Dear MARMAM
Colleagues,
We are pleased to
announce that our book is now available for pre-order:
Todd, VLG, Todd, IB,
Gardiner, JC, and Morrin, ECN (2014): 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.
The book is
available now for pre-order from the links below. If ordering from
Pelagic Publishing before the 31st March, enter this
coupon code (MMOP20) to receive a 20% pre-publication discount.
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
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Jane Gardiner
Research Assistant
Ocean Science Consulting Ltd
Spott Road
Dunbar, East Lothian
Scotland
EH42 1RR
T: +44 (0)1368 865 722
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