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A fleet of Slocum gliders successfully demonstrated the ability to detect and localize marine mammals off the Coast of Nova Scotia

A fleet of Slocum gliders successfully demonstrated the ability to detect and localize marine mammals off the Coast of Nova Scotia

In a recent deployment off the coast of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and JASCO Applied Sciences, successfully demonstrated the ability to detect and localize marine mammals using a fleet of Slocum autonomous underwater gliders. The gliders were deployed in Roseway Basin on the Scotian Shelf, a region recognized as a critical habitat for endangered and at-risk marine mammals. Two DFO gliders and one JASCO glider were equipped with JASCO’s OceanObserver™ directional Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) system.

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JASCO, BOMTS, and Teledyne successfully demonstrate Under-Water Warfare Early Warning & Indicating from underwater gliders during NATO Exercise REPMUS 24’

JASCO, BOMTS, and Teledyne successfully demonstrate Under-Water Warfare Early Warning & Indicating from underwater gliders during NATO Exercise REPMUS 24’

JASCO Applied Sciences (JASCO), Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems (BOMTS), Teledyne Marine (Teledyne) and WTD71 collaborated to experiment and demonstrate novel passive acoustic real-time monitoring capabilities from marine unmanned systems during the 14th edition of REPMUS.

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EMSA publishes the NAVISON report, lead authored by JASCO

EMSA publishes the NAVISON report, lead authored by JASCO

The NAVIs SONus (NAVISON) report provides the first ever unified estimation of historical and future underwater noise levels for all European seas. Underwater noise from ships is recognised as a stress factor for marine life, particularly for cetaceans like whales and dolphins, who use sound to locate prey and communicate with each other. It can harm marine biodiversity and cause behavioural changes in animals. Using a single methodology, NAVISON has mapped underwater noise levels in all European seas for the first time, providing a comprehensive, pan-European overview, and allowing quantitative like-for-like comparisons of shipping contributions to ambient sound between regions, vessel categories, years, and forecast scenarios.

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Joining forces: JASCO Applied Sciences acquires Cryosphere Innovation

Joining forces: JASCO Applied Sciences acquires Cryosphere Innovation

JASCO Applied Sciences is pleased to announce that it has acquired Cryosphere Innovation, a New Hampshire based technology company that creates solutions for autonomously observing climate change in the Arctic.

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JASCO enhances uncrewed maritime systems capabilities with the acquisition of Autonomous Marine Systems Inc.

JASCO enhances uncrewed maritime systems capabilities with the acquisition of Autonomous Marine Systems Inc.

JASCO Applied Sciences (Canada) Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Autonomous Marine Systems (AMS), Inc. from Signal Ventures Ltd., of the United Kingdom. 

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Dr. Capri Jolliffe joins JASCO Applied Sciences (Australia) Pty Ltd. as Technical Director

Dr. Capri Jolliffe joins JASCO Applied Sciences (Australia) Pty Ltd. as Technical Director

July 2024 – JASCO Applied Sciences (Australia) Pty Ltd. welcomes new Technical Director, Dr. Capri Jolliffe.

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Laura Morse joins JASCO Applied Sciences (USA) Inc. as Director of Strategic Programs

Laura Morse joins JASCO Applied Sciences (USA) Inc. as Director of Strategic Programs

July 2024 – JASCO Applied Sciences (USA) Inc. welcomes new Director of Strategic Programs, Laura Morse.

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JASCO scientist Özkan Sertlek receives the A B Wood medal

JASCO scientist Özkan Sertlek receives the A B Wood medal

Özkan Sertlek, the 2024 recipient of the prestigious A B Wood medal, is a senior scientist with JASCO Applied Sciences based in the Netherlands. The medal is awarded by the Institute of Acoustics in alternate years to acousticians based in the UK/Europe (even years) and in the USA/Canada (odd years). The award is aimed at early career researchers, under 40 years of age, whose work is associated with the sea.

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JASCO Applied Sciences and Blue Ocean Monitoring announce strategic partnership

JASCO Applied Sciences and Blue Ocean Monitoring announce strategic partnership

JASCO Applied Sciences (JASCO) and Blue Ocean Monitoring (BOM) have entered a global strategic partnership. This partnership combines JASCO’s understanding of underwater acoustics, and their OceanObserver™ high-performance passive acoustic data acquisition and processing system capable of on-board, in-situ signal processing, with BOM’s cutting-edge expertise developing and operating uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs).

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ADEON project wins 2023 NOPP Excellence in Partnering Award

ADEON project wins 2023 NOPP Excellence in Partnering Award

The Atlantic Deepwater Ecosystem Observatory Network (ADEON) project received the 2023 National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Excellence in Partnering Award. The award was presented at the 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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JASCO leads the NAVISON project – Mapping past and future shipping soundscapes of European seas

JASCO leads the NAVISON project – Mapping past and future shipping soundscapes of European seas

The ability to assess the effect on ocean noise of operational and technological changes in the marine shipping sector aimed at mitigating its environmental impact, against the backdrop of a steadily increasing demand for sea transport of goods and people, depends on the development of a reliable marine soundscape forecasting model. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), as part of its commitment towards greener shipping, has contracted to a consortium led by JASCO Applied Sciences a project to generate ship sound maps (soundscapes) for European seas over a time span from 2016 to 2050.

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Sarah Tsoflias joins JASCO Applied Sciences (USA) Inc. as Managing Director, US Operations

Sarah Tsoflias joins JASCO Applied Sciences (USA) Inc. as Managing Director, US Operations

December 2023 – JASCO Applied Sciences (USA) Inc. welcomes new Managing Director, Sarah Tsoflias.

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JASCO welcomes Dr. Adam Frankel as a Senior Bioacoustician

JASCO welcomes Dr. Adam Frankel as a Senior Bioacoustician

November 2023 – Dr. Adam Frankel has joined JASCO Applied Sciences (USA) Inc., as a Senior Bioacoustician.

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Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) provides marine mammal risk mitigation in support of NATO’s military training exercise CUTLASS FURY 23

Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) provides marine mammal risk mitigation in support of NATO’s military training exercise CUTLASS FURY 23

Dalhousie University’s CEOTR Group and JASCO Applied Sciences assist DRDC in preventing harm during military training activities using maritime autonomous systems.

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Real-time Monitoring capabilities demonstrated in support of Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) operations during NATO Exercise REP(MUS) 23’

Real-time Monitoring capabilities demonstrated in support of Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) operations during NATO Exercise REP(MUS) 23’

JASCO’s OceanObserver™ real-time monitoring system was deployed aboard a Slocum Glider in the world’s largest military exercise dedicated to the exploration and testing of maritime unmanned systems.

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JASCO announces new Engineering Manager and Customer Support Specialist

JASCO announces new Engineering Manager and Customer Support Specialist

JASCO Applied Sciences (JASCO), is proud to announce the appointment of our new Engineering Manager and Customer Support Specialist.

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OCEANOISE issues a call to action on World Ocean Day

OCEANOISE issues a call to action on World Ocean Day

Several scientists from JASCO Applied Sciences participated in late May in the third edition of the OCEANOISE conference series. On the closing day of the conference, sessions chairs engaged with the audience in a plenary panel discussion. The outcome was a consensus on the need to issue an urgent call to action for the global implementation of effective technologies and regulations aimed at reducing human produced noise in the oceans. It was agreed that such a statement would be published on World Ocean Day.

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Real-time Passive Acoustic Monitoring for aggregations of spawning cod at South Fork Wind Project

Real-time Passive Acoustic Monitoring for aggregations of spawning cod at South Fork Wind Project

Ørsted and Eversource Energy partner with JASCO Applied Sciences and Rutgers Center for Ocean Observing Leadership to develop a near real-time monitoring solution for Atlantic cod, during the construction of the South Fork Wind Project.

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JASCO celebrates Earth Day 2023

JASCO celebrates Earth Day 2023

To celebrate Earth Day 2023, JASCO offices around the world organized events to give back to their communities and invest in our planet.

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A landmark publication in the research on western grey whales and seismic survey noise

A landmark publication in the research on western grey whales and seismic survey noise

A landmark Topical Collection on Western Gray Whales and Industry Seismic Operations of 10 peer-reviewed original articles has been published in the journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. This comprehensive collection arises from decades of studies of the effects of offshore oil and gas development on the grey whales that gather every summer off Sakhalin Island, Russia. JASCO scientists were involved since 2004 in the underwater acoustics field work and analyses that fed into these papers, in addition to contributing to the yearslong real-time mitigation effort that ensured whales would not be exposed to excessive sound emissions from offshore activities and airguns.

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