EditorialGregory R. Trauthwein Associate Publisher & Editor Email: trauthwein@marinelink.comPhoto NOAAwww.marinetechnologynews.com NEW YORK118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271FLORIDA215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984ate last year at The Maritime Alliance’s Sixth Annual Blue Tech & Blue PUBLISHEREconomy Summit in San Diego I had the good fortune to draw a seat next John C. O’Malleyto Dr. Holly Bamford, NOAA’s acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation jomalley@marinelink.comand Management. Earlier that day she delivered a presentation to a packed Associate Publisher & EditorLaudience outlining a number of NOAA initiatives, with speci