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The following topics are dealt with: vehicle design; synthetic aperture; coastal radar; numerical modeling and simulation; remotely operated vehicles; ocean energy; air/sea interaction; ocean data visualization, modeling, and information management; array signal processing; information management; harbor protection; coastal zone management; marine environment, oceanography, optics, imaging and E-M systems; international issue; vehicle navigation; ocean noise; education and competitions initiatives in marine robotics; passive observing sensors; marine GIS and data fusion; off-shore structures; oceanographic instrumentation and sensors; holography and 3D imaging; hydrodynamics; off-shore wind power; wave energy converters, remote sensing; remote sensing with acoustic networks; airborne and satellite radar and SAR; mobile underwater platforms for automatic surveillance of wide areas; long endurance unmanned marine systems; classification and pattern recognition; E-M sensing in marine applications; naval architecture; wave energy converters; ongoing projects on seabed mining; marine law, policy, management, and education; marine safety and security; ocean vehicles; sonar signal processing; marine geology and geophysics; optical and acoustic mapping; acoustic telemetry and communication; pollution monitoring; metereology; and marine life and ecosystems.