Wildlife Acoustics, the world's leading supplier of bioacoustics monitoring systems for biologists around the world, has been selected as one of 20 finalists from a field of 204 nominated companies in the Smaller Business of New England (SBANE) 2013 Innovation award.

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Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) have published a report advising the Scottish Government on the selection of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around Scottish waters.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published the statistics regarding renewable energy and the Oil & Gas strategic plan

 

The Scottish Government gave consent to the development of the European Offshore Wind Development Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay on Tuesday 26 March 2013.

HR Wallingford and Baker Consultants jointly hosted a workshop to discuss the issue of underwater noise pollution related to marine renewables at the tenth RenewableUK  Wave and Tidal Conference. Tickets for the event were sold out a week in advance and the seminar room was packed to the rafters.

The March issue of IEEM's In Practice carries Andrew's article on bioacoustics' coming of age.

The Crown Estate has launched an internet portal to facilitate marine data exchange.

A great piece on Wildlife Acoustics blog, especially relevant as all whales are protected in European waters

The event schedule for the underwater noise workshop on Wednesday 27th February that is being jointly run by Baker Consultants Ltd and HR Wallingford has now been published.  On-line registration is now available for this event.