International Policy Workshop on Sound and Marine Mammals

The Marine Mammal Commission, in partnership with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), sponsored an international policy workshop on the impacts of sound on marine mammals. We invited participants from around the world in hopes of attracting a diverse group of interested parties from government agencies, environmental non-governmental organizations, the shipping and oil and gas industries, the military, and academia. The meeting included presentations by policy-makers and scientists, small group discussions to deal with specific issues, and a poster session.

This meeting was not open to the public.

The goals of the workshop were to:

• Describe the range of international efforts in management and mitigation related to marine mammals and sound, considering the extent to which established legal and regulatory frameworks address acoustic impacts on marine mammals on a global scale
  

• Explore and describe cross-boundary/multilateral issues regarding the management and mitigation of acoustic impacts on marine mammals
  

• Identify innovative management strategies and solutions to policy questions that might be transferable to national and international frameworks
  
  

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