CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. will conduct a course for qualification as a Protected Species Observer (PSO), responsible for protected species mitigation during seismic or offshore wind projects.

Purchasing this course qualifies you for the ODESS Course at no extra charge. Important Note: The ODESS Course has limited seating. Only the first 20 registrants will be able to secure a spot. Please be sure to add the ODESS Course to your cart prior to checkout.

United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will conduct a training on the Operations and Dredging Endangered Species System (ODESS), which is a data collection tool used to measure impacts of hopper dredging activities to threatened and endangered species (TES) and to assist other agencies in the evaluation of this data. A certificate will be provided after course completion.

* You must register for the PSO Base or Advanced PSO Course to qualify. Only 20 seats available.

MSEIS 1-Day PAM Course: Introduction to Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) with a focus on the setup of the PAMGuard software. Please bring a laptop with the PAMGuard software downloaded (https://www.pamguard.org/download.php?id=106) to participate in this course. A certificate will be provided after course completion.

MSeis Advanced PAM Course - Comprehensive training in the use of Night Hawk PAM systems & Pamguard software. This course requires an MSEIS PAM 1-Day Course prior to attendance. This course will consist of one full day (7hrs) of advanced PAMGuard, hardware and technician training and an additional practical day (4hrs on Aug. 21) aboard an MDC vessel. Please bring a laptop with the PAMGuard software downloaded (https://www.pamguard.org/download.php?id=106) to participate in this course. A certificate will be provided after course completion.

Note: Please be sure to add either Advanced PSO Course (On-Water | Morning) or Advanced PSO Course (On-Water | Afternoon) to your shopping cart before checking out. There are only 4 seats per course and they will be first come first serve. 

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. and Marine Ventures International (MVI), Inc. will provide field training on protected species monitoring, mitigation and data collection. A PSO certification or completion of the PSO Base Course is required prior to attendance. A certificate will be provided. Please bring reticle binoculars for this course.

Purchasing this course qualifies you for the ODESS Course at no extra charge. Important Note: The ODESS Course has limited seating. Only the first 20 registrants will be able to secure a spot. Please be sure to add the ODESS Course to your cart prior to checkout.

Practical day aboard the MDC Vessel.  Maximum of 4 persons in the morning session and 4 persons in the afternoon session.  Must have completed Advanced PAM classroom session on August 20.  

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. and Marine Ventures International (MVI), Inc. will provide field training on protected species monitoring, mitigation and data collection. A PSO certification or completion of the PSO Base Course is required prior to attendance. A certificate will be provided. Please bring reticle binoculars for this course.

Purchasing this course qualifies you for the ODESS Course at no extra charge. Important Note: The ODESS Course has limited seating. Only the first 20 registrants will be able to secure a spot. Please be sure to add the ODESS Course to your cart prior to checkout.

Practical day aboard the MDC Vessel.  Maximum of 4 persons in the morning session and 4 persons in the afternoon session.  Must have completed Advanced PAM classroom session on August 20.