QUIETING WORKSHOP ONE
Practical Approaches for Reducing Ocean Noise Associated with Offshore
Renewable Energy Development
Presentations
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM ET
Theme: Local to global
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Baseline Monitoring with Wildlife Conservation Society with Howard Rosenbaum
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Noise mitigation engineering solutions with Michael Bellman
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Wildlife and Offshore Wind with Doug Nowacek
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New Risk Assessment Methods with Brandon Southall
Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Theme: Synthesis assessment with actionable solutions
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Noise mitigation and management lessons learned
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Pairing noise monitoring and mitigation requirements for ongoing developments of noise management
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Creating action items
March 1, 2022
Ocean Quieting Workshop One: ‘Practical Approaches for Reducing Ocean Noise Associated with Offshore Renewable Energy Development’ intends to foster a productive setting for stakeholders across international governing bodies, industry leaders, non- governmental organizations, and academia to debate, break down barriers, and ultimately develop data-informed and technologically advanced solutions that fit within a realistic business model and continue to benefit a sustainable blue economy. The focal topics of this workshop includes lessons learned from different projects and experiences and pairing monitoring and mitigation requirements for ongoing developments in science and research. This workshop culminates by identifying and proposing opportunities for actionable next steps.
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Quieting Workshop One: Practical Approaches for Reducing Ocean Noise Associated with Offshore Renewable Energy Development
PRESENTERS OF WORKSHOP ONE
The presentations will give the audience a perspective on the local to global context
HOWARD ROSENBAUM
Senior Conservation Scientist and Director, Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS)
Rosenbaum will share details about how Wildlife Conservation Society utilizes baseline monitoring as a tool to approach reducing ocean noise associated with offshore renewable energy development.
PANELISTS OF WORKSHOP ONE
The discussion will focus on synthesis assessment with actionable solutions
HEATHER SPENCE
Marine Science Advisor
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO)
JILL LEWANDOWSKI
Chief, Division of Environmental Assessment
U.S. Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM)
LEILA HATCH
Marine Ecologist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
SONIA MENDES
Senior Science Advisor
U.K. Joint Nature Conservation Committee
DOMINIC TOLLIT
Senior Research Scientist
SMRU Consulting
LAURA MORSE
Environmental Manager
Ørsted
KOEN BROKER
Environmental Manager
Shell Renewables
RUTH PERRY
Marine Scientist and Regulatory Policy Specialist
Shell
KATIE MOORE
Deputy Vice President of Animal Rescue
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
RACHEL ASANTE-OWUSU
Program Manager
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
MICHAEL JASNY
Director, Marine Mammal Protection Project, Nature Program
Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC)
CHRISTOPHER CLARK
Senior Scientist
Cornell University, Lab of Ornithology, Bioacoustics Research Program
MICHAEL STOCKER
Executive Director
Ocean Conservation Research
AARON RICE
Science Director
Cornell University, Lab of Ornithology, Bioacoustics Research Program
JENNIFER AMARAL
Senior Engineer
Marine Acoustics, Inc.
LOUIS LEDERWASCH
Senior Engineer
Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE