As the New Year approaches, it is common to wonder “where did the year go?” But for OCR, oddly, this previous year was thick enough to give us a sense of continuity in transitions, accomplishments, and events.
Fifteen years ago I found myself sitting in a dive bar within stumbling distance of my country home – one of those places where you’d find a handful of livers draped across the barstools…
Every three years there is a gathering of folks involved in marine bioacoustics who confer, share notes, present our work, and cultivate relationships with others in the field.
In February of this year we were sort-of gasping on the shore after having spent four years tossed upon the tempestuous waves of a reckless, and oil-soaked administration…