Technical and Scientific Support for Passive Acoustic Monitoring in the Research Cruise MED09

Main goal in our R&D program is the development of efficient and reliable tools for marine mammals' acoustic detection, classification, localization and tracking to support research, conservation and mitigation needs. The R&D program on marine mammals began in 1991 based on previous 10...

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Main Author: Pavan, Gianni
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ACOUSTIC DETECTION
Acoustic Detection and Detectors
Acoustics
AQUATIC ANIMALS
Biological Oceanography
CONSERVATION
MMRMP(MARINE MAMMALS RISK MITIGATION PROGRAM)
NURC(NATIONAL UNDERWATER ROBOTICS CHALLENGE)
PASSIVE SYSTEMS
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
RECORDING SYSTEMS
TOWED ARRAYS
TRACKING
UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT
WHALES
WILD(WHALE IDENTIFICATION AND LOGGING DISPLAYS)
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Summary:Main goal in our R&D program is the development of efficient and reliable tools for marine mammals' acoustic detection, classification, localization and tracking to support research, conservation and mitigation needs. The R&D program on marine mammals began in 1991 based on previous 10 years development of software and hardware for digital sound analysis and was then boosted by joining NURC (1998) in the development of the MMRMP program (formerly SOLMAR). The plan is to continue the improvement of available technologies (towed arrays, autonomous recorders) and to progressively develop semi-automatic tools to assist operators in the classification and tracking of received sources. The ultimate goal is to develop passive acoustics tools for evaluating the presence, distribution and density of marine mammals to support conservation strategies.