The Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) Team is pleased to announce that it will again facilitate a free, four-part webinar series on underwater sound. Topics covered will include Underwater Radiated Noise, UN Ocean Decade, Multibeam Echosounders (MBES), and Impulsive Sound and Offshore Wind. All topics will touch on marine mammals in some aspect.

Each webinar will run approximately 60 minutes in length and will consist of a presentation by one or more experts followed by a period of facilitated discussion. The webinar series is open to all interested individuals; however, registration is required. For a registration link and other details, please visit the 2024 Webinar Series page on the DOSITS website: 2024 Webinar Series – Discovery of Sound in the Sea (dosits.org).

The first webinar in the 2024 series will take place on April 24, 2024, at 12 pm EST. The webinar titled Underwater Radiated Noise from Vessels (SATURN) features Johann Bosschers from the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) and Christ de Jong from the Acoustics and Sonar Research Group, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). This webinar, and others in the 2024 series, will be hosted via Zoom and streamed live on YouTube. Participants can ask questions through either platform. All webinars will be recorded, and the webinar recordings will be available on the DOSITS website (and on Vimeo).

DOSITS will again offer a free Certificate of Professional Development in association with the 2024 Underwater Acoustics Webinar Series. For certificate requirements and other details, please visit the 2024 DOSITS Webinar Series page (link above).

Questions? = Please contact the DOSITS Team at Dositswebinar@etal.uri.edu.