Bioacoustic Characterization of the Mediterranean Sea SOLMAR

Ship-based surveys were carried out to provide baseline information about marine mammal presence, distribution and acoustic behaviour in the Ligurian Sea (Cetacean Sanctu a). Combined acoustic and visual surveys were mainly carried out. during the SIRENA cruises organized by NURC within the SOLARMAR...

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Main Author: Pavan, Gianni
Other Authors: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA (ITALY)CENTRO INTERDISCIPLINARE DI BIOACUSTICA E RICERCHE AMBIENTALI
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Biology
Acoustics
*MEDITERRANEAN SEA
*UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS
*BIOACOUSTICS
*AQUATIC ANIMALS
DATA BASES
SIGNAL PROCESSING
MAMMALS
TOWED ARRAYS
WHALES
LIGURIAN SEA
BASE LINES
SURVEYS
BROADBAND
SHIPBOARD
LIGHTWEIGHT
BEHAVIOR
ACOUSTIC SIGNATURES
*UNDERWATER BIOACOUSTICS
AQ F05-11-3432
FOREIGN REPORTS
SHIP-BASED SURVEYS
ACOUSTIC BEHAVIOR
CETACEAN SANCTU A
MARINE MAMMALS
SOLMAR PROJECT
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA438556
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA438556
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Summary:Ship-based surveys were carried out to provide baseline information about marine mammal presence, distribution and acoustic behaviour in the Ligurian Sea (Cetacean Sanctu a). Combined acoustic and visual surveys were mainly carried out. during the SIRENA cruises organized by NURC within the SOLARMAR Project. Acoustic monitoring with towed arrays was performed 24h/day to investigate the diel acoustic patterns and to provide support to the WHOI sperm whale tagging project. A lightweight wide and towed array and a complete asset for wideband signal recording and analysis were developed and tested. The system was improved with GIS plotting capabilities to provide real-time. maps of acoustic contacts. Databases (strandings, sightings, acoustic contacts, literature) developed within SOLMAR have been updated. The original document contains color images.

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