The Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) Team has announced that it is again facilitating a free, four-part webinar series on underwater sound. Topics covered in 2023 include natural underwater sound, extreme sounds (natural and anthropogenic), the potential impacts of underwater sound associated with vessels (Saturn Project), and how animals (marine mammals, fishes, and even humans) may use ambient sound. 

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. All webinars are presented in Zoom and via a YouTube stream. Post webinar recordings will also be available on the DOSITS website.

Register Now for the 3rd 2023 Discovery of Sound in the Sea Webinar:

Marine Mammals and Vessel Noise: Exposure, Impacts and Potential Solutions

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 12:00pm EDT

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marine-mammals-and-vessel-noise-exposure-impacts-and-potential-solutions-registration-715437481767?aff=oddtdtcreator

This webinar will summarize current work on the exposure and impacts of vessel noise on marine mammals and discuss potential solutions.

PD Certificate

DOSITS will offer a Certificate of Professional Development in association with the 2023 Underwater Acoustics Webinar Series. There are no fees associated with this certificate. 

See the DOSITS 2023 webpage for more information (https://dosits.org/decision-makers/webinar-series/2023-webinar/).

Questions? Please contact the DOSITS Team at dositswebinar@uri.edu.

The Ocean Governance project was initiated by the European Commission to contribute to European Union (EU) objectives on international ocean governance and to the delivery of EU global commitments regarding sustainable development, climate change and biodiversity protection.

The project is being implemented by a consortium of partners including GOPA International Consultants, B&S Europe and WWF Indonesia.

The conference will be hosted in Spain in September 2023.

To learn more, click here.

The Marine Mammal Twinning, part of the EU-funded Ocean Governance project, invites you to join a webinar, in collaboration with the Regional Activity Centre for the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife for the Wider Caribbean Region (SPAW-RAC) and Caribbean Marine Megafauna and Anthropogenic Activities (CAMAC) Project. The webinar will introduce the Marine Mammals Management Toolkit as an innovative tool for the effective management of marine mammals in and around MPAs across the Caribbean.

The Webinar will be hosted 20th September 2023, 10:00 ET

To register, click the “Learn more” link below, or click here.

The Marine Mammal Twinning, creators of the Marine Mammals Management Toolkit, is pleased to host an online “Marine Mammals Knowledge Exchange” with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) as part of the Marine Mammal Twinning’s Final Partner’s Workshop 2023. The Knowledge Exchange is open to all, and please register using the link below.  

Join us for an afternoon of rich discussion around some of the key threats facing marine mammals and the solutions implemented by SBNMS and other Marine Protected Areas around the world.

The Knowledge Exchange will be hosted 18th October 2023, 13:30 (UTC -4)

To register, click the “Learn more” link below, or click here.

The Marine Mammal Twinning is pleased to announce its upcoming Final Partners’ Workshop that will be hosted at Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary HQ in Scituate, Massachusetts from the 16-18 October 2023. The aim of the workshop will be to review the achievements and accomplishments of the Marine Mammal Twinning while holding discussions around the potential legacy of the project. 

Logistical information will be provided shortly (including a possible field trip).

To find out more, click here.

The Marine Mammal Twinning, part of the EU-funded Ocean Governance project, invites you to join a webinar, in collaboration with The North American Marine Protected Areas Network (NAMPAN). The webinar will introduce the Marine Mammals Management Toolkit as an innovative tool for effectively managing marine mammals in and around MPAs across North America.

The Webinar will be hosted 11th October 2023, 13:00 EST

To register, click the “Learn more” link below, or click here.

The Marine Mammal Twinning, part of the EU-funded Ocean Governance Project, is pleased to host a webinar in collaboration with The Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), and the North-East Asian Marine Protected Areas Network (NEAMPAN) – North-East Asian Sub-Regional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC). The webinar will introduce the Marine Mammals Management Toolkit (developed by the Marine Mammal Twinning under the EU-funded Ocean Governance Project) as an innovative tool for the effective management of marine mammals in and around MPAs across the East Asian seas.

The Marine Mammals Management Toolkit is an online resource designed to help MPA managers and practitioners to better incorporate marine mammals into MPA management plans. It contains 4 components (Factsheets, Self-Assessment Tool (SAT), Good Practices and Community of Practice). It will provide MPA managers with tools and resources to support marine mammal management and conservation.

The Webinar will be hosted 29th November 2023, 13:00 (UTC +7)

To register, click the “Learn more” link below, or click here.

The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Marine Mammal Commission will be held November 14-15 in Washington, D.C., celebrating 50 years of the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act and drawing attention to national marine mammal science and management issues. This meeting will use case studies of threatened and endangered marine mammals to explore national-level issues related to stock assessment, health surveillance and other management needs in a changing climate. The meeting will be public and open to all.

Virtual participation will be possible through a Zoom Webinar, with details to be released prior to the meeting.

The workshop will be hosted at the 76th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.

This workshop aims to bring together the CAMAC partners and other Caribbean stakeholders working on fisheries, megafauna conservation, and environmental education, to discuss and validate the major outputs of CAMAC phase 1. These outputs (review of available information, partnership building and identification of protocols and needs for phase 2) will first be presented and the attendees will then split into 4 thematic round tables to discuss and validate the protocols for phase 2.

For more information, click here.

English:

The Marine Mammal Twinning, part of the EU-funded Ocean Governance Project, is pleased to host a webinar in collaboration with the Abidjan Convention and the Regional Partnership for the Conservation of the Coastal and Marine Zone (PRCM). The webinar will introduce the Marine Mammals Management Toolkit, an innovative tool for effectively managing marine mammals in and around MPAs.

The Marine Mammals Management Toolkit is an online resource designed to help MPA managers and practitioners to better incorporate marine mammals into MPA management plans. It contains 4 components (Factsheets, Self-Assessment Tool (SAT), Good Practices and Community of Practice). It will provide MPA managers with tools and resources to support marine mammal management and conservation.

Francais:

Le jumelage de mammifères marins, qui fait part du projet de gouvernance des océans financé par l’Union européenne, a le plaisir d’organiser un webinaire en collaboration avec le Secrétariat de la convention d’Abidjan et le Partenariat Régional pour la Conservation de la zone côtière et Marine (PRCM).

Le webinaire présentera la boîte à outils de gestion des mammifères marins (développée par jumelage de mammifères marins) en tant qu’outil innovant pour une gestion efficace des mammifères marins dans et autour des AMP. L’objectif de la boite à outils est de contribuer à renforcer les capacités techniques des gestionnaires d’AMP en partageant connaissances, expertises et bonnes pratiques.

Afin de guider une gestion efficace des mammifères marins et de soutenir les gestionnaires d’AMP, la boîte à outils de gestion des mammifères marins contient quatre éléments clés : des fiches d’information ; Outil d’auto-évaluation (SAT) ; bonnes pratiques et une communauté de pratique.

The Webinar will be hosted 2nd November 2023, 13:00 (UTC)

To register, click the “Learn more” link below, or click here.

The Marine Mammal Twinning, part of the EU-funded Ocean Governance Project, is pleased to host a webinar in collaboration with The Regional Organisation for the Conservation of the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden. The webinar will introduce the Marine Mammals Management Toolkit (developed by the Marine Mammal Twinning under the EU-funded Ocean Governance Project) as an innovative tool for the effective management of marine mammals in and around MPAs across the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

The Webinar will be hosted 1st November 2023, 13:00 (UTC +3)

To register, click the “Learn more” link below, or click here.