Blue whale foraging and reproduction linked to environmental conditions
A recent study (Barlow et al., 2023) on pygmy blue whale vocalisations in the South Taranaki Bight finds that their behaviour is influenced by environmental conditions, advancing our understanding of a genetically distinct population of blue whales considered data deficient by the New Zealand Department Of Conservation (DOC) . Year round residents The New Zealand […]
DEFRA release new guidance for visitors to the UK coastline
Really exciting news coming from DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) this week, as they release their Marine and coastal wildlife code, a document aimed at helping people act more responsibly when visiting the UK coast. Our coastlines support a vast array of species and habitats, and it is so important, when visiting […]
New publication: ‘A framework for a Net Environmental Benefit Analysis Based Comparative Assessment of decommissioning 0ptions for anthropogenic subsea structures: a North Sea case study’.
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is excited to announce publication of its latest peer-reviewed paper, ‘A Framework for a Net Environmental Benefit Analysis Based Comparative Assessment of Decommissioning Options for Anthropogenic Subsea Structures: A North Sea Case Study’. This paper is published in Frontiers in Marine Science and was a collaboration between OSC’s Managing Director, […]
Marine Strategy Framework Directive – Setting of EU Threshold Values for underwater sound
In November 2022, the European Union (EU) agreed on, and published, new guidance for assessing and limiting impacts of anthropogenic (man-made) underwater noise. The new guidance was put together as part of Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) 2008/56/EC, which seeks to improve marine environmental policy through community action, including leading scientific research. Two technical documents […]
New publication: ‘Effects of a new offshore gas platform on harbor porpoises in the Dogger Bank’.
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is excited to announce the publication of our latest peer-reviewed paper, entitled ‘Effects of a new offshore gas platform on harbor porpoises in the Dogger Bank’. Published in Marine Mammal Science. The work is authored by OSC’s Managing Director, Dr Victoria Todd; Senior Analyst, Dr Laura Williamson; Statistical Modeller, Ana […]
New Publication: Effects of pile driving sound playbacks and cadmium co-exposure on the early life stage development of the Norway lobster
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) wants to congratulate Craig Stenton, our Acoustician, on publication of his latest paper, ‘Effects of pile driving sound playbacks and cadmium co-exposure on the early life stage development of the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus’. This is the first paper from his soon-to-be-submitted PhD thesis addressing effects of anthropogenic sound in […]
New Publication: Harbour Porpoise distribution modelling techniques
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is excited to report the publication of our newest peer-reviewed paper in Ecological Modelling. The paper, titled ‘Comparing distribution of harbour porpoise using generalized additive models and hierarchical Bayesian models with integrated nested laplace approximation’ was authored by OSC’s Senior Analyst, Dr Laura Williamson, Prof Beth Scott, Megan Laxton, Prof […]
EFFECTS OF SOUND ON MARINE MAMMALS 2022
Last week OSC’s lead Acoustician, Craig Stenton, virtually enjoyed the Effects of Sound on Marine Mammals 2022 (ESOMM2022) conference in Beaufort, North Carolina. The conference spanned a week consisting of internationally recognised researchers and collaborators, highlighting the cutting-edge of marine mammal science, featuring everything from jumpy sealions to virtual whales, a multitude of additional stressors, […]
LATEST PUBLICATION: INFLUENCE OF OIL & GAS STRUCTURES ON SEASCAPE ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY
OSC is pleased to announce the release of a new peer-reviewed scientific article, ‘Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity’, published this week in Global Change Biology. Dr Victoria Todd, OSC’s managing director, worked with lead author Dr Dianne McLean and 44 other internationally renowned marine scientists on this collaborative paper, […]
HOW MARINE WILDLIFE CAN COEXIST WITH OFFSHORE WIND
Towards the end of last month, OSC’s managing director, Dr Victoria Todd was interviewed by April Reese, at Scientific American, on her thoughts about how marine life can coexist with offshore wind projects. Climate change is a major stressor which has already begun to show the devastating effects it is having on communities and ecosystems […]