For information on the JNCC Guidelines for minimising disturbance to marine mammals from seismic surveys, and downloads of the JNCC guidelines, JNCC Marine Mammal Recording Forms and JNCC Reports on the effects of seismic activity on marine mammals visit the JNCC web site. Regulations for the Gulf of Mexico can be downloaded from the MMS web site.

Further information about the oil and gas industry can be found at the Oil & Gas UK web site and the Department of Energy and Climate Change web site (see also the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform web site).  Information about the offshore industry in the Gulf of Mexico can be found at the MMS web site.

A valid offshore survival certificate is required for working offshore in the UK sector. Requirements may vary in other sectors.  Details of offshore survival courses are available at the Petrofac Training, Falck Nutec UK and Warsash Maritime Academy web sites.  A certificate of medical fitness is also required to work offshore in the UK sector; the Oil & Gas UK web site lists Oil & Gas UK registered doctors.

For accommodation in the Inverness area, look at the Visit Scotland web site.

A simple and economical underwater listening device for leisure use is available from Barnacle Electronics.

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