Biological sounds, meteorological or geological sounds, and anthropogenic sounds exist in the ocean. 

Nowadays, various anthropogenic sound sources such as shipping, pile driving, survey of deep-sea mining are potential concerns for negative effects on marine organisms. On the other hand, sound is an indispensable tool to explore fish shoals, seabed maps, and observation of global warming in the ocean.

In this forum, ocean acoustics experts from Europe, the U.S. and Asia will make presentations regarding current ocean noise issues and related guidance, and discuss potential ways forward for the sustainable use of the ocean as well as mitigating ocean noise. After the event, there will be time for free discussion with each panelist so that those participating in-person can communicate with them directly at the venue.

Please register from either the in-person participation (up to 100 people) or online participation registration form provided on this page by 23:59 JST on Wednesday, August 23.

After registration, you will receive a temporary registration confirmation email. Please click the registration completion URL in the email within 24 hours of receiving it to finalize your registration.

For those who registered for in-person participation, please come to the venue on the day of the event after receiving the registration confirmation email. Those who registered for online participation will receive an email confirming registration after submitting this form, which will include the URL to access the webinar. If you do not receive this email, please kindly also check the spam email box.