Autonomous Real-time Marine Mammal Detections
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Chiloé Island, Gulf of Corcovado, Chile, Fall 2019
Study objectives
A Slocum G1 glider was deployed south of Chiloé Island, Chile to conduct a near real-time survey for baleen whales in the Gulf of Corcovado.
Principal Investigators: Susannah Buchan (University of Concepción), Oscar Pizzaro (University of Concepción), Kate Stafford (University of Washington), and Mark Baumgartner (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution).
Analyst: Susannah Buchan (University of Concepción)
Slocum glider we04
Platform location:
Analyst-reviewed species occurrence maps:
Daily analyst review:
| | Detected |
| Possibly detected |
| Not detected |
Time series:
Diel plot:
Oceanographic observations:
Links to detailed information for Slocum glider we04:
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 Slocum glider was expertly prepared by Ben Hodges (WHOI) and deployed by Susannah Buchan (University of Concepción). Support for the deployment and operation of the glider was provided by Office of Naval Research Global and Office of Naval Research Marine Mammals and Biology Program. Support for the development and testing of the DMON/LFDCS was provided by the Office of Naval Research, and additional support for integration and testing was provided by the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Advanced Sampling Technologies Working Group in collaboration with the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's Passive Acoustics Research Group (leader: Sofie Van Parijs).
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