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Ongoing beta-testing of PAMguard
Last year Ocean Science Consulting agreed to help the PAMguard team (www.pamguard.org) with their ongoing development project to improve the functionality of PAMguard for undertaking small cetacean survey work. The PAMguard team have just built a new installer and have … Continue reading
Advisors to the New Zealand Government
Ocean Science Consulting staff have been advising the New Zealand Government on guidelines for Passive Acoustic Monitoring of cetaceans (www.doc.govt.nz). “The New Zealand government is currently reviewing guidance for minimising acoustic disturbance to marine mammals from seismic survey operations, and … Continue reading
Season kicks off
Ocean Science Consulting’s field season kicked-off unusually early, with unprecedented demand for services and personnel. Staff were also busy during Christmas and New Year, with projects on sound level and frequency measurement of conductor hammering from exploration drilling rigs, Marine … Continue reading
Ocean Science Consulting acquires new premises
Ocean Science Consulting recently acquired new business premises at Spott Road, Dunbar, in the south east of Scotland, beside the North Sea coast. The new premises comprise offices, >600 m2 warehouse facilities, and 2.3 acres of land, at the heart … Continue reading
Ocean Science Consulting acquires research vessel
Ocean Science Consulting has acquired an 8m survey vessel called “Porpoise”, which is Marine Coastguard Agency (MCA) coded to Category Three (20 miles from any safe haven day or night) for a crew of seven. Porpoise is ideal for coastal … Continue reading
Galapagos conservation
Dr. Todd gives fund-raising talk for Galapagos conservation in Cambridge alongside her old friends, Galapagos native and Director of Technical Assistance, Felipe Cruz and Dr Sarah Darwin, Charles Darwin’s great-great grand-daughter. View article
Office Rennovations
OSC’s offices are currently being refurbished – painting, lighting, new floors, new furniture, new restrooms etc – so perhaps the personnel will be invited to a “house-warming” party with drinks on the Directors…
High Demand
OSC’s busiest field-season is well under way, and our Marine Mammal Observers (MMOs), Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) Operators and hydrophone equipment is currently deployed on several international projects…which corner of the globe next is anyone’s guess.
Recruitment Campaign
OSC has completed a very successful recruitment campaign, which attracted >400 applicants! The interview panel is still recovering from exhaustion…but another recruitment campaign is planned in the near-future. Watch this space (also on Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Digg) and we … Continue reading
Capital Equipment Investment
OSC has invested heavily in state-of-the-art Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) and other technologies, including PODs and towed hydrophone arrays, to satisfy increased demand and multi-platform projects.
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