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of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Team is pleased to announce that it is again facilitating a
<b>free</b>, <b>four-part <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
webinar</span> series on underwater sound</b>. Topics covered in 2023 include natural underwater sound, extreme sounds (natural and anthropogenic), the potential impacts of underwater sound associated with vessels (Saturn Project), and how animals (marine mammals, fishes,
and even humans) may use ambient sound. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Each <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">webinar</span> will run approximately 60 minutes in length and will consist of a presentation by one
or more experts followed by a period of facilitated discussion. The <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">webinar</span> series is open to all interested individuals; however, <b>registration is required</b>. All webinars are presented in
Zoom and via a YouTube stream. Post webinar recordings will also be available on the DOSITS website.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Register Now for the 3rd 2023 Discovery of Sound in the Sea Webinar:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Marine Mammals and Vessel Noise: Exposure, Impacts and Potential Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 12:00pm EDT<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This webinar will summarize current work on the exposure and impacts of vessel noise on marine mammals and discuss potential solutions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PD Certificate</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DOSITS will offer a Certificate of Professional Development in association with the 2023 Underwater Acoustics Webinar Series. There are no fees associated
with this certificate. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">See the DOSITS 2023 webpage for more information (</span></span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdosits.org%2Fdecision-makers%2Fwebinar-series%2F2023-webinar%2F&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cba3e370048ca40d807b708dbb91cc0a4%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638307305369195830%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2F8kqrSHQs95EHjRPCKEfF8JtlzHU6%2B2Zo1Yt3EHj8c%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://dosits.org/decision-makers/webinar-series/2023-webinar/" shash="w2HI2N6ezTh+ixtlwZiKKFqR5FehkrVjy+bX5NiAW875q9iCyzYgdjQJWpQJOEELxQjlZROHc/K8BLlpu3bOixio98QQ+KLDYmw1kdjRFV5r3/LaHBauUZS+f8+3ZjvTh1wR/TPhaTf41gb93QJM5HLUDUc+61/G/a3eimT+Y5M="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://dosits.org/decision-makers/webinar-series/2023-webinar/</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">).<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Questions? Please contact the DOSITS Team at
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