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SCIENTISTS AT THE BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY IN NOVA SCOTIA ARE TAKING THE LEAD IN ADAPTING EXSTING TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO MAP THE OCEAN FLOOR, REPORTS CANADA'S FINANCIAL POST. INCORPORATING MULTIBEAM SOUND WAVES, THE TECHNOLOGY ENABLES SCIENTISTS TO CREATE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF THE SEA-BED. IN THE FINAL STAGE, "REMOTE VIDEO CAMERAS ARE SENT TO THE OCEAN FLOOR AND PHYSICAL SAMPLES ARE TAKEN." ACCORDING TO THE REPORT," THE BENEFITS OF SEABED MAPPING ARE POTENTIALLY HUGE." STOCKS OF BOTTOM-DWELLING SPECIES CAN BE "SAFELY FISHED AND MANAGED WITHOUT DISTURBING OTHER AREAS OF THE OCEAN FLOOR. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES CAN ALSO DETERMINE THE SAFEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATH FOR LAYING UNDERWATER CABLE. OIL COMPANIES WILL BE ABLE TO POSITION RIGS IN SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE AREAS." SUCH MAPPING MAY ALSO MAKE POSSIBLE THE EXTRACTION OF SAND AND GRAVEL, FOUND IN ABUNDANCE ON THE SEABED. THIS "MAY BE CHEAPER AND SAFER IN SOME CASES" THAN QUARRYING MOUNTAINSIDES, SAYS THE POST.
