{"id":3156,"date":"2015-12-09T15:38:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T15:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/?page_id=3156"},"modified":"2016-10-04T11:51:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T15:51:00","slug":"congressional-briefing-impacts-sound-marine-mammals-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/events-meetings-and-workshops\/legislative-briefings\/congressional-briefing-impacts-sound-marine-mammals-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Briefing \u2013 Impacts of Sound on Marine Mammals and their Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"graphic alignright\" data-modal=\"photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3736 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/right_whale_and_calf_noaa-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Aeiral photo of right whale and calf.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/right_whale_and_calf_noaa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/right_whale_and_calf_noaa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/right_whale_and_calf_noaa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/right_whale_and_calf_noaa.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption><p>Aeiral photo of right whale and calf. (NMFS)<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On September 25, 2014, the Commission and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) co-sponsored a briefing hosted by the Senate Commerce Committee at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. The briefing delved into impacts of sound on marine mammals and their environment, with an emphasis on shipping. The purpose of the briefing was to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>provide an overview of the potential chronic and large-scale effects of anthropogenic sound on marine mammals;<\/li>\n<li>describe approaches to assessing chronic sound and the overall acoustic environment with an emphasis on shipping; and<\/li>\n<li>discuss ongoing and future efforts to increase our scientific understanding and to better inform management for minimizing potential impacts from sound associated with shipping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following panelists gave short presentations followed by a moderated panel discussion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jason Gedamke, NOAA Fisheries\u00a0Office of Science and Technology: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/gedamke_capitalhill_briefing_0914-1.pdf\" rel=\"\">Ocean sound and ocean noise<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Christopher Clark, Cornell University: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/clark_capitalhill_briefing_0914.pdf\" rel=\"\">Acoustics and technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joseph Cox, Chamber of Shipping of America: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/cox_capitalhill_briefing_0914.pdf\" rel=\"\">Evolving sound reduction requirements in the ocean environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michael Jasny, Natural Resources Defense Council: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasny_capitalhill_briefing_0914.pdf\" rel=\"\">Current efforts and ways forward for reducing sound from commercial ships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 25, 2014, the Commission and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) co-sponsored a briefing hosted by the Senate Commerce Committee at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. 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