Since the Third International Workshop was held in Tokyo, Japan in 2003, significant progress has been made in this field. Several new scientific cabled observatories are in an advanced planning stage, and plans to reuse retired optical submarine telecommunication cables have been advanced.

The Fourth Workshop will provide a forum for the exchange of information between managers, scientists and engineers working internationally in the earth and ocean sciences, and underwater technology. The latest scientific results using submarine cables and new technologies to enable versatile submarine cable networks will be included among the topics, and should be of interest to all participants.

Further information - To request conference papers, presentations, etc.

The Marine Institute would like to thank all delegates - we hope you enjoyed the conference!