Sound Monitoring Updates
Data Collection
October-December 2018: 22 temporary hydrophone moorings deployed using small boats in Stellwagen Bank, Gray's Reef, Florida Keys, Channel Islands, Monterey Bay and Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuaries for 3-4.5 months of continuous recording. Two hydrophones deployed in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument record on duty cycle for 1 year.
January-May 2019: Initial deployments rotated to maintain continuous recording. 5 deployments added to the array completing planned deployments in Gray's Reef and Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuaries.
June 2019-March 2022: Ongoing maintenance of stationary recording array and mobile listening surveys using autonomous vehicles in Gray's Reef and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuaries and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
Data Analysis
Recent SanctSound presentations:
- July 2019 - Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life
- September 2019 Ocean Observations
- November 2019 Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
- December 2019 World Marine Mammal Conference
- February 2020 Ocean Sciences
- December 2021 Association for the Study of Animal Behavior
- February 2022 Ocean Sciences
- March 2022 9th International Workshop On Detection, Classification, Localization, And Density Estimation Of Marine Mammals Using Passive Acoustics
- March 2022 Effects of Sound in the Ocean on Marine Mammals