Marine Mammal Observer & Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook
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. Today, OSC are celebrating the publication of their new book, the Marine […]
Dredging impacts on marine mammals
We recently had our review paper ‘A review of impacts of marine dredging activities on marine mammals’ accepted for publication in ICES Journal of Marine Science. Marine dredging is an excavation activity carried out worldwide by many industries. Concern about the impact dredging has on marine life, including marine mammals (cetaceans, pinnipeds and sirenians) exists, […]
Marine mammals of Scotland
On 22nd and 23rd March we attended Dunbar SciFest (http://dunbarscifest.org.uk/). Our stall, located inside the marquee, focused on marine mammals of Scotland. More specifically, what you can see and where. We had information leaflets, colouring in, a quiz, and a life size model of a harbour porpoise. Thanks to everyone who visited us and gave […]
Marine mammals and anthropogenic sound
In light of our up and coming Dunbar Science Club workshop, ‘Communication in marine mammals’, it seems appropriate to address the topic of marine mammals and noise. Marine mammals rely on sound to survive, using it to navigate, explore, hunt, communicate, locate lost conspecifics and find mates. The ocean is a noisy environment, filled with both […]