Forwarded from Brandon Southall :
To all interested parties,
NOAA's Ocean Acoustics Program is hosting an international symposium on
1-2 May in Silver Spring, MD, entitled "Potential Application of
Vessel-Quieting Technology on Large Commercial Vessels". The
announcement of the symposium and a detailed, nearly-final agenda for
the meeting is now available on the program website:
<http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/acoustics/shipnoise.htm> The symposium has
been developed around the following specific objectives:
Specify rationale and explicit target levels for quieting for
vessels of various classes; consider how targets may vary in different
geographical areas.
Determine (to the extent possible) whether known/existing
vessel-quieting technologies used in other applications have the
potential to achieve these goals for large commercial vessels.
Determine (to the extent possible) the likely costs and any
tangible benefits associated with the application of the various
technologies on existing ships (retrofitting) and in vessel construction.
Produce a formal report summarizing progress on the above
objectives; synthesize findings into a "menu" format of the feasibility,
costs, and benefits of various vessel-quieting options in different
geographical areas.
The symposium is open to the public and registration is free. If you
are interested in attending, please see the above website for specific
details regarding logistics. Also, if you have not already, please send
an email to so we will have a record of your
interest in attending and can provide you additional information before
and after the meeting.
Thank you,
Brandon Southall
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Brandon L. Southall, Ph.D.
Director, NOAA Ocean Acoustics Program
National Marine Fisheries Service
Office of Science and Technology
1315 East West Hwy, SSMC III #12539
Silver Spring, MD 20910-6233
301-713-2363 x163 (office)
301-713-1875 (FAX)
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/acoustics/
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