OSC terms and conditions protect anonymity and any commercial interests, but clients are encouraged to permit publication of any interesting findings in peer-reviewed journals to promote mainstream scientific knowledge and to benefit from enhancing their public image as leaders in responsible environmental stewardship. Several projects are in preparation, while previous research has included the following list of peer-reviewed publications, conference proceedings, theses, reports and popular articles:

2009

2008

Gordon, J., Thompson, D., Gillespie, D., Lonergan, M., Calderan, S., Jaffey, B., and Todd, V. (2008): Acute risks to marine mammals from pile driving: an assessment of mitigation procedures, knowledge gaps and research requirements. International Scientific Meeting on Marine Renewable Energy and the Environment (MAREE), June 2008, London. 

2007

Todd, V.L.G., Lepper, P.A. & Todd, I.B. (2007): Do porpoises target offshore installations as feeding stations? 60 pp. in: Improving Environmental Performance: A Challenge for the Oil Industry, Proceedings of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, 3-4 April 2007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Todd, V.L.G. (2007): Tales from the Bush: Northern delights, BBC Wildlife magazine 25, 106.

Todd, V.L.G. & Waters, D.A. (2007): Strategy switching in the trawling bat, Journal of Zoology 273, 106-113.

Gordon, J., Thompson, D., Gillespie, D., Lonergan, M., Calderan, S., Jaffey, B., and Todd, V. (2007): Assessment of the potential for acoustic deterrents to mitigate the impact on marine mammals of underwater noise arising from the construction of offshore wind farms, July 2007, pp. 68: A report commissioned by COWRIE Ltd., SMRU Ltd, St Andrews University, UK.

2006

Todd, V.L.G. (2006): Galapagos gains, New Scientist 2581: 25.

2004

Lepper, P.A., Turner, V.L.G. A.D. Goodson & K.D. Black. (2004): Source levels and spectra emitted by three commercial aquaculture anti-predation devices. Paper presented to the Proceedings of the Seventh European conference on Underwater Acoustics, ECUA, 5-8 July 2004, Delft, The Netherlands.

2003

Turner, V.L.G., S.M. Lynch, L. Paterson, J.L. León-Cortés & J.P. Thorpe (2003): Aggression as a function of genetic relatedness in the sea anemone Actinia equina (Anthozoa: Actiniaria). Marine Ecology Progress Series 247, 85-92.

Turner, V.L.G., A.D. Goodson, P.A. Lepper, K.D. Black, M.J. Sayer, M. Lozano, S. Davies, B. Binnie, M. Glen, C. Hyde & J. Webster. 2003. Scottish seal-scarer-trials protocol: 4th April 2003. In Assessment of sound sources on Scottish aquacultural sites. Oban, Scotland: The Scottish Association of Marine Science.

2001

Turner, V.L.G. 2001. Killer whale facts. Mammalaction News 94, 5-6.

Turner, V.L.G. 2001. Sexual segregation and differential habitat use by Daubenton's bats (Myotis daubentonii) in Wharfedale. National Trust Nature Conservation Newsletter 6 (1), 7-8.

1998

Turner, V.L.G. 1998. Tales from the Bush – "What Darwin Never Saw". BBC Wildlife magazine 16, 84.

1997

Hamer, K.C. & Turner, V.L.G. 1997. The breeding ecology of kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) on SkomerIsland: the effects of the Sea Empress oil spill. The Island Naturalist 33, 3-5.

1994

Graner, F. & Turner, V.L.G. 1994. Songs of the Sea. Killer whale recordings from Arctic Norway (free cassette). BBC Wildlife Magazine 12 (11).

Turner, V.L.G. 1994. Summary of current research into the interaction of cetaceans with non-passive gillnets, with emphasis on the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Report to the Gesellschaft zum Schutz der Meeresäugetiere.

Turner, V.L.G. 1994. Summary of the threats to small and large cetaceans in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Report to United Nations Environment Programme, Conservation of Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) Internal Report.

Note: The above list excludes all technical reports of a potentially sensitive nature, in accordance with our standard anonymity terms and conditions, so these documents will not be provided on request.

Donations are encouraged to fund conservation research that requires OSC to divert and provide its own professional resources. Charitable contributions can offset tax and any interested parties are invited to contact us for further details.

Undergraduates (minimum grade of upper second class or 2:1), graduates and post graduates are invited to submit applications for internships, traineeships, research opportunities and co-supervision of degree projects. Internships are usually completely voluntary, so prospective candidates are reminded that grant awards and scholarships may be available for individuals who meet the criteria for certain funding bodies e.g. Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), but we cannot provide advice or guidance in this respect. Traineeships are usually remunerated and, since 2005, we have provided offshore training for no less than seven candidates. Applications must include a CV not exceeding two pages and we encourage electronic submission with the email subject heading ‘Training & Recruitment’, but hardcopies addressed to the same heading are also accepted.

For several years, we have assisted in teaching undergraduate field courses to both Cambridge and Leeds University students in marine biology, marine life identification and survey techniques, at the Field Studies Council’s Dale Fort facilities in Pembrokeshire, Wales. All educational institutions are invited to contact us for further details. We have also provided marine biology courses and underwater guides for the recreational SCUBA diver training industry.