MELO Project Design Workshop

Clear Seas in partnership with the University of British Columbia

Join experts from around the world for a design workshop focused on solutions to ship-source underwater noise disturbance of marine mammals.

2207 Main Mall

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Our MELO project vision is a world in which ships are no longer a threat, but instead are a sympathetic and constructive member of the ocean biosphere. We are developing the building blocks to realize this future and we’d like your help. P﻿roject DetailsThe <a href="https://clearseas.org/en/research_project/smart-adaptive-solutions-to-underwater-noise-from-ships/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MELO project</a> is jointly led by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Mammal Research Unit at the University of British Columbia. It is a Transport Canada-funded project to develop smart, adaptive solutions to underwater noise from vessels. The objective of the project is to develop a physics-based machine learning toolbox to predict noise from distributed sources and then, based on an understanding of the sensitivity of marine mammals to noise, to demonstrate its application as an adaptive vessel-based noise mitigation strategy for marine vessels in operation. Workshop Details As part our MELO project, this design workshop has been organized to develop solutions for the elimination of ship-source underwater noise disturbance of marine mammals. The workshop brings together experts in marine mammal behavior, ocean sound propagation and ship design in a two-day session on the UBC campus on the 1st and 2nd of June to work on this problem together.There will be speakers whose work is focused on topics such as•	Marine mammal behavior and the impact of underwater noise•	Noise measurement and propagation analysis•	Ship design and noise mitigation measuresThe workshop is planned as an in-person event. On Day 1 of the workshop, speakers from a variety of disciplines will present on their research or field of interest, with time afterwards for discussion and questions with the group. On Day 2 of the workshop, there will be a collaborative design session facilitated by an external design-thinking professional, who will assist the group in mapping out the interactions between the different systems that contribute to and are impacted by ship-source underwater noise. As an outcome of the workshop, a report with a summary of the discussions and visuals from the design session will be provided to the workshop attendees. Date: Thursday June 1st, 2023 (9 am – 5 pm) and Friday June 2nd, 2023 (9am – 1pm) Location: UBC’s Earth Sciences Building, Room 5104, 2207 Main Mall, UBC Affordable accommodation options at UBC can be found here: <a href="https://suitesatubc.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://suitesatubc.com/ </a>I﻿f you have any questions about the workshop, contact Tessa Coulthard at tessa.coulthard@clearseas.org.

June 1, 2023 (Day 1)

Check-in and coffee

The workshop will begin with a welcome from a Musqueam Elder (invited but not confirmed). Andrew Trites, Director of UBC’s Marine Mammal Research Unit, will provide opening remarks to welcome workshop participants. Paul Blomerus, Executive Director, Clear Seas, will share workshop details and give an overview of the MELO Project vision.

Workshop opening

Understanding the impacts of ship noise on marine mammals & real-time detection of marine mammals - Dave Rosen, Marine Mammal Research Unit, UBC

Session 1

Break

Measuring and understanding underwater noise from ships (Project MARS) - Cédric Gervaise, Chorus Acoustics, & Jean-Christophe Gauthier Marquis, Innovation Maritime (IMAR)

Session 2

Lunch

Panel of international experts on ocean acoustics and underwater noise - Vanessa Zobell, University of California San Diego, David Dowling, University of Michigan, and Jonathan Vallarta, SLR Consulting

Session 3

Advances in computational modelling of ship noise (MELO Project) - Rajeev Jaiman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UBC. Boundary Pass Listening Station data acquisition for the MELO Project - David Hannay, JASCO.

Session 4

Reflections on Day 1 of workshop and preview of Friday's session

Wrap up day 1

Cocktail Reception

June 2, 2023 (Day 2)

Welcome

Break out groups for discussion - "how does it all fit together?"

Design workshop part 1

Demo of analysis toolkit from MELO Project team

Break out group for discussion - "what are the challenges we need to overcome?"

Design workshop part 2

Wrap-up and workshop closure

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