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OSC report on Hector’s and Māui dolphins available online
Ocean Science Consulting NZ (Asia-Pacific) Limited (OSC-NZ) recently collaborated with colleagues at JASCO Applied Sciences (JASCO) and Cawthron Institute (New Zealand) to write a detailed literature review (Lucke et al., 2019) of potential non-fishing threats faced by Hector’s (Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori) and Māui dolphin (C. h. maui). The review was commissioned by Department of Conservation […]
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. […]
MMO & PAM Handbook dubbed as a bible for the industry
Second edition now available. This post refers to the first edition, published in 2015. The second edition of the Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook was published by OSC Publishing House® in September 2026: find out more and order a copy. Written by OSC’s Dr Victoria Todd, Ian Todd, Jane (Gardiner) Warley and […]
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 […]
OSC attend New Zealand Petroleum Conference 2016
This week Ian and Victoria Todd and Erica Chapman attended the New Zealand Petroleum Conference, held in Auckland between 20-22nd March. More information about the conference is available here, www.petroleumconference.nz. All three presented at the conference, with a photograph below of Ian and Erica presenting their talk entitled ‘’Enhancing oil & gas exploration activities with […]
Decommissioning & Abandonment Summit, Houston 2016
The 8th Annual Decommissioning & Abandonment Summit, is taking place currently (23-25 February 2016) in Houston, Texas (www.decomworld.com/decommissioning). Whilst not attending the conference in person, Dr Victoria Todd has put together a video that discusses OSC’s 12-year on-going research program on marine mammals and decommissioning in the North Sea. Subsea structures host marine communities, and […]
Melanie Orr appointed Director of OSC-NZ
OSC-NZ is pleased to announce that Melanie Orr (www.melanieorr.co.nz) has been appointed as a Director of OSC-NZ, the Asia-Pacific branch of Ocean Science Consulting. She joins Ian Todd, Victoria Todd and Erica (Morrin) Chapman on the board. Along with completing day-to-day business activities, Melanie is the main New Zealand-based contact for OSC-NZ.
Erica & Jane become shareholders of OSC-NZ
We are happy to announce that Erica (Morrin) Chapman and Jane (Gardiner) Warley have recently become shareholders of OSC-NZ. Both Erica and Jane got married this year, Erica in June to Peter and Jane to Dave in October, and both the received the shares as a wedding present.