OSC announce collaboration with Ashtead Technology
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is delighted to announce we have entered into a strategic collaboration with Ashtead Technology. This collaboration between two highly experienced companies will provide streamlined and fully integrated environmental monitoring and mitigation solutions across the global energy sector, and the wider offshore industry. OSC will provide key compliance strategies, underwater noise monitoring, data […]
Soundscape and fish passive acoustic monitoring around a North Sea gas-production platform in the Dogger Bank
Another new publication from us here at OSC – this time, a study conducted in 2022 that was released in April 2025, but didn’t get the attention it deserved at the time. This study focused on assessing the marine soundscape surrounding a newly installed North Sea gas production platform, and at two control sites 5 […]
Source Levels of an Acoustic Harassment Device System on an Operational Scottish Salmonid Farm
It’s been a busy time for us here at OSC as today marks yet another new publication release! This latest paper investigates sound levels of an innovative new Acoustic Harassment Device (AHD), produced by OTAQ and known as the ‘SealFence’. AHDs are widely used on finfish farms to deter pinniped predation, however, their effects on […]
Assessing Mooring Designs for Improved Acoustic Monitoring of Harbour Porpoise in the German Borkum Riffgrund, North Sea
OSC is proud to announce the release of another exciting new publication! As research continues to be a core focus of our work, this study adds to our ever growing portfolio of porpoise-related research, and we are thrilled to have released the first published study using a Fiobuoy acoustic release to monitor harbour porpoise. This […]
A framework for a net environmental benefit analysis based comparative assessment of decommissioning options for anthropogenic subsea structures: A North Sea case study
Following an exciting evening at this year’s Decom Mission awards, hosted in Aberdeen, Scotland, we are pleased to announce that OSC’s long-time collaborator, and owner of NEBA Analytics LLC, Joseph Nicolette, was awarded the Decom Mission 2025 “Innovation in decommissioning award”, for their continued contributions to revolutionary research methods, and their refinement of the Net […]
New publication: Suitability of assessing population-level impacts from construction of a single wind farm – a case study on North Sea harbour porpoises
Following on from our growing collection of published papers in 2023 and 2024, we are excited to announce that the second (of many!) OSC publications of 2025 has arrived! Building on our previous research of harbour porpoise and their interactions with offshore structures, we are continuing to advance understanding of the link that platforms and […]
New publication: Spatial Impact of Wind Farm Construction on Harbor Porpoise Detectability
Ocean Science Consulting is pleased to announce publication of their latest peer-reviewed paper ‘Spatial Impact of Wind Farm Construction on Harbor Porpoise Detectability’, published in The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Authors are: Nienke C. F. van Geel, Steven Benjamins, Brett Marmo, Jacob Nabe-Nielsen, Anja Wittich, Denise Risch, Darren Jameson, Victoria L. G. Todd, […]
Marine Strategy Framework Directive – Setting of EU Threshold Values for underwater sound
In November 2022, the European Union (EU) agreed on, and published, new guidance for assessing and limiting impacts of anthropogenic (man-made) underwater noise. The new guidance was put together as part of Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) 2008/56/EC, which seeks to improve marine environmental policy through community action, including leading scientific research. Two technical documents […]
OSC & COP26
As you’ve no doubt heard, the UN climate change conference, COP26 (the 26th ‘Conference of the Parties’) has taken place in Glasgow over the past two weeks, where world leaders, scientists, negotiators, and stakeholders from across the globe gathered to discuss how to tackle climate change. Their work was focused on how to achieve net […]
We’re hiring! Marine Acoustic Engineer
We are excited to announce a new opportunity for ambitious graduate in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, or a relevant field covering sensing and instrumentation, to fast-track their career development as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate. The post-holder will lead development of an integrated system for marine mammal mitigation from offshore developments (e.g. windfarm, oil […]
