Publication: Measurements of underwater conductor hammering noise: compliance with the German UBA limit and relevance to the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
A study by OSC has found the underwater Sound Exposure Level (SEL) produced from drill-rig conductor hammering is within the threshold limit issued by the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA). The study, which was presented at the Euro Noise conference in Maastricht, June, 2015, and written in collaboration with Southampton Solent University, measured underwater noise […]
OSC NZ to participate in 2016 A Community on Ecosystem Services conference in Florida
OSC NZ will be at the 2016 A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES) conference, which is being held in Jacksonville, Florida, USA from 5-9 December. The ACES conference focuses on bringing together decision-making and the science around ecosystem services and sustainability. Dr Victoria Todd, one of our Managing Directors, will participate in the Thursday afternoon discussion session entitled ‘Do offshore oil and […]
OSC to attend A Community on Ecosystem Services 2016 conference in Florida
OSC will be attending the A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES) conference, to be held from 5-9 December 2016 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. The conference focuses on linking science, practice and decision-making around sustainability and ecosystem services. One of our founding Directors, Dr Victoria Todd, will be a panel member in Session 49 on Thursday afternoon, entitled ‘Do […]
Victoria & Ian Todd attend Aquatic Noise 2016 conference in Dublin
The fourth international The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life conference (AN2016), held 10–15 July 2016 in Dublin, Ireland, was attended by Dr Victoria Todd and Ian Todd, two of OSC’s directors. Research on a wide range of topics was presented from academic, industry and regulatory perspectives, leading to interesting exchanges of ideas and discussions. […]
Victoria & Ian Todd attend Aquatic Noise 2016 conference in Dublin
Two of OSC NZ’s directors, Dr Victoria Todd and Ian Todd, recently attended the fourth international The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life conference (AN2016), held in Dublin, Ireland, 10–15 July 2016. The conference covered a broad range of topics related to the central theme of impacts from man-made noise, including research on marine mammal […]
MMO & PAM Handbook dubbed as a bible for the industry
Written by OSC’s Dr Victoria Todd, Ian Todd, Jane (Gardiner) Warley and Erica (Morrin) Chapman, the Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook is the ultimate guide for mitigation measures to minimise man-made acoustical and physical disturbances to marine mammals from industrial and defence activities. It is the first of its kind, the only […]
MMO & PAM Handbook hailed as industry ‘bible’
The Marine Mammal Observer & Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook, written by Dr Victoria Todd, Ian Todd, Jane (Gardiner) Warley and Erica (Morrin) Chapman and drawing on their extensive collective experience working for OSC, has been hailed as a ‘bible’ for the industry in a review published in Marine Mammal Science. The Marine Mammal Observer & Passive […]
Watch Ian & Erica’s presentation at the PEPANZ 2016 conference
Ian Todd and Erica Chapman, both directors of OSC NZ, presented at the recent PEPANZ 2016 conference in Auckland, NZ. Their talk was entitled “Enhancing oil & gas exploration activities with Māori culture and creating career pathways – iwi Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) and Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) training course”. Watch their presentation here (Ian & Erica’s […]
Watch Victoria’s rigs-to-reef talk at the PEPANZ 2016 conference
Victoria Todd, one of our Managing Directors, presented about OSC’s North Sea rigs-to-reef research at the recent PEPANZ 2016 conference, held in Auckland, NZ. She discusses why our findings are important for offshore installations coming to the end of their lifespans as well as why replicating this research in NZ could be important for the Critically-Endangered Maui’s dolphin.
New publication: Meals on wheels? A decade of megafaunal visual and acoustic observations from offshore Oil & Gas rigs and platforms in the North and Irish Seas
OSC’s new paper ‘Meals on wheels? A decade of megafaunal visual and acoustic observations from offshore Oil & Gas rigs and platforms in the North and Irish Seas’ was published by PLoS One this month, and is available to download here. The paper presents a decade of visual and acoustic detections of marine megafauna around […]