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Colleagues,
The Washington DC Chapter
of the Acoustical Society of America is pleased to announce our next
chapter meeting! Enjoy an Invited Lecture 'Marine Mammals and Noise!
When: Wednesday, May 2, 2008
Invited Lecture 'Marine Mammals and Noise: Scientific Applications
and Perspectives on a Contentious (and misrepresented) Issue” by
Brandon
L. Southall, Ph.D., Director, NOAA Ocean Acoustics Program
The issue of anthropogenic sound and its potential effects on marine
life has become a visible and rather contentious issue. Essentially
all of the public focus, legal challenge, and much of the research
effort
on this matter has centered (with some justification) on the range
of possible impacts from military sonar systems. However, an objective
scientific
assessment of this issue reveals a host of broader issues that merit
consideration and investigation. This presentation will consider the
current state of scientific information, how uncertainty in key areas
is fueling debate and disagreement, and future challenges in policies
and regulations regarding sound-producing activities in the ocean,
with particular emphasis on scientific applications to inform these
societal
choices. Specific attention will be given to a multinational study
to investigate marine mammal responses to active sonar and other
sounds
being conducted at the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation
Center (AUTEC) in the Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas (see: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/acoustics/brs-07.htm).
The speaker is the principal investigator for this study, which includes
researchers from the University of St. Andrews, Bahamas Marine Mammal
Research Organization, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Cornell
University, Duke University, Marine Acoustics, Inc., NATO Undersea
Research Center, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and others.
Dr. B.L. Southall Biography
Where:
Parsons Auditorium
Lobby 1 (Main Lobby)
Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory
11100 Johns Hopkins Rd.
Laurel, Maryland
Directions & Maps:
http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/visitor/visitorguide.html
Agenda:
6:30pm Social (Complimentary food and beverages!)
7:00pm Lecture
7:45pm Q&A
9:00pm Discussions
(Q&A)
Attendance and parking
are FREE! Feel free to forward this invitation and invite others. Students
welcomed! ASA membership is not required to attend!
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