We are proud to announce the official launch of OSC Publishing House®, our dedicated publishing division established to advance knowledge sharing across the marine, environmental, and offshore sectors. We are launching the imprint with our flagship title, the Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook II.
Written by our co-founders, Dr. Victoria L.G. Todd and Ian B. Todd, this landmark second edition arrives 11 years after we released the original handbook. We have substantially expanded and extensively revised the new volume to capture more than a decade of technological innovation, developments in offshore operations, and changes to international legislation, guidance, and regulatory frameworks. It provides practitioners with a comprehensive and up-to-date reference for marine mammal observation and passive acoustic monitoring in today’s rapidly evolving marine industry.
‘When we published the first edition over a decade ago, our goal was to establish a clear, standardised benchmark for offshore marine mammal mitigation.
The offshore sector has transformed rapidly since then with new detection tools like FLIR, SONAR, and drones, alongside emerging sectors like floating wind and deep-sea mining. We expanded this edition to 562 pages to give observers, operators, and regulators an exhaustive, practical manual built on real-world field experience.
Launching OSC Publishing House gives us the independence to publish dedicated marine science literature, and we are thrilled that our November 2026 training attendees will be the very first in the world to receive an author-signed second edition.’
Dr. Victoria L.G. Todd, Co-Founder and Managing Director
We have designed the Handbook to remain the definitive resource for MMOs, PAM operators, environmental leads, and regulatory agencies. Key additions include:
- We have expanded our coverage of Forward-Looking InfraRed (FLIR), RAdio Detection And Ranging (RADAR), SOund Navigation And Ranging (SONAR), and drone monitoring techniques;
- We have updated our protocols for fixed and floating offshore wind, deep-sea mining, micro-piling, and seismic surveys; and
- We provide step-by-step guidance on PAMGuard software setup, acoustic theory, data collection, and offshore living.
Participants in our upcoming professional MMO and/or PAM training sessions will be the very first to receive a physical signed copy of the new Handbook, which we will provide free as part of the course registration package. Further course details and registration are available at www.osc.co.uk/training.
From our headquarters in Dunbar, Scotland, we work internationally as a recognised marine science consultancy specialising in underwater noise, marine fauna mitigation, aquaculture, environmental assessment, and offshore decommissioning studies.
We have set the book’s Recommended Retail Price (RRP) at £65, and it is available worldwide through Amazon. We also offer a limited number of signed editions directly from the authors via www.marinemammalobserverhandbook.com. Discounts are available for bulk orders of five or more copies upon request.
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