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Marine Tech Talk

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Marine Tech Talk is a show about the Teledyne Marine technologies that are enabling discovery and efficient and safe work practices in our oceans and inland waterways. Hosted by Rhonda Moniz, Marine Tech Talk features customers and their quest for knowledge, more efficient work environments, safety, environmental conservation, and more. From following North Atlantic Right Whales off the coast of New Brunswick, to advocating and designing a new fishing method that can prevent accidental whale entanglements and mortality, our guests span industries and the globe. Meet commercial fishermen-turned-advocates, marine construction service providers, and researchers and technicians from prestigious universities and government agencies that are all using Teledyne Marine’s technologies to solve some of the toughest challenges on the planet.

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Episode 48: Teledyne Marine Talks Acoustic Imaging Technology

April 01, 2024 12:00 - 22 minutes - 51.6 MB

In this episode of Teledyne's Marine Tech Talk, we talk with Pim Kuus, Senior Hydrographer, and Product Manager for Instruments and Imaging at Teledyne Marine.  We will discuss Teledyne Marine’s cutting-edge acoustic imaging technology and multibeam echosounder solutions, including the Teledyne RESON SeaBat T51. Teledyne RESON, together with Teledyne BlueView and Teledyne Odom Hydrographic, make up the Teledyne Marine Acoustic Imaging Group. This group develops some of the world's most s...

Episode 47: Teledyne RESON and ID Ocean Collaborate to Make Things Fit

January 17, 2024 13:00 - 27 minutes - 50.7 MB

In this episode of Teledyne's Marine Tech Talk, we talk with Pim Kuus, Senior Hydrographer and Product Manager for Instruments and Imaging at Teledyne Marine, and Steven Le Bars, Business Manager at ID Ocean, to discuss their collaboration using Teledyne Resons T51 with ID Oceans SEABIM software.    Breakwaters play a critical role in protecting coastal structures and ensuring the safety of ports and harbors. Ensuring their stability is paramount, as any failure can lead to costly rep...

Episode 46: Teledyne Talks Oil & Gas

December 04, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 45.7 MB

In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we talk with Richard Jones, Vice President of Technology for Teledyne’s Oil and Gas division, and Matt Bartell, Director of Product Line Management for Oil and Gas business development at Teledyne.   We will discuss Teledyne Marine’s cutting-edge 3-channel optical feedthrough system for the oil and gas industry. The 3-channel optical feedthrough system is a game-changer in subsea connectivity by providing a secure and reliable method of transmittin...

Episode 45: Advancing Fisheries Management with Teledyne Gliders

July 31, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 47.4 MB

In this episode, we catch up with Hank Statscewich at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, to hear how they use Teledyne gliders to collect data for fisheries management. 

Episode 44: Teledyne Talks Slocum Gliders

June 08, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 67 MB

In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we talk with Shea Quinn, the Slocum GliderProduct Line Manager for Teledyne Webb Research. Learn about the Slocum Glider’s capabilities and applications that have revolutionized marine research and data collection. The Gliders, originally named after the legendary oceanographer Joshua Slocum have been designed to navigate the ocean’s depths with unmatched precision and efficiency. With their sophisticated sensors, they can gather vast amounts of data whil...

Episode 43: Dr. Art Trembanis Talks Robotics

April 03, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 28.6 MB

In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we talk with Dr. Art Trembanis, professor of Geology and Oceanography at the University of Delaware. Learn how their robotics discovery lab gets the job done using Teledyne technology. From mapping in the wake of superstorm sandy to locating unexploded ordinances, Teledyne projects have helped keep humans safe. Listen in as Dr. Trembanis talks tech…Teledyne tech.

Episode 42: Teledyne SeaBat Sonar, the Ultimate Survey Solution

February 14, 2023 05:15 - 18 minutes - 34.8 MB

In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we talk with two hydrographic surveyors in Denmark from the Danish Geodata Agency.  Listen in as they talk about using the Teledyne Reson SeaBat multibeam sonar, the sonar of choice for all their hydrographic surveys. They have a long history with the SeaBat sonar system and often come across some unexpected or unusual targets. In this episode, hear about two of those anomalies and the stories behind them.  For more information on the Teledyne Reson S...

Episode 41: SMELTS uses Teledyne technology to design and build solutions to reduce the negative interactions with marine life

January 11, 2023 05:13 - 28 minutes - 52.8 MB

Discover how one man is trying to make a difference using Teledyne technology to reduce harmful interactions between humans and marine life. Learn about line-free/ropeless fishing technology that allows fishers to fish and whales and other mammals to live without the danger of entanglement. Hear how Richard Riels and his organization, SMELTS, the Sea Mammal Education Learning Technology Society, are trying to make a difference.   For more information on SMELTS, please visit their website a...

Episode 40: Terradepth adds Teledyne Gavia AUVs to Their Fleet

December 15, 2022 12:41 - 16 minutes - 30.4 MB

Join us as we chat with Joe Wolfel, CEO of Terradepth. Terradepth seeks to send their high-tech submersibles farther, longer, and deeper than any human being has gone before. Tune in and hear how they are adding Teledyne Gavia AUVs to their fleet to expand their AUV capabilities. Discover how they plan to collect comprehensive, high-resolution ocean data to obtain crucial knowledge while connecting humanity to the last unexplored frontier.  For more information on Terradepth, please visit ...

Episode 39: Teledyne Marine and SITECH Gulf Create First Authorized Service Center in the Middle East

November 01, 2022 04:01 - 19 minutes - 36.2 MB

Join us as we continue our conversation with John Taylor and Ahmed Ragab from SITECH Gulf, along with Emad Javaid from Teledyne Marine, as we chat about the a new partnership between SITECH and Teledyne Marine in the Middle East. Learn about the new collaboration supporting some of the largest marine projects in the world and how they have created a new service center to meet all their client's needs. For more information on SITECH, visit their website at www.SITECHGulf.com And for more i...

Episode 38: Teledyne Marine and SITECH Gulf Create First Authorized Service Center in the Middle East

October 06, 2022 01:46 - 21 minutes - 40.1 MB

Join us for a conversation with John Taylor and Ahmed Ragab from SITECH Gulf, along with Emad Javaid from Teledyne Marine. Teledyne Marine and SITECH Gulf have partnered to create a one-stop shop for their clients. Hear how the first authorized service center in the Middle East and Africa regions will benefit clients working on some of the largest marine projects in the world! There is more than just sand in the Middle East! For more information on SITECH, visit their website at www.SITEC...

Episode 37: Teledyne Slocum Glider “Gretel” Follows the Breadcrumbs Home

July 22, 2022 14:30 - 19 minutes - 36.2 MB

Join us for a discussion with Hank Statscewich, Research Analyst at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Marine Science as he talks about their use of Slocum gliders in their research. Learn how one glider earned the name Gretel during an incident under the ice in Antarctica and how Gretel is helping to map the distribution of Pacific salmon. Tune into this episode of Marine Tech Talk to hear how scientists are using Gretel offshore in the deep Gulf of Alaska to collect acoustic...

Episode 36: Designing a Highly Mobile Hydrographic Survey System for rapid response

February 11, 2022 17:00 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MB

Join us for a conversation with Jeff Prisco, Senior Systems Engineer at Charles River Analytics, discussing their newly created highly mobile hydrographic survey system designed specifically for rapid response in any area. The new system, named MOANA, allows the user to ship and utilize the system anywhere by using readily available flotation assist and commercially available batteries, thus eliminating bulky shipments and hazardous shipment requirements. For more information on Charles Ri...

Episode 35: Managing Waterways Along the Suwannee River in Florida

April 30, 2021 18:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

Did you know that the Suwanee River Water Management District is responsible for managing the water supply, water quality, flood protection, and natural systems in a 15-county area of Florida including 13 different river basins, and over 450 springs? They do all of this with a core team of 66 staff members and a variety of hydrologic monitoring equipment from Teledyne RD Instruments. On this episode of the podcast we have an interesting and fun discussion with Tara Rogers and Kevin Jones on ...

Episode 34: Slocum Glider “Silbo” Circumnavigates the Atlantic Ocean – Part 4

April 16, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MB

This episode is the fourth and final episode of our special four-part series on “Silbo”, Teledyne Webb Research’s autonomous underwater glider that recently made the first ever circumnavigation of the Atlantic Ocean by an unmanned underwater vehicle. In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we speak with Clayton Jones, Senior Director of Technology for Webb Research. Clayton discusses the Silbo mission, some of the significant achievements of the mission, and what those achievements mean to the ...

Episode 33: Slocum Glider “Silbo” Circumnavigates the Atlantic Ocean – Part 3

April 02, 2021 18:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

This episode is the third in a special four-part series on “Silbo”, Teledyne Webb Research’s autonomous underwater glider that recently made the first ever circumnavigation of the Atlantic Ocean by an unmanned underwater vehicle. In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we are joined by Joe Gradone, Former Customer Support Applications Engineer – Slocum Glider, Teledyne Webb Research. Joe discusses Silbo’s journey from St. Thomas back to Cape Cod.  This was the final leg of the journey and cover...

Episode 32: Slocum Glider “Silbo” Circumnavigates the Atlantic Ocean – Part 2

March 22, 2021 18:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MB

This episode is the second in a special four-part series on “Silbo”, Teledyne Webb Research’s autonomous underwater glider that recently made the first ever circumnavigation of the Atlantic Ocean by an unmanned underwater vehicle. In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we are joined by Justin Shapiro, Former Applications Engineer – Slocum Glider, Teledyne Webb Research. Justin discusses the recovery of Silbo in Ireland, the training course that the glider team was able to arrange there while S...

Episode 31: Slocum Glider “Silbo” Circumnavigates the Atlantic Ocean – Part 1

March 05, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

This episode begins a special four-part series on “Silbo”, Teledyne Webb Research’s autonomous underwater glider that recently made the first-ever circumnavigation of the Atlantic Ocean by an unmanned underwater vehicle. In this episode we are joined by Ben Allsup, The Technical Support and Operations Manager for Teledyne Webb Research Slocum Glider. Ben discusses how Silbo got its name, the overall plan for the voyage, how the various ports were determined, and some of the very interestin...

Episode 30: The Benefits of “Hands On” Experience Training

February 22, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MB

In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we are joined by Brian Bradley, a faculty member of Cape Fear Community College's Marine Technology Program in Wilmington, North Carolina. Cape Fear Community College employs a range of equipment from Teledyne Marine in their program. Brian teaches Hydrographic Surveying, Marine Instrumentation, and Marine Data Processing, and he also serves as an “at sea” instructor for three of the five oceanographic training cruises students are required to complete ...

Episode 29: From Oban to the Arctic, the Benefits of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

February 05, 2021 19:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

On this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Dr. John Howe, a Senior Lecturer in Marine Geology at the Scottish Association of Marine Scientists (SAMS). His expertise is in fjord geomorphology and glaciomarine sedimentation. He is the operator of the UK Gavia AUV, Freya, and he has participated in more than 30 cruises to regions including the Arctic, Svalbard, Indian Ocean, Papua New Guinea and the Chilean Patagonia.  John discusses several of his recent trips with the Gavia and the ad...

Episode 28: Glider Observations in New Zealand’s Shelf Seas

January 22, 2021 19:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

On this episode of the podcast we speak with Dr. Joe O Callahan, a coastal oceanographer with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), and Khush Jhugroo, a PhD candidate in Physical Oceanography at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. They discuss the work they are doing with NIWA in the shelf seas around New Zealand. The team has been examining river washes out to the bays, and understanding the deep eddies in greater Cook Strait using two Slocum autonomous gli...

Episode 27: Investigating Algal Blooms and Hypoxia in the Great Lakes

January 11, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

In the first episode of the New Year, we are joined by Dr. Aaron Fisk, a Professor at the University of Windsor and Science Director for the Real-time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON), Katelynn Johnson, Research and Operations Director at RAEON and Cailin Burmaster, a Marine Technician for RAEON.  The team is using a Slocum Glider from Teledyne Webb Research to investigate the health of the Great Lakes. For more information about the work being done in the Great Lakes by RAEON...

Episode 26: Holiday Greetings from Marine Tech Talk!

December 25, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MB

In this final episode of the Marine Tech Talk, host Melissa Rossi and many of the seasons guests send their wishes from around the world to all of our listeners. If you have topics you’d like to hear us discuss on Marine Tech Talk, email your suggestions to us at [email protected] Be safe, stay healthy, and help protect this great planet that we live on. We’ll see you all next year!

Episode 25: Ocean Dynamics in Polar Regions

December 18, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne’s annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.    In this final episode of the Teledyne Marine Photo Contest series, we chat with Jhon Mojica, a polar oceanographer from the Center for Global Sea Level Change at New York ...

Episode 24: Studying Coastal Upwelling in Chile With Unmanned Gliders

December 11, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MB

In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne’s annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign. In this episode we speak with Maria Valladares Anton, an oceanography technician and glider pilot at the AquaPacífico Aquaculture Innovation Center at the Universidad Catholic...

Episode 23: Protecting Salmon Habitats in Alaska

December 04, 2020 18:00 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MB

In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne’s annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.    In this episode we speak with Leah Elllis, a Habitat Biologist in the Instream Flow Program at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Leah was one of our contestants this...

Episode 22: Studying Thwaites Glacier With a Large Diameter AUV

November 27, 2020 17:00 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MB

In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne’s annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign. In this episode we speak with Peter King, Facility Manager in the Autonomous Systems Maritime Laboratory at the University of Tasmania and one of our contestants this year in ...

Episode 21: Studying the Fish Biodiversity of Mesophotic Reefs in Bermuda

November 20, 2020 20:00 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MB

In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne’s annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign. In this episode we speak with Tim Noyes, an earlier winner of our Academic Grant and now the winner of our Teamwork Makes the Dream Work award for this year’s Teledyne Marine ...

Episode 20: Hydrographic Surveying On A Colorado Reservoir

November 13, 2020 19:00 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MB

In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne’s annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.  In this episode we talk to Matt Nichols, President and owner of Survey Systems in Evergreen, Colorado. Survey Systems is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that...

Episode 19: Weather Observation Tower Survey for Offshore Wind Power

November 06, 2020 20:00 - 5 minutes - 6.98 MB

In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne’s annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.   In this episode, Corina Liu from Data Surpass Technology Co in Taiwan, tells us about the survey of a weather observation tower in Taiwan that won her the Best Data award fr...

Episode 18: Using AUVs to Map Mesophotic Reefs in Bermuda

November 02, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 42 MB

In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne’s annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.  In this episode we speak with Dr. Art Trembanis, a professor at the University of Delaware, who develops and utilizes advanced autonomous systems to map and explore oceans an...

Episode 17: Investigating Regions of Freshwater Influence in the Taranaki Bight, New Zealand with a Slocum Glider

October 26, 2020 18:03 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MB

In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne’s annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.     In this episode we meet Fiona Elliott, a past oceanographic engineer at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand. Fiona’s contest su...

Episode 16: Hydrographic Surveying in the Rocky Mountains

October 02, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes - 19 MB

On this episode of Marine Tech Talk we meet Matt Nichols, president and owner of Survey Systems in Evergreen, Colorado. Survey Systems is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that does geodetic and hydrographic surveying work for a variety of customers. Matt has been working the hydrographic side of surveying for the past 15 years and recently purchased an Oceanscience Z-Boat in early 2019. Some of the areas that Matt and his team need to survey are in remote areas, making the ...

Episode 15: Developing AUV Docking Capabilities for Dynamic Platforms

September 18, 2020 16:06 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MB

In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs.   In this episode, we meet our final winner, Jonathan Wallen, a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manoa in Hawaii. Jonathan’s research is in the area of autonomous robotics an...

Episode 14: Studying the Fish Biodiversity of Mesophotic Reefs

September 04, 2020 12:00 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MB

In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs. In this episode, we meet Tim Noyes, a PhD candidate at the University of Salford in Manchester, England and a research specialist at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences in Bermuda. Tim’s resear...

Episode 13: Developing an Intelligent Low-Cost Navigational System for Underwater Vehicles

August 21, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutes - 20 MB

In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs.   In this episode, we meet Samer Ahmed Mohamed, a teaching assistant at Ain Shams University in Cairo and head of the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle project. Using their awarded Pathfinder DVL from Tel...

Episode 12: Current Profiling in the Bay of La Paz

July 27, 2020 02:13 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MB

In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs.   In this episode we meet Maria Yesinia Torres, a doctoral student at CICIMAR-IPN, Interdisciplinary Center for Marine Science, located in La Paz, Mexico, and Dr. Armando Trasviña Castro, a senior r...

Episode 11: An AI Approach to Underwater Object Detection

July 10, 2020 21:43 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MB

In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs.   In this episode we meet Boguslaw Cyganek, a professor in the department of Electronics at AGH University of Science and Technology in Poland. His research focus includes computer vision, pattern rec...

Episode 10: Investigating Seabed Stability in Western Scotland

June 19, 2020 15:36 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce you to the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs. In this episode we meet Christian Armstrong. Christian is a PhD candidate and student researcher working with a team from the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS). Christian and the...

Episode 9: Safely Scrubbing Nuclear Contamination

June 05, 2020 15:45 - 18 minutes - 34.7 MB

On this episode of the Marine Tech Talk we meet Tobias Haswell, a Program Manager for Diakont. Tobias’ program provides robotic solutions for use inside of nuclear power plants. The program’s primary work involves using submersible ROVs to remove contamination from within reactor cavity pools as well as other pools within the nuclear power plants. Tobias has been involved with providing robotic solutions to the gas, oil, and nuclear industries for more than seven years. To learn more about...

Episode 8: Scouring The Sea For Ancient Shipwrecks

May 22, 2020 17:09 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

On this episode of Martine Tech Talk, host Melissa Rossi speaks with Timmy Gambin, a wreck diver, maritime archeologist, and Associate Professor of Maritime Archeology in the Department of Classics and Archeology at the University of Malta.   Through the use of state-of-the-art technologies, Professor Gambin has contributed to the discovery of more than 25 ancient shipwrecks in places such as Spain, Italy, Sicily, and Croatia. Timmy considers himself lucky to combine his passion for Worl...

Episode 7: New Technology Saves Old Bridges

May 08, 2020 22:15 - 13 minutes - 23.9 MB

On this episode of Marine Tech Talk, host Melissa Rossi is joined by Roy Forsyth from Collins Engineering. Roy is a Professional Engineer registered in 20 states and a National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Certified Hydrographer with over 19 years of experience in the industry. He is an Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) certified commercial dive supervisor with bachelors and masters degrees in structural and geotechnical engineering. Roy leads Collins Eng...

Episode 6: Using Artificial Intelligence for Cleaner Survey Data

April 17, 2020 16:09 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

In this episode of Marine Tech Talk we catch up with Michael Redmayne, the US Sales Manager for Teledyne Caris, a marine geospatial software company. Teledyne Caris has just released a new cloud-based platform that uses Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning algorithms to identify noise in 3D point clouds generated by acoustic sensor platforms. The end result is clean data in a fraction of the standard time without any manual “dot killing."

Episode 5: Studying Ice Shelves in the Western Ross Sea

April 03, 2020 18:24 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

On this episode of Marine Tech Talk we hear from Dr. Alexander Forrest, an Associate Professor for the Environmental Robotics Laboratory in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Forrest’s group focuses on applying autonomous robotic systems, like AUVs and gliders, outfitted with seafloor mapping and water column measurement sensors to examine how localized topography influences water flow in lakes and nearshore coastal zones in the ocean.

Episode 4: Sonar Provides “Eyes Underwater” for Marine Construction

March 13, 2020 17:37 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

On this episode of Marine Tech Talk we're speaking with Lou Nash, the president and founder of Measutronics Corporation. Measutronics is a marine positioning, guidance and underwater imaging company that specializes in marine construction solutions, and first discovered the benefits of Teledyne BlueView's BV5000 scanning sonar in 2015. Lou leads the company in technology acquisition and systems integration, and he is also an adjunct professor teaching Marine Geomatics at the University of F...

Episode 3: How Scientists Count Krill in the Antarctic

February 19, 2020 21:23 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

How exactly do you make an accurate count of one of the most abundant animal species on the planet? On the latest episode of the Marine Tech Talk podcast, host Melissa Rossi traveled to the Teledyne Marine Technology Workshop in San Diego in 2019 to speak with Dr. George Watters, the Director of NOAA Fisheries' Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division (AERD). The AERD conducts research with the specific aim of providing scientific advice on the management of fisheries around Antarctica. Lea...

Episode 3: How Scientists Count Krill in the Antarctic

February 19, 2020 21:23 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

How exactly do you make an accurate count of one of the most abundant animal species on the planet? On the latest episode of the Marine Tech Talk podcast, host Melissa Rossi traveled to the Teledyne Marine Technology Workshop in San Diego in 2019 to speak with Dr. George Watters, the Director of NOAA Fisheries' Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division (AERD). The AERD conducts research with the specific aim of providing scientific advice on the management of fisheries around Antarctica. Lea...

Episode 2: Identifying and Protecting Whales With Gliders

February 19, 2020 21:07 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

What role can gliders play in saving the whales? Marine Tech Talk host Melissa Rossi welcomes onto the show Jude van der Meer, a Glider Technician with Dalhousie University in Halifax Nova Scotia to discuss how his work can make a difference in the world's oceans. Jude serves on the Coastal Environmental Observation Technology and Research team (CEOTR) and works with Dalhousie's fleet of gliders that are used for whale monitoring, predominantly in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Roseway...

Episode 2: Identifying and Protecting Whales With Gliders

February 19, 2020 21:07 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

What role can gliders play in saving the whales? Marine Tech Talk host Melissa Rossi welcomes onto the show Jude van der Meer, a Glider Technician with Dalhousie University in Halifax Nova Scotia to discuss how his work can make a difference in the world's oceans. Jude serves on the Coastal Environmental Observation Technology and Research team (CEOTR) and works with Dalhousie's fleet of gliders that are used for whale monitoring, predominantly in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Roseway...

Episode 1: Can Ropeless Fishing Save The Whales?

February 19, 2020 20:53 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MB

On the debut episode of Marine Tech Talk, host Melissa Rossi speaks with Captain Richard Riels, the founder and director of Sea Mammal Education Learning Technology Society (SMELTS). Richard’s passion for marine mammals, and in particular the negative events associated with entanglement by fishing gear, have led to his innovative lineless lobster traps, which incorporates Teledyne Benthos Accoustic communication equipment. Richard explains his technology, his vision and the hurdles that ...

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