 figures and tables
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Ships, aircraft, mines, rejected munitions (including chemicals), lost trawls, archaeological remains, contraband and a host of amphorae lie on, or are buried in, the seabed. These proceedings address the issues that determine how and where these objects are found, bringing together the clients and the enabling technology for these operations from the shallow shelf seas down to five kilometres in the deep oceans.

Contents

• Salvage from 1200m – A Crawford
• Search for the Bulk Carrier –Derbyshire–: Unlocking the Mystery of Bulk Carrier Shipping Disasters – DL Mearns
• Aircraft Lost at Sea: Search and Recovery Operations – R Orren
• Resolving the Issue: A Look at Resolution and Related Topics in Sonar – M Somers
• Deepwater Aircraft Recovery – C Royce and M Cooper
• Laser Line Scan – P Debrule, E Saad and A Palmer
• The Raising of the –Mary Rose–: Archaeology and Salvage Combined – C Dobbs
• The –Komsomolets– and Beyond – RD Praaning, J Wellink and T Vergouw
• Close Encounters on the Ocean Floor – TJG Francis et al
• A Novel Method of Lifting Heavy Loads Underwater – JE Stangroom

Collected papers

Ringbound, 2003
104 pp, Colour, 67 figures and tables
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Contents

• HOLOMAR: A Holographic System for Subsea Recording and Analysis of Plankton and Other Marine Particles
• Benthic Long–Term Observatories Based on Lander Technology
• Developments to a Deep–Sea Lander for Studies within the Oxygen Minimum Zone of the Pakistan Margin
• AUV Freshwater Distribution Surveys in Deep Fjords
• Survey Autonomous Semi–Submersible (SASS) Technology
• The SOC–BP ROV Collaboration Scheme: The Benefits To Science Of Industrial Collaboration Using Remotely Operated Vehicles
• Mapping Of Deep–Water Corals and Fishery Impacts in the Northeast Skagerrak, Using Acoustical and ROV Survey Techniques
• Marine Mammals as Platforms for Oceanographic Sampling: Salinity and Temperature Structure of a Freezing Arctic Fjord Monitored by White Whales (Delphinapterus leucas)
• Pop–Up Ears in The Ocean–Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Whale Behaviour, Distributions and Their Underwater Acoustic Environment
• Moorings to Investigate Inter–Annual Variability in Krill Abundance and Water–Mass Physical Characteristics of South Georgia
• Use of an Automated Recording System to Monitor Spionid Worms Spawning in a Sub–Antarctic Station
• In–Situ Evaluation of Contaminant Behaviour in Near–Shore Sediments–Approach for the Pathway Ranking for In–Situ Sediment Management (PRISM) Program
• Scanning the Seafloor: A Novel Sediment Profile Camera; Lander Techniques for Deep–Ocean Biological Research
• Subsea Hydraulic Production Control System Optimisation: A Rationale for Sizing Valve Tree Actuators
• Hand–Held Computer Technology, Optical Sensors and CAN Networks: The Future to Make Oceanographic In–Situ Measurements?
• The Isis ROV: A New Resource for UK Underwater Science; Alternative Method for Short Rigid Jumper Retaining
• The New NERC Scientific Research Vessel (RRS Charles Darwin Replacement)–A User’s Perspective
• Recent Technological Advances and Their Application to Deep–Sea Biological Research in Japan
• Flock Distortion: A Role for Collective Robotics in Ocean Mapping
• Monitoring Environmental Variability Around Cold–Water Coral Reefs Using a Benthic Photo Lander
• In–Situ Investigations of Behaviour and Physiology in Deep–Sea Animals Using Autonomous Lander Vehicles
• ASSEM: Array of Sensors for Long–Term Seabed Monitoring of Geohazards
• The Deep–Sea Community at the Galicia Bank (NW Spain), Its Abiotic Environment and the Settlement Experiment; Standalone Subsea Data Monitoring System

Collected papers

Ringbound, 2001
108 pp, 12 figures and tables
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Contents

• Aerial Remote Sensing Using the CASI Imager and Lidar Laser Altimeter
• Fluorescence Imaging of the Sea Floor
• Advances in High Resolution Optical Imaging Underwater
• An Optical Toolkit for Underwater Survey
• Underwater Video Mosaicing for Rapid Seabed Mapping
• Oceanographic Visualisation for the Military Commander
• Remote Sampling Devices to Collect Geophysical Data to Assess the Impact of Marine Mining on the Environment
• Machine Vision Techniques for Laser Stripe Imaging in Turbid Water
• The Application of Holography for In Situ Recording of Marine Organisms and Particles, and the Development of a Subsea Holographic Camera
• Visualising the Ocean from Space
• Using Seabed Visualisations from Acoustic Systems to Support the Monitoring and Management of Marine Protected Areas
• Looking Underwater to Visualise the Past
• A Comparison of Underwater Mapping of Biogenic Features Using Diver and ROV Observations
• Time–Lapse Photography in the Deep Sea
• Fundamental Considerations for Underwater Video to Increase the Information Content of Image Captured for Marine Habitat Assessment
• ADELIE: a New Tool for Visualising Diving and Remote Diving Data
• Visualising Deep Sea Animals Using Subsea Lander Technology
• Remote Sensing at D. Joao De Castro Bank: A Tool for Biology and Conservation Studies
• Assessment of the Performance of the Roxann™ Acoustic Ground Discrimination System
• Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve, Dorset–Virtual Seabed Project; Shooting in the Dark–a Brief History of Underwater Photography

Collected papers

ISBN 0 90694 31 1, Softbound, 1998
185 pp., 55 figures and tables
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This collection of peer–reviewed papers and extended abstracts was contributed by members of the international underwater science and diving community, through the SUT’s Underwater Science Group, reflecting the Group’s diverse disciplines in underwater science and diving methods.

The volume includes 11 peer–reviewed papers and 11 extended abstracts by professional researchers from industry and universities, on a varied selection of topics. Technologies, equipment and methods are applied to areas including underwater surveying, diving training, hazard recovery technology, and survey and scientific investigations from the around the world, ranging from the Falklands Survey to hydrothermal vents in the Aegean Sea.

Peer–Reviewed Papers

• Image Processing–The Sonar Revolution – M Kiernan, Coda Technologies
• VETIS: A Survey Tool for Marine Archaeology – F Søreide et al, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Underwater Remote Sensing Integrating Aerial Photographs and Acoustic Ground Discrimination Systems – I Sotheran et al, University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Scottish Natural Heritage
• The Evaluation of Photomodeler for use Under Water – N Ewins and D Pilgrim, University of Plymouth
• The First Survey of the Falkland Shallow Sublittoral Zone – G Saunders, Heriot–Watt University
• Seabed Geomorphology and Shallow Marine Boulder Fields, Dorset: The Application of Side–Scan Sonar to Coastal Geomorphological Study and Marine Resource Management – C Heeps, Bournemouth University
• Coral Reef Community Structure Analysis in Three–Dimensional Space: A Comparison of Techniques – J Bythell, Newcastle University
• In Situ Investigations of Shallow Water Hydrothermal Vent Systems, Palaeochori Bay, Milos, Aegean Sea – C Robinson et al, University of Wales, Bangor
• A Diver Observatory for In–Situ Studies in Sublittoral Sediments – W Ziebis et al, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology and Institut fuer Meereswissenschaften, Germany
• Professional Scientific Diver Training in Finland – J Leinikki and P Oulasvirta, Alleco Ltd
• Antibiotics from Surface–Associated Marine Bacteria – A Mearns–Spragg et al, Heriot–Watt University

Collected papers of the symposium held 1996

Ringbound, 1996
78 pp., 23 figures and tables,
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The Third Underwater Science Symposium of the SUT’s Underwater Science Group covered many topics under the broad scope of the conference title in mixed topic sessions. For the first time the Symposium also held a wet session, giving delegates the opportunity to try out a range of exotic kit from rebreathers to bubble helmets. The conference was co–sponsored by the Hampshire and Wight Trust for Marine Archaeology and the subjects presented reflected this extra marine archaeological emphasis, as well as the general topics relating to marine science, diving and technology.

Extended Abstracts

• Advancements in Rebreather Technology–Stealth Diving the Divex Way
• Bathymetric Swath Systems
• A Pauper’s View of the World: The Perspective of an Underwater Archaeologist
• Scientific Diving by British Antarctic Survey
• A Strategy for –Top–Down– Marine Benthic Mapping Using Geographic Information Systems
• Scientific Diving in the US Antarctic Programme
• Marine Archaeology in Norway: Further Needs for New Technology in Search and Investigation of Sites
• Shipwreck Surveying and Chirp (Sub–Bottom Profiler) Technology
• Status of the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, MARTIN
• Recent Developments in Acoustic Techniques used in Marine Archaeology
• The Mary Rose Project: Why is it all Worthwhile?
• Wrecks and Science–From RMS Oceanic in 10m to the MV François Veiljeux in 1250m
• The Effects of Burrowing Activity on a Wreck Site in Poole Bay, Dorset, UK
• The Size of the Alderney Wreck
• Seismic Reflection Survey and Diver Inspection: An Assessment of their Integrated Application in the Archaeological Evaluation of Marine Environments
• Marine Geohazards; the Offshore Fraser River Delta, British Columbia
• The Alternative Way Forward for Marine Archaeology
• The Shoals of Capricorn Expedition: The Phased Programme
• The Excavation, Recovery and Provisional Analysis of a Medieval Wreck From Magor Pill, Gwent Levels, UK

New Technologies and Techniques in Underwater Science

Collected papers of the symposium held in 1995

Ringbound, 1995
74 pp., 10 figures and tables
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These collected papers are from a highly successful meeting attended by experts and enthusiasts from across the disciplines of underwater science. Sessions covered diving techniques and technologies, survey and visual imaging, marine biology and environmental sciences.

Collected papers of the symposium held 1994

Ringbound, 1994
43 pp., 9 figures and tables
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The First Underwater Science Symposium was held to launch the SUT Underwater Science Group. Its aim is to bring together professional scientists and students, and others with an interest in diving and underwater science, continuing in the role played by the Underwater Association until its demise in 1991. These Papers and Abstracts cover topics including: mixed gas diving, historic and current UK scientific diving activities, HSE diving regulations, and reports of completed and planned underwater science projects in the Blue Holes, Loch Ness, and The Yemen.