Symposium announcement: The AMPOD-project SYMPOSIUM In the expansion of regenerative energy the offshore-wind farms take up a special relevance. Locations at sea benefit from a unique availability of wind energy, making them an attractive platform for the installation of wind energy farms. However, construction and operation of a wind farm has an influence on the marine environment. Therefore applicants for wind farm constructions in German waters are committed by the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) to conduct an environmental impact study by regulations outlined in the standard investigation concept (StUK). Amongst others, the StUK is describing how to investigate the habitat use of harbour porpoises with the help of acoustic data loggers, the porpoise detectors (PODs). These devices register echolocation click sounds of porpoises, which are used for orientation and foraging as well as for communication. The AMPOD-project “Application and analysis methods for the deployment of T-PODs in environmental impact studies for wind farms: Comparability and development of standard methods” aimed for developing standard methods and guidelines for the application of PODs in static acoustic monitoring (SAM) programs in environmental impact studies (EIS) for wind farms. The influences of technical as well as environmental parameters on the data gained were investigated with calibration and field trials. Furthermore, different analysis methods were compared. This knowledge helps for a better interpretability and comparability of results obtained in SAM studies. Cooperation with Danish, British and German institutes involved in SAM studies, mainly with regards to offshore wind farm EIS, gave a great opportunity to establish standard methods for conducting static acoustic monitoring. The symposium presents the results of the AMPOD-project and of recent POD-applications in SAM projects. Furthermore a draft version of a brochure will be presented, giving guidelines on how to conduct SAM with PODs and proposing a standard procedure for POD application and data analysis. The proposals given in the draft brochure will be discussed with the symposium participants to approve the suggested guidelines. The AMPOD-project is funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature conservation and Nuclear Safety due to a decision of the German Bundestag. Dates: 28.10. – 29.10.2009 Location: OZEANEUM, Stralsund, Germany Organizer: German Oceanographic Museum Registration fee: 80 Euro Registration deadline: 04.10.2009 Contact: Dr. Ursula Verfuss E-Mail: ursula.verfuss@meeresmuseum.de Phone: +49 (0)3831/2650-390 Programme Wednesday 28.10.2009 13:45 – 14:30 Registration 14:30 Opening remarks Dr. Harald Benke, Director German Oceanographic Museum, Germany 14:40 The StUK and its evaluation Dr. Klaus Lucke FTZ Westküste, University of Kiel, Germany 15:20 The AMPOD-project - aims and outcomes Dr. Ursula Verfuß German Oceanographic Museum, Germany 16:00 Coffee break 16:30 AMPOD-outcome: Acoustic properties of SAM-devices Michael Dähne German Oceanographic Museum, Germany 17:10 AMPOD-outcome: Statistical advice & tools Sven Adler German Oceanographic Museum,Germany 17:50 Monitoring abundance by acoustic methods Dr. Jakob Tougaard National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Denmark 20:00 Buffet Thursday 29.10.2009 09:00 Effects of pile driving activities measured with SAM Ansgar Diederichs BioConsult-SH, Germany 09:40 Using SAM to monitor the effect of human activities Line Kyhn National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Denmark 10:20 Porpoises and PODS, investigating anthropogenic activities in Dutch waters Dr. Tamara van Polanen Petel Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem, The Netherlands 11:00 Coffee break 11:30 Presentation and discussion of the draft guidelines-brochure Dr. Ursula Verfuß German Oceanographic Museum 13:00 Closing remarks Additional Information: http://www.stralsund.de http://www.meeresmuseum.de http://www.ozeaneum.de Suggested accommodations: Steigenberger Hotel Baltic**** Phone: +49 (0) 3831/2040 Address: Frankendamm 22 18439 Stralsund http://www.steigenberger.com/aw/Steigenberger_Hotel_Baltic/~chkp/ Special prices by order until 1. 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