****apologies for cross postings**** The *Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS)* <http://www.dosits.org> Team is pleased to announce that it will again facilitate a *free*, *four-part webinar series on underwater sound* for regulators, decision makers, public affairs officers, industry representatives, other members of the international regulatory community, and others interested in underwater acoustics. Each webinar is scheduled for approximately 60 minutes and will consist of one, focused presentation (topics listed below), followed by a period of facilitated discussion. Prior to each webinar, an outline of the presentation, with links to relevant background content on DOSITS, will be made available. *Participants are encouraged to review these outlines, as well as archived DOSITS webinars <https://dosits.org/decision-makers/webinar-series/>, prior to each webinar.* All webinars will be recorded and archived on the DOSITS website (Decision Makers Webinars <https://dosits.org/decision-makers/webinar-series/>). New to this year, the DOSITS Team will be *offering a certificate of professional development, or the like*, in accordance with webinar participation and other activities. Details on this is forthcoming, and will be shared with those registered for the webinar series. The first two webinars of this four-part series will take place in May and June 2020; subsequent webinars will take place in fall 2020. - *Review of NMFS Regulatory Approach to Underwater Noise, Tues., May 19, 2020 at 12pm EDT* - Jolie Harrison – Permits and Conservation Division, NMFS Office of Protected Resources - *Fundamentals of Underwater Sound, Tues., June 2, 2020 at 12pm EDT* - Tracianne Neilsen – Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University *Interested individuals must register in advance for these webinars. * *To register please visit: **https://dosits.org/decision-makers/webinar-series/2020-webinar-series/ <https://dosits.org/decision-makers/webinar-series/2020-webinar-series/>.* To learn more about this webinar series or to view previous webinars, please visit the DOSITS webpage, https://dosits.org/decision-makers/webinar-series/. Associated webinars conducted in 2019, 2018, and 2015 and 2016, and their resources, have been archived here. Questions? Please contact Holly Morin at holly_morin@uri.edu. ****************** Holly Morin Marine Biologist/Education Specialist URI/GSO/ISC (401) 874-6414 holly_morin@uri.edu