New publication: ‘Effects of a new offshore gas platform on harbor porpoises in the Dogger Bank’.

Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is excited to announce the publication of our latest peer-reviewed paper, entitled ‘Effects of a new offshore gas platform on harbor porpoises in the Dogger Bank’. Published in Marine Mammal Science. The work is …
New Publication: Effects of pile driving sound playbacks and cadmium co-exposure on the early life stage development of the Norway lobster

Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) wants to congratulate Craig Stenton, our Acoustician, on publication of his latest paper, ‘Effects of pile driving sound playbacks and cadmium co-exposure on the early life stage development of the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus…
New Publication: Harbour Porpoise distribution modelling techniques

Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is excited to report the publication of our newest peer-reviewed paper in Ecological Modelling. The paper, titled ‘Comparing distribution of harbour porpoise using generalized additive models and hierarchical Bayesian models with integrated nested laplace …
EFFECTS OF SOUND ON MARINE MAMMALS 2022

Last week OSC’s lead Acoustician, Craig Stenton, virtually enjoyed the Effects of Sound on Marine Mammals 2022 (ESOMM2022) conference in Beaufort, North Carolina.
The conference spanned a week consisting of internationally recognised researchers and collaborators, highlighting the cutting-edge of …
LATEST PUBLICATION: INFLUENCE OF OIL & GAS STRUCTURES ON SEASCAPE ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY

OSC is pleased to announce the release of a new peer-reviewed scientific article, ‘Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity’, published this week in Global Change Biology. Dr Victoria Todd, OSC’s managing …
Job vacancy: Marine Biologist

- Employment: Full-time/permanent position
- Salary: £22,000-28,000 + offshore uplift (depending on qualifications & experience)
- Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Application deadline: 11 April 2022
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is a technology-focused marine science company involved principally in providing environmental …
HOW MARINE WILDLIFE CAN COEXIST WITH OFFSHORE WIND

Towards the end of last month, OSC’s managing director, Dr Victoria Todd was interviewed by April Reese, at Scientific American, on her thoughts about how marine life can coexist with offshore wind projects.
Climate change is a major stressor which …
Job vacancy: Business Development & Marketing

Position title: Business Development & Marketing
Employment: Full-time/permanent position
Salary: Competitive, depending on qualifications and experience
Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Application deadline: Open until filled – applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is …
THOR OF VALHALLA REFIT: PART 1

OSC’s multipurpose survey vessel, MV Thor of Valhalla, has started its journey to have a full refit in Tarragona, Spain. For the past couple of years, Thor was berthed in Liverpool, ready to be chartered across the UK; however, …
OSC 2021: A YEAR IN REVIEW

After another challenging year influenced by COVID-19, OSC had some great achievements including gaining accreditation as a living-wage employer, launching our new contractor database, setting up new collaborations, and expanding our offshore and research teams.

Aligning with COP26, …