Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Gulf of Maine, Fall/Winter 2025-2026
Study objectives
A Slocum G3 glider was deployed in the northern Gulf of Maine to conduct a near real-time survey for baleen whales, including the seriously endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Principal Investigators: Mark Baumgartner (WHOI) and Sofie Van Parijs (NOAA NEFSC)
Analyst: Julianne Wilder (NOAA NEFSC)
Survey plan:
Platform location:
Analyst-reviewed species occurrence maps:
Daily analyst review:
| | Detected |
| Possibly detected |
| Not detected |
Time series:
Diel plot:
Recent background noise:
Oceanographic observations:
Links to detailed information:
Automated detection data
Analyst notes
DMON/LFDCS diagnostics
Platform diagnostics
Sounds
What types of sounds are we monitoring? Find examples of the sounds right, fin, sei and humpback whales make here.
Questions
Please email Mark Baumgartner at mbaumgartner@whoi.edu. For a general desciption of the detection system and the autonomous platforms, visit robots4whales.whoi.edu.
Acknowledgements
The Slocum glider was expertly prepared and deployed by Mackenzie Meier (WHOI). Support for the glider mission was provided by NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
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