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March 30, 2017

Garrington Receives Diving Industry Award

Jim Garrington receives the award from DCBC Chairman Jonathan Chapple (Photo: Shark Marine Technologies)

Jim Garrington receives the award from DCBC Chairman Jonathan Chapple (Photo: Shark Marine Technologies)

Jim Garrington, CEO of Shark Marine Technologies, is the recipient of the 2017 Technical Excellence Award presented by the Canadian Divers Certification Board of Canada (DCBC) at the Canadian Underwater Conference and Exhibition in Ottawa, Ontario. 
 
The award recognizes Garrington’s many contributions to advancing technology for divers and the diving industry; from the first helmet mounted cameras to modular ROVs to today’s underwater diver held systems that are currently in use by military, police, scientists and commercial divers worldwide.
 

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