Development and Validation of a Mobile, Autonomous, Broadband Passive Acoustic Monitoring System for Marine Mammals

Our long-range objective is to understand the oceanographic processes that influence the distribution of whales in the ocean. In support of this objective we seek to develop a fully-integrated autonomous acoustic observing system capable of detecting and classifying a wide range of marine mammal voc...

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Main Authors: Fratantoni, David M., Baumgartner, Mark F., Johnson, Mark P.
Other Authors: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA DEPT OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Biological Oceanography
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Acoustic Detection and Detectors
Acoustics
*AQUATIC ANIMALS
MAMMALS
MONITORING
PASSIVE SYSTEMS
SELF OPERATION
ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
ACOUSTIC DETECTORS
OCEANOGRAPHY
WHALES
VALIDATION
MARINE BIOLOGY
D-MON(DIGITAL ACOUSTIC MONITORING DEVICES)
MARINE MAMMALS
BALEEN WHALES
baleen whales
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA533837
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Summary:Our long-range objective is to understand the oceanographic processes that influence the distribution of whales in the ocean. In support of this objective we seek to develop a fully-integrated autonomous acoustic observing system capable of detecting and classifying a wide range of marine mammal vocalizations (from blue whales to beaked whales; 10 Hz - 100 kHz) with proven performance. This work will ultimately improve our ability to predict whale distribution and bolster efforts to mitigate human impacts on marine mammals.

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