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AnnouncementsThe Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals Report to the Marine Mammal Commission is now available.
(820 KB) The Marine Mammal Commission is using the report of the Advisory Committee to prepare its Report to Congress. The Commission expects to submit its Report to Congress later this year. |
The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-7) directed the Marine Mammal Commission to “fund an international conference or series of conferences to share findings, survey acoustic 'threats' to marine mammals, and develop means of reducing those threats while maintaining the oceans as a global highway of international commerce.”
In response, the Commission, working through the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, contracted with a team of professional facilitators to explore the potential for a multi-stakeholder policy dialogue that would focus on the impacts of anthropogenic sound on marine mammals.
The facilitation team’s assessment, which was completed in November 2003, identified stakeholder support for the Commission’s plan to establish a federal Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals. Accordingly, the Commission has invited representatives of the interested parties to serve on the Advisory Committee.
The Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals
This page provides information about the establishment of the Commission's federal advisory committee and introduces the Advisory Committee members.
This page includes all written public comments submitted to the Marine Mammal Commission's Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals as well as guidelines describing the protocols for making public comments.
This page provides the schedule for upcoming plenary meetings of the Advisory Committee and related technical workshops sponsored by the Commission, as well as draft agendas and other information.
First Plenary Meeting, 3-5 February 2004
This page includes the agenda, background documents, presentations, and meeting summary from the 3-5 February 2004 meeting of the full committee.
Beaked Whale Technical Workshop, 13-16 April 2004
In addition to the policy dialogue conducted through the Advisory Committee, the Commission sponsored a technical workshop to discuss the vulnerability of beaked whales to anthropogenic sound.
Second Plenary Meeting, 28-30 April 2004
This page includes the agenda, background documents, presentations, and meeting summary from the 28-30 April 2004 meeting of the full committee.
Third Plenary Meeting, 27-29 July 2004
This page includes the agenda, background documents, presentations, and meeting summary from the 27-29 July 2004 meeting of the full committee.
International Workshop, 28-30 September 2004
In addition to the policy dialogue conducted through the Advisory Committee, the Commission, in partnership with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), is sponsoring an international policy workshop on the impacts of sound on marine mammals.
Fourth Plenary Meeting, 30 November-2 December 2004
This page includes the agenda and background documents, presentations, and meeting summary from the 30 November-2 December 2004 meeting of the full committee.
Fifth Plenary Meeting, 19-21 April 2005
This page includes the agenda and background documents, presentations, and meeting summary 19-21 April 2005 meeting of the full committee.
Sixth Plenary Meeting, 20-22 September 2005
This page includes the agenda and background documents, presentations, and meeting summary from the 20-22 September 2005 meeting of the full committee.
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