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OBSERVING OCEAN SOUND

20-22 OCTOBER 2021

EMSO Time Series Conference 2021
“Observing Ocean Sound”

20-22 October 2021, Canary Islands, Spain

This first edition of the EMSO Time Series conference 2021 (EMSO TSC) aims to inform and train the ocean science community on the latest advancements in detecting and monitoring underwater sound for environmental and industrial purposes.

The increasing need to observe and monitor underwater sound for environmental and industrial purposes is faced with the challenge of the vastness of the marine space, the diversity of sound sources and receptors, and the high costs of acquiring representative and useful time-space resolution. This challenge calls for cost-effective solutions that need to address the whole acquisition chain, from sensors to platforms, communication, processing and data delivery. In-situ acoustic data acquisition devices and the processing to deliver meaningful time series data remain costly due to acquisition costs and the need for experts at each stage. Improved methods are needed to respond to legal and overarching international recommendations and prescriptions to reduce the impact of anthropogenic noise on the ocean. The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive asks the Member States to report on the state of underwater noise in their surrounding seas on a regular basis, and at international level the International Quiet Ocean Experiment calls for improvements in our understanding of ocean soundscapes. The Global Ocean Observing System recently adopted ocean sound as an Essential Ocean Variable (EOV), with two sub-variables, sound pressure and sound particle velocity, necessary to characterise ocean sound and potential impacts on marine life.
Underwater sound can also provide cost-efficient information for the assessment of marine mammal populations, the detection of fish reproduction areas, the detection of greenhouse gas seeps from pipelines and deep-sea carbon storage, gasification of methane clathrates, adverse meteorological conditions, detection of low-frequency seismic events, ice-cracking, ocean basin sound-velocity tomography and acoustic communication.

The EMSO TSC 2021 « Observing Ocean Sound » will be held in Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Spain, from 20-22 October 2021*. During this three-day event, there will be plenary and training sessions covering the scope of underwater sound study areas. The conference will be open to scientists of all nations, and financial support can be provided to the promising young researchers to assist participation.

During the conference will be presented the “One Ocean Network for Deep Observation” action endorsed by the United Nations under the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The action proposes a step-change in deep-sea science through connecting inter-/multi-disciplinary observatories and surveying technologies at various sites in the global ocean. The coordination will contribute to integrating knowledge on deep-sea ecosystems functioning under global changes, to advancing hazard mitigation from natural hazards and to engaging citizens with the deep ocean that faces a growing pressure from human activities. The action is led by the Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) with EMSO ERIC, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and Ocean Network Canada (ONC) as key partners.

*On-line attendance will be enabled depending on the pandemic situation. Logistic details will come soon.

Keynote speakers & Trainers
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The TSC2021 convenes eminent scientists, policymakers and businessmen from six countries and two continents, working in the Ocean Science Community to discuss the latest advancements in detecting and monitoring underwater sound for environmental and industrial purposes. Don’t miss the opportunity to take part in the discussion!

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SPONSORSHIP
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Want to build valuable connections with the Global Marine Science Community? Become a sponsor of the EMSO ERIC Time Series Conference 2021 “Observing Ocean Sound” that will be held in Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Spain, from October 20th to 22nd. Take full advantage of the multiple benefits of achieving high visibility in the field that can only bring the third edition of the Time Series Conference.

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VENUE
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The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is a Research Infrastructure (RI) labeled by the ICTS (Unique Scientific and Technological Infrastructure) Spanish National Roadmap, co-funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Spanish government and the Canary Islands government and by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the Operational Programme of the Canary Islands.

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