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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">The </span><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttp-3A__www.dosits.org_%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DgfoXb85UYatV9zYXQ3gZw8hh0bPhhwxsaLTQEtGi2rI%26m%3DDSaEZ34-25A4_DfQMM89CCsz1z9zuhHz6wKRH8cNWkF_hTJYXbwyobK2jlvXyNkh%26s%3D1gNvuQBCzP2M5ThvlFb7OQrcmRoZ2-U3QKDINDmla78%26e%3D&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C905cb1a262824756b45408dbca629cff%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638326297120747192%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8V5TRftnOBKbtzmUxHO5Tgz9%2BEu%2FkiwGldpuebwr%2FGQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalSrc="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.dosits.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&r=gfoXb85UYatV9zYXQ3gZw8hh0bPhhwxsaLTQEtGi2rI&m=DSaEZ34-25A4_DfQMM89CCsz1z9zuhHz6wKRH8cNWkF_hTJYXbwyobK2jlvXyNkh&s=1gNvuQBCzP2M5ThvlFb7OQrcmRoZ2-U3QKDINDmla78&e=" shash="J9lw4N963j/QmF+Iw5eI+y7o7dvWt8VBbA79BVEVrV7UuFOx6Hp6+MhgEmyvXJ24UBzB2QX1A/tXXU6Va6EpMssVfNBRf8A4s5YFHGlMFhtcMcAvHwa1/XIADrVUOW+TZ+S26hZ381UQOBlahhIp/7CdKK/hhXGk8+WDU9U1FGw=" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Discovery
 of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS)</span></a></span><u><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></u><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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,&nbsp;fishes,
 and even humans) may use ambient sound.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Register Now for the 4<sup>th</sup> 2023 Discovery of Sound in the Sea Webinar:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">How Marine Mammals Respond to Underwater Ambient Noise<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 12:00pm EDT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Registration is required for this free webinar.</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-marine-mammals-respond-to-underwater-ambient-noise-registration-730770202347?aff=oddtdtcreator</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">This webinar will examine marine mammals and their response to underwater ambient noise.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">The webinar will be held in Zoom and be simultaneously streamed on YouTube. Participants will be able to ask questions during the webinar in both Zoom and YouTube.
 All DOSITS webinars will be recorded and available to watch on the DOSITS website after the live webinar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk136587355"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">PD Certificate</span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C905cb1a262824756b45408dbca629cff%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638326297120747192%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1j1fAc24LFr8Ue6wUmY5qC4rrsz7YrFJJtKlFNBWcJY%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalSrc="https://dosits.org/decision-makers/webinar-series/2023-webinar/" shash="dCpYnZdLZt8wlNyXhk3TQvoPbOrVibws8xsWgRYZdnXtnPfcVB5w8xbx6zA/28nRWB8ElCTFFXLrlf3G2tRUTZbLUCnLCcelWaFW4JmZ0QFG8gJjNB1YLqUeIDNs6cxXhtWwsHTiJMQ73CfjufDHKDXkZRbBhM+OhR2H/0gj1iA="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk136587355"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Questions? Please contact the DOSITS Team at
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">**apologies for cross-postings**</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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