Dear Colleagues, Please consider submitting an abstract to the 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting session: <https://agu.confex.com/agu/osm20/prelim.cgi/Session/84757>ME09 Exploring and Characterizing Deep and Coastal Ocean Soundscapes <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/scientific-sessions/#me>. Abstracts <https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/abstract-guidelines/> will be accepted until September 15 at 11:59 pm EDT. Please share this announcement with other interested colleagues and students. Apologies for cross-posting and let us know if you have any questions. The session description is below: The ocean is vast, sparsely charted, deep and underexplored. The physical properties of the ocean enable sound waves to propagate and be detected over very long, at times even ocean basin-scale distances. Marine soundscape studies can therefore often provide unique insight into the many biological, geological, physical, and anthropogenic processes at work within the ocean. For example, many marine animals, from shrimp to whales, use sound to communicate and assess their environment. Major storms, the breakup of ice sheets, submarine volcanism and ocean floor seismicity can all be studied by tracking the unique sound signatures associated with these phenomena. In 2020, the economic slow-down associated with the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in decreased ship traffic worldwide, leading to a truly unprecedented ocean “quieting” event that may provide new insight into anthropogenic noise and its impacts on marine life. This session aims to explore the holistic use of sound to explore and characterize deep and coastal ocean sound sources, levels and propagation conditions, and assess human-made sound impacts on marine ecosystems. Your conveners, Adrienne Copeland (NOAA Ocean Exploration; adrienne.copeland@noaa.gov) Bob Dziak (NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab; robert.p.dziak@noaa.gov) Ana Sirovic (Norwegian University of Science and Technology; ana.sirovic@ntnu.no) DelWayne R Bohnenstiehl (North Carolina State University; drbohnen@ncsu.edu)