NATO Undersea Research Centre Marine Mammal Risk Mitigation Rules and Procedures

Abstract

The NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) Marine Mammal Risk Mitigation Rules and Procedures provides the policy and the procedures to scientific planners, Scientists-in-Charge (SID), researchers and the Master of NURC vessels which address potential adverse effects on marine mammals of sea trials involving underwater sound. As a matter of policy, the Centre will take precautionary and preventive measures to circumvent harm to marine mammals from underwater sound by institution of procedures outlined in Staff Instruction 77. As new information becomes available from continued research by the Marine Mammal Risk Mitigation project, as well as other documented sources, these procedures will be re-evaluated and modified as appropriate. This report supersedes the previous NURC report (NURC-SP-2008-003) which included both marine mammal and human diver risk mitigation procedures. These procedures are now separate reports.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA511251

Entities

People

  • Kendra L. Ryan

Organizations

  • Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Active Sonar
  • Animals
  • Cells
  • Cetaceans
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Explosives
  • Frequency
  • Habitats
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Odontocetes
  • Sound Pressure
  • Transmission Loss
  • Underwater Sound

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Marine Mammal Biology