Acoustic Monitoring for Eastern Newfoundland Offshore Exploration Drilling Project
May 2021 —Newfoundland, Canada
Client: Wood PLC
Acoustic monitoring and analysis providing soundscape characterization, marine mammal occurrence, and potential effects of underwater noise emissions on cetaceans as part of the overall environmental effects monitoring program. Characterizes the sounds produced by a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) and provides insight into the effects on marine life including auditory injury as well as possible displacement and masking of communications.