OSC article in Hydro International magazine
Following the publication of our fish vocalization paper in PLOS ONE (Soundscape and fish passive acoustic monitoring around a North Sea gas-production platform in the Dogger Bank – OSC), a more general article has been written for the magazine Hydro International, discussing the observations made around the A18 platform in the North Sea.
New publication: A Duck’s beak with porpoise: Sightings of cetaceans during and after A 3D seismic survey in the German North Sea
Our latest paper, published in the International Journal of Wildlife and Endangered Species Conservation, describes an interesting data set of marine mammal observations, gathered in 2007 in the Dogger Bank Special Area of Conservation (SAC), during and after the final seismic 3D survey to be undertaken in German waters. Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) were detected […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: ‘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, […]