Today our lab began a 3-year project analyzing real-time baleen whale acoustic detection data from a buoy placed offshore of Norfolk, VA. The buoy was installed by Mark Baumgartner at Woods Hole, and it was funded by the transportation corporation CMA-CGM. The buoy has a DMON2 hydrophone that listens for, and automatically detects baleen whale vocalizations. My graduate students and I will assess real-time data each day to determine whether fin, humpback, sei or right whale vocalizations have been detected near the buoy. These data will be shared on websites like Whale Map and cell phone apps such as WhaleAlert to alert vessel captains of baleen whale presence and aid in management decision-making. You can follow our detections at the Robots 4 Whales website. Comments are closed.
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AuthorErin Meyer-Gutbrod is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina. Her lab researches human impacts to marine ecosysems. Archives
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