Status and Applications of Acoustic Mitigation and Monitoring Systems for Marine Mammals. Workshop Proceedings, November 17-19, 2009, Boston, Massachusetts

摘要

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, announces the availability of a new study report, Status and Applications of Acoustic Mitigation and Monitoring Systems for Marine Mammals: Workshop Proceedings. The objectives of the 2009 Workshop on the Status and Applications of Acoustic Mitigation and Monitoring Systems for Marine Mammals were stated as follows: 'Learn about, discuss and better understand the current status of acoustic hardware and software tools for marine mammal monitoring and mitigation as applied to offshore industries. This will include the capability, applicability, feasibility, availability, cost, and other benefits and limitations of acoustic systems as they pertain to different marine mammal and operational contexts. The discussion will focus on currently available acoustic systems, along with some potentially beneficial applications under development.' Five experts in marine bioacoustics, marine mammal biology and conservation, or industry operations were asked to serve as advisors in planning this workshop and ensuring that it achieved meaningful results. They were Dr. Christopher W. Clark, Cornell University; Dr. William T. Ellison, Marine Acoustics, Inc; Dr. Bill Streever, BP; Dr. Brandon L. Southall, Southall Environmental Associates, Inc. and University of California, Santa Cruz; and Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Wildlife Conservation Society. These experts provided context about the different types of underwater acoustic monitoring technology, regulatory requirements, environmental factors including implications for potential population and ecosystem baselines and impacts, and other related activities so that this workshop would complement previous work.