Passive acoustic localization of sperm whales to facilitate ship strike avoidance

• Main Author: Klosner, Michael
• Other Authors: Jesus, S. M.
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Cachalote; Colisões com navios; Monitorização acústica passiva; Localização acústica; Ray Tracing; Modelo Bellhop; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Naturais::Outras Ciências Naturais; cachalote; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19083

Ship strikes are one of the leading causes of premature mortality among whales, accounting for the deaths of approximately 20,000 each year, with untold more being injured. Given the exponential increase in shipping traffic, estimated at 2 - 3% year-over-year, the potential for collisions continues...