Dear MARMAM
Colleagues,
We are pleased to
announce that
our book is out now:
Todd, VLG, Todd, IB,
Gardiner,
JC, and Morrin, ECN (2015): Marine Mammal Observer and Passive
Acoustic
Monitoring handbook. Pelagic Publishing Ltd, UK.
The ‘Marine Mammal
Observer and
Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook’ is the ultimate instruction
manual for
mitigation measures to minimise man-made acoustical and physical
disturbances
to marine mammals from industrial and defence activities.
Based on more than
two decades of
offshore experience, and a decade of supplying MMO and PAM
services (commercial
and scientific), the Handbook is a long-overdue reference guide
that seeks to
improve standards worldwide for marine operations such as seismic
and drilling
exploration, wind farm piling, civil engineering, dredging,
rock-dumping, and
hydrographical surveys. By popular request, this manual will also
form an accompaniment
to MMO and PAM courses.
The Handbook
consolidates all
aspects of this discipline into one easily accessible resource, to
educate all
stakeholders (e.g. MMOs, PAM operators, suppliers, recruitment
agencies,
clients, contractors, regulators, NGOs, consultants, scientists,
academia and
media), regardless of experience.
Topics include
worldwide legislation,
compliance, anthropogenic noise sources and potential effects,
training, offshore
life, visual and acoustic monitoring (theory and practice), marine
mammal distribution,
hearing and vocalisations, and report writing.
Advice is provided
on
implementing sensible and practical mitigation techniques,
appropriate
technologies, data collection, client and regulator liaison, and
project
kick-off meetings.
A foreword is
provided by Dr
Phillip J. Clapham.
Pelagic publishing:
http://www.pelagicpublishing.com/the-marine-mammal-observer-and-passive-acoustic-monitoring-handbook.html
NHBS: http://www.nhbs.com/the_marine_mammal_observer_and_passive_acoustic_monitoring_tefno_193944.html
Kind Regards,
Jane Gardiner