New ’Seahorse’ sees scallops in new way

This June 2012 photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Seahorse, the latest and most sophisticated version of the marine habitat mapping camera system, HabCam, being recovered after a sea scallop survey off the Delaware coast.

BOSTON (AP) — A new underwater explorer hit the seas this summer, armed with cameras, strobes and sonar and charged with being a protector of sorts to a half-billion dollar resource — the Atlantic scallop catch.

The stainless steel Seahorse, which gets its nickname from it...

Published: 09/02/2012