lssuance of permlts that allo{, the taking of whales for scientiflc research purposes. I! alao encouraged Governnents to en6ure that such sclentific research conformE lrith research gultteLlnes established by the IWC Scientiflc Corunittee andl that it does not asEu[re the cbaracterlBElca of cooneEcial activitles' 95. ltarine science and eechnoloqy development. The lncreasing dePletion of cratlitional tana sed resourceJ of energy, fooal, matertala and, for sone countries. space and increased requirenents for lransportatlon lras resulted in a significantly increased use of the oceans in the teentieth century. Technology aeiiqned to facilitate exploratlon andl exploitation of the oceanic environment and resources of the coastal lreas anil beyond haa correspondingly developed rapldly anil contlnues to do so. 96. sone recent advances of note concern ocean floor napPiag, underflater technology and imProveuents in navigation syatems: (a) !,lore of tbe ocean floor can nos be seen ln greate( detail. ocean fLoor napping has taken a tremendoua leaP forealtl nith the use of selsmic nssath-maPPing" tools. These nev side-scan sonar instrunents can provlde acoustic funages of a broad snatb of the sea-floor, extendlng up to a uidth of several kilonetres fron Ehe Survey ve€sels. Theae images are aoalogous to serial PbotograPhs and are lflost useful in quickly naPping sea-fLoor surface featurea over large regions' for exanple' through the use of GLoRIA (Geologlcal Long Range Inclined Asdic) developed by the uniteal Klngalom's rn8tltute of oceanograPhic Sciences, a plan vlet' can be obtained of widle expanses of sea-floor of the excluslve econonLc zone - fron 150 netres nater alepth to the aleePest part in the trencheatE.A/40/923 EngIish Page 26 (b) Egually signi.ficant has been thesater and for longer periods of tine. Forvehlcles) can retrieve objects at depths offndia jumbo jet that crasbed in July 1905,deveLopment of greater nobllity under exanple, ROVS (remotely operated
**Analysis**
The text appears to discuss the increasing importance of oceanic resources and the development of technologies to explore and utilize them. It mentions the depletion of traditional resources, the need for sustainable energy, and the advancement of technologies such as ocean floor mapping and underwater vehicles. The text also touches on the importance of ensuring that scientific research conform to established guidelines.

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Natural resources and environment, Science and technology