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IAGC'S DR. GISINER &

COMPTON PRESENT

AT OCEANOISE2017

IAGC EAME Consultant Ross Compton presents keynote
address at OceaNoise2017.

r. Bob Gisiner, IAGC's Director of Marine Environment - Science and
Biology, gave two invited talks at the OceaNoise2017 Conference in
DBarcelona, Spain in May. In his talk on the industry's priorities for
metrics and standards, Dr. Gisiner discussed the important contributions
to the standards of practice for health and safety that have been established
for the industry, which include IAGC's Joint Position Paper on Sound and
Marine Life and Recommended Mitigation Practices, the Protected Species
Observer (PSO) guidance, Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) guidance,
and work with the International Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) and the Sound
and Marine Life Joint Industry Program (SML JIP).

His second talk addressed the variety of models that have been developed
for assessing the potential effects of sound on marine life and the options for
addressing uncertainties regarding unrealistic model outcomes. He provided
some options for increasing model realism and discussed the implications
for improved tracking of sources of uncertainty. Dr. Gisiner also presented
on mitigation and monitoring developments.

IAGC EAME consultant Ross Compton presented the Invited Keynote
Presentation for OceaNoise2017. Compton's presentation, "The
Environmental Aspects of Acoustic Geophysical Surveys: An Industry
Perspective," discussed how the geophysical industry remains committed
to the independent scientific investigation of this issue and to mitigating
environmental risks when such risks are supported by reasonable evidence.
Compton reviewed some of the physics and practices of marine geophysical
operations and discussed the complex sound sources used in geophysical
surveys.

OceaNoise is a biennial conference that brings together international leading
experts in noise measurement, modeling and mapping, marine ecosystems
physiological and behavioral effects as well as regulation and mitigation
procedures. It also works to foster a dynamic exchange of the latest findings
in the field of ocean sound to assist in providing ocean users with the best
scientific knowledge and technical solutions to address operational and
environmental issues.

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