SEA Senior Scientist co-authors IUCN Best Practices Publication on Seismic Surveys

SEA Senior Scientist Dr. Brandon Southall and Dr. Doug Nowacek from Duke co-authored a new publication regarding responsible environmental practices for monitoring and mitigation of seismic airgun surveys. The document is entitled  “Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophysical and other imaging surveys.” It was launched at the World Conservation Congress last night in Honolulu. The PDF of the report is attached. It is also available on the IUCN’s Library Portal online: https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/46291

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