OSC announce collaboration with Ashtead Technology
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is delighted to announce we have entered into a strategic collaboration with Ashtead Technology. This collaboration between two highly experienced companies will provide streamlined and fully integrated environmental monitoring and mitigation solutions across the global energy sector, and the wider offshore industry. OSC will provide key compliance strategies, underwater noise monitoring, data […]
Soundscape and fish passive acoustic monitoring around a North Sea gas-production platform in the Dogger Bank
Another new publication from us here at OSC – this time, a study conducted in 2022 that was released in April 2025, but didn’t get the attention it deserved at the time. This study focused on assessing the marine soundscape surrounding a newly installed North Sea gas production platform, and at two control sites 5 […]
Assessing Mooring Designs for Improved Acoustic Monitoring of Harbour Porpoise in the German Borkum Riffgrund, North Sea
OSC is proud to announce the release of another exciting new publication! As research continues to be a core focus of our work, this study adds to our ever growing portfolio of porpoise-related research, and we are thrilled to have released the first published study using a Fiobuoy acoustic release to monitor harbour porpoise. This […]
Source Levels of an Acoustic Harassment Device System on an Operational Scottish Salmonid Farm
It’s been a busy time for us here at OSC as today marks yet another new publication release! This latest paper investigates sound levels of an innovative new Acoustic Harassment Device (AHD), produced by OTAQ and known as the ‘SealFence’. AHDs are widely used on finfish farms to deter pinniped predation, however, their effects on […]
A framework for a net environmental benefit analysis based comparative assessment of decommissioning options for anthropogenic subsea structures: A North Sea case study
Following an exciting evening at this year’s Decom Mission awards, hosted in Aberdeen, Scotland, we are pleased to announce that OSC’s long-time collaborator, and owner of NEBA Analytics LLC, Joseph Nicolette, was awarded the Decom Mission 2025 “Innovation in decommissioning award”, for their continued contributions to revolutionary research methods, and their refinement of the Net […]
New publication: Suitability of assessing population-level impacts from construction of a single wind farm – a case study on North Sea harbour porpoises
Following on from our growing collection of published papers in 2023 and 2024, we are excited to announce that the second (of many!) OSC publications of 2025 has arrived! Building on our previous research of harbour porpoise and their interactions with offshore structures, we are continuing to advance understanding of the link that platforms and […]
New publication: Acoustic Activity of Harbour Porpoise Around an Offshore Oil and Gas Platform
Research is an integral part of what we do here at OSC, so it gives us great pleasure to be able to kick off 2024 with the announcement of our newest publication: Todd, V.L.G., Warley, J.C., Williamson, L.D., Todd, I.B. (2024). Acoustic Activity of Harbour Porpoise Around an Offshore Oil and Gas Platform. In: Popper, […]
New publication: Spatial Impact of Wind Farm Construction on Harbor Porpoise Detectability
Ocean Science Consulting is pleased to announce publication of their latest peer-reviewed paper ‘Spatial Impact of Wind Farm Construction on Harbor Porpoise Detectability’, published in The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Authors are: Nienke C. F. van Geel, Steven Benjamins, Brett Marmo, Jacob Nabe-Nielsen, Anja Wittich, Denise Risch, Darren Jameson, Victoria L. G. Todd, […]
New publication: Spatial Impact of Wind Farm Construction on Harbor Porpoise Detectability
Ocean Science Consulting is pleased to announce publication of their latest peer-reviewed paper ‘Spatial Impact of Wind Farm Construction on Harbor Porpoise Detectability’, published in The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Authors are: Nienke C. F. van Geel, Steven Benjamins, Brett Marmo, Jacob Nabe-Nielsen, Anja Wittich, Denise Risch, Darren Jameson, Victoria L. G. Todd, […]
OSC announce collaboration with Cornerstone Offshore
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is excited to announce a collaboration with Cornerstone Offshore Pte Ltd (COS) to investigate decommissioning projects in South East Asia and explore the impact of offshore structure reefing on marine communities and the environment. OSC, a technology focused marine science company, provides Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) across stages of a […]