Welcome to Ocean Acoustics Ltd

Ocean Acoustics Ltd is a global underwater acoustics consultancy, providing expert scientific services to clients including business, government, universities and NGOs. Through research and the use of cutting-edge technology, we help our clients to better understand and interpret acoustic signals in the underwater environment.

We strive to help our clients better understand and utilise well-researched scientific knowledge on actual and potential underwater acoustic emissions.

Recent Projects

Some of the things we’ve done

Our Skills and Services

Some of the things we do

Data Analysis

Whether a few days of recordings or several years, continuous or duty-cycled, we can process your data allowing you to focus on the results!

Bespoke Projects

Bespoke Projects – Designing and performing scientific experiments to investigate underwater noise effects on marine mammals and fish.

Automatic Analysis

Automated detections of sound sources, including vessels, marine mammals, fish and construction activities.

Expert Code

Through research and the use of cutting-edge technology, we help our clients to interpret acoustic signals in the underwater environment.

Flexible Features

Data analysis for any data acquisition system (SoundTrap, IcListen, AMAR, HARP, Song Meter, Aural-M2, PORPOISE, CPOD & more)

Global Expertise

Underwater noise assessments for environmental impact assessments/resource consent applications.

As a team of marine scientists, we are also active researchers at the University of Victoria (Canada), Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) and the University of Auckland (New Zealand) and are dedicated to publishing our research in peer-reviewed science journals.

Dr Matt Pine