Crowd-Sourced Bathymetry is the process of generating a harbor chart through collecting, enriching, processing, and aggregating depth (and other) measurements from host vessels, using standard navigation instruments, while engaged in routine maritime operations. This study explores accuracy limitations one particular approach towards utilizing data, comparing results obtained DockTech’s to that...

There is a critical need for reliably and rapidly detecting, identifying, and tracking submerged low observable targets in port environments, which would allow for rapid and effective neutralization of such threats. Without this capability, personnel, naval platforms and targets of opportunity are exposed to a cheap kill by an opportunistic threat. The goal of this effort is to exploit for the ...

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) region of Queensland, Australia, encompasses a complex and diverse array of tropical marine ecosystems of global significance. The region is also a World Heritage Area and largely within one of the world's best managed marine protected areas. However, a recent World Heritage Committee report drew attention to serious governance problems associated with the managemen...

Due to its rich marine biological resources, Taiwan is a place worthy of developing ecotourism. This study explores the ecotourism intentions and behaviors tourists during COVID-19 pandemic by using unified theory acceptance use technology (UTAUT) method. Under UTAUT framework, this considered factor environmental attitudes issued questionnaires in four research areas, namely, Yilan Wushi Fishi...

Fresh fruits promote good health but harbor a wide range of microbial contaminants. This study assessed the quality and safety Polyethylene packed sliced sold in Port-Harcourt markets. 36 samples freshly cut fruit comprising Pawpaw (Carica papaya), Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Water Melon (Citrullus lanatus) were randomly collected from different sellers within Port Harcourt metropolis. Samples a...

As the largest modern passenger Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) terminal around world, berthing operation of Xuwen is occasionally suspended due to bad weather, such as strong wind or thick fog. During suspension, number stranded passengers and vehicles increasingly accumulates. soon weather permits, growth exerts great pressure, especially on large-scale vessels leaving port, whose inefficiency may ca...

Through an analysis of two different types of floating numeral quantifier (FNQ) constructions in Japanese, the present paper investigates the distributive and non-distributive interpretation in Japanese. Discussion of the interpretative issues related to ambiguity and intonation has indicated that FNQs are potentially ambiguous, offering both distributive and non-distributive readings.