Autonomous Real-time Marine Mammal Detections
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Shediac Valley, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, July 2021
Study objectives
A Teledyne Webb Research Slocum G3 glider equipped with passive acoustic listening device (DMON/LFDCS) was deployed in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence for a two month mission. The glider is equipped with a four-frequency echosounder for measuring zooplankton biomass, as well as additional oceanographic sensors. The primary objective of this mission is to research the regional distribution and habitat use of North Atlantic right whales.
Principal Investigators: Kim Davies (University of New Brunswick)
Analysts: Allison Richardson, Kim Davies (University of New Brunswick) and Hansen Johnson (Dalhousie University)
Platform location:
Analyst-reviewed species occurrence maps:
Daily analyst review:
| | Detected |
| Possibly detected |
| Not detected |
Time series:
Diel plot:
Links to detailed information:
Automated detection data
DMON/LFDCS Diagnostics
Platform diagnostics
Questions
Please email Mark Baumgartner at mbaumgartner@whoi.edu. For a general desciption of the detection system and the autonomous platforms, visit dcs.whoi.edu.
Acknowledgements
The G3 glider was expertly prepared by Teledyne Webb Research and the Coastal Environmental Observation Technology and Research (CEOTR) group (ceotr.ocean.dal.ca). Financial support for the deployment and operation of the glider was provided Fisheries and Oceans Canada, NSERC, and MEOPAR. Additional logistical support for the mission was provided by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, University of New Brunswick, Teledyne Webb Research, Dalhousie University, Ocean Tracking Network, MEOPAR and the Ocean Frontiers Institute.
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