In January we collaborated with Dr. Catherine Edwards at Skidaway Institute of Oceanography to deploy a Slocum glider off the coast of Georgia. This glider is equipped with a DMON2 hydrophone to listen for right whales in real-time. Although we had to abort the mission after two weeks due to mechanical malfunctions, the glider made 8 possible detections of right whales during the peak of the calving season. During the mission period, the glider's detections provided coverage close to the busy port of Savannah and during times when visual surveys were not available. The glider also made possible detections of sei and humpback whales. A summary of the acoustic detections can be found on Robots4Whales and this work was highlighted in a USC news article. |
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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