Underwater Remote Sensing

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Underwater Remote Sensing for Oil Spill Response and Restoration

Monday & Tuesday, September 29 & 30, 2025 (all virtual workshop)
1 - 5 pm ET

A Virtual Event 

This virtual webinar hosted by the University of New Hampshire's, Coastal Response Research Center is made possible through the partnership with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Disaster Preparedness Program (DPP) and the Disaster Response Center. This 2-day webinar session will give the opportunity to share standards and capabilities for underwater remote sensing in an operational context and discuss where efforts of partners overlap and how best to support each other before, during and after an oil spill response. 

Objectives

  1. What are the operational needs for underwater remote sensing during a spill response?
  2. What lessons have been learned from previous spill responses where underwater remote sensing has been used?
  3. What are the recent advancements in underwater remote sensing (e.g., NOAA, Federal and State agencies, Industry)?
  4. How can NOAA and its partners enhance coordination of underwater remote sensing in support of incident response, assessment/restoration, disaster response, and marine debris?
  5. What are the research needs and priorities for underwater remote sensing to support these missions?
  6. How to transition technologies into operations (e.g., spills, damage assessment cases, projects)?

Agenda

     Agenda here>>

RSVP

Please rsvp to kathy.mandsager@unh.edu to receive the virtual Zoom link and calendar invite.

Presentations

  All presentations will be available here post-event.

   

Additional Resources

  Will be posted here

Additional Session: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
An (optional) Virtual Event: Breakout Group Discussion

Scenario-based, small group breakout group discussions will be conducted on Wednesday, October 1 (:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET).    RSVP's are required for this virtual breakout group event.

Agenda & discussion questions here >>

The Zoom link for breakout session here>>

 

Steering Committee

  • Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire
  • Scott Pegau, OSRI
  • Robyn Conmy, U.S. EPA
  • Lisa DiPinto, Coastal Response Research Center
  • Daniel Hahn, NOAA ORR ARD
  • Jodi Harney, CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc
  • Gabe Venegas, UNH
  • Karen Stone/Jay Cho, BSEE

Questions? Please contact Kathy Mandsager

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