Cable laying operation in California.

National Science Foundation and Consortium for Ocean Leadership sign cooperative agreement for vast undersea observing network.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA) deploy world's first underwater webcam for scientific research.

The Navy Times recently reported that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Secretary of the Navy released statements suggesting that women should serve aboard U.S. Navy submarines. But will the cost of reconfiguring submarines prohibit integration of the force?

Canada is the first country in the world to use Explorer AUVs for Arctic research.

The Naval Research Laboratory is studying undersea lasers for submarine communications.

Sea Grant programs in Washington, Oregon and California have released a NOAA-funded report, West Coast Regional Marine Research and Information Needs. The report stems from nearly three years interstate collaboration and analysis involving maritime stakeholders representing private and public interests in all three states. The ocean and coastal environments provide critical services to more than 35 million people who live and work in coastal counties of the Western U.S., and support an ocean economy approaching $32 billion annually.