ADVANCED NOTICE
Marine Acoustics Special Session
2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Hawaii
The 13th Ocean Sciences Meeting, a joint meeting of ASLO, TOS and AGU, will
be held 20-24 February 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Program Committee is
developing a scientific program that will cover all topics in the area of Ocean
Sciences and one of these topics will be marine acoustics.
Session Summary
From the use of hydroacoustic monitoring to detect and locate submarine
earthquakes and volcanic activity to navigation cues for young reef fish finding their
way home marine acoustics is a rapidly expanding area of research and
development. Increasing concerns of the effects of underwater noise, both
anthropogenic and natural, on the marine environment are raising marine acoustics
to the forefront of scientific research and to government policy and legislation. This
session will include the following:
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Acoustic tomography for water mass monitoring and climate research
Acoustic techniques for habitat classification, fish and plankton abundance
and biomass modelling
Acoustic techniques advancing marine archaeology
Seafloor acoustics, mapping topography and military surveying for vessels
and mines
Acoustic remote sensing of the marine environment
Underwater acoustic communication and navigation, people and animals
Advances in acoustic technologies
The effect of anthropogenic and natural noise on marine life
Abstract submissions will be accepted on line in the very near future at
http://www.agu.org/meetings/os06/.
Convenors
Dr Bev Mackenzie. Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, 80
Coleman Street, London. EC2R 5BJ. UK. Tel: +44 020 7382 2628.
Email bev.mackenzie@imarest.org. Please contact for more information.
Prof A Gavrilov. Centre for Marine Science & Technology, Curtin University of
Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845. AUSTRALIA.
Email A.Gavrilov@cmst.curtin.edu.au
Dr Stephen Simpson. Institute of Evolutionary Biology. University of Edinburgh,
Edinburgh. EH9 3JT. UK. Email s.simpson@ed.ac.uk
Dr Angela Davis CMarSci, FIMarEST. School of Ocean Sciences
University of Wales, Bangor, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, LL59 5AB. UK.
Email a.m.davis@bangor.ac.uk