LIFE AS AN MMO IN SE-ASIA: Part I
Working as a Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) can be exciting, hard work, but most of all, rewarding. Part of the job description requires travel to far stretches of the globe; however, as many of you know, working during a pandemic …
JNCC approved MMO training course
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is pleased to announce that we are now offering Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)-approved Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) training courses.
JNCC-certified MMOs comply with UK regulations to minimise the risk of injury and disturbance to
Second wave of fish and invertebrate colonisation of an offshore petroleum platform
OSC is pleased to announce publication of our article Characterising the second wave of fish and invertebrate colonisation of an offshore petroleum platform (Todd et al., 2021) in the scientific peer-reviewed journal ICES Journal of Marine Science. This …
DECOMMISSIONING: WHY A NET ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT ANALYSIS BASED COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT (NEBA-CA) APPROACH IS THE FUTURE
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) has been working with Environmental Planning Specialists Inc. (EPS), part of the Montrose Environmental Group, to investigate environmental impacts of decommissioning operations and address associated environmental challenges. This exciting collaboration allows OSC’s clients to …
Latest publication on Proximate underwater soundscape of a North Sea offshore petroleum exploration jack-up drilling rig in the Dogger Bank
4th January 2021
OSC is pleased to announce our latest publication, Proximate underwater soundscape of a North Sea offshore petroleum exploration jack-up drilling rig in the Dogger Bank, (Todd et al., 2020b) published in the peer-reviewed Journal …
Introducing OSC’s Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Survey Wing
OSC is pleased to announce the launch of their Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) survey wing. After years of professional analysis of ROV-collected footage for commercial and scientific purposes, which have led to a number of peer-reviewed publications, OSC is …
OSC presentation on ROV-based research at MASTS 2020
OSC staff were excited to attend the 10th Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) Annual Science Meeting, which was held online between 5–9 October. MASTS 2020 was centred around major innovations in the field of marine …
Publication of our article on binning-based inter-click interval data of free-ranging harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
OSC is pleased to announce publication of the article Presentation of binning-based inter-click interval data from passive acoustic monitoring of free-ranging harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) (Ruffert et al., 2020) in the peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration …
OSC’s newest publication on ‘Underwater Visual Records of Marine Megafauna Around Offshore Anthropogenic Structures’ has been released today
We are pleased to announce publication of our newest 2020 paper entitled: ‘Underwater Visual Records of Marine Megafauna Around Offshore Anthropogenic Structures’, in a special issue titled ‘Seafloor heterogeneity: artificial structures and marine ecosystem dynamics’ of the peer-reviewed …
Publication of our article on enhancing industrial Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for scientific purposes
OSC is pleased to announce publication of the article Enhancing the scientific value of industry Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) in our oceans (McLean et al., 2020) in a special issue titled ‘Seafloor heterogeneity: artificial structures and marine ecosystem dynamics’ …
