Autonomous Real-time Marine Mammal Detections

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


Chukchi Sea, Arctic, Summer 2017


Study objectives

A Slocum G2 glider was deployed in the Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast of Alaska on July 13, 2017 to study the occurrence of several species of marine mammals, including fin, bowhead, and beluga whales, as well as bearded seals and walrus. This project is designed to examine relationships between marine mammal distribution and oceanographic conditions monitored by the glider. Results shown on this page have been reviewed by an experienced analyst (Kate Stafford) and represent locations and times where the near real-time passive acoustic detection data provide evidence of species occurrence.

Principal Investigators: Peter Winsor (University of Alaska Fairbanks), Kate Stafford (University of Washington), and Mark Baumgartner (WHOI).

Analyst: Kate Stafford (University of Washington)

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Slocum glider unit_595


Platform location:




Analyst-reviewed species occurrence maps:




Daily analyst review:

Date	Fin whale	Beluga whale	Bearded seal	Bowhead whale	Walrus	Air gun	Other
08/21/2017
08/20/2017
08/19/2017
08/18/2017
08/17/2017
08/16/2017
08/15/2017
08/14/2017
08/13/2017
08/12/2017
08/11/2017
08/10/2017
08/09/2017
08/08/2017
08/07/2017
08/06/2017
08/05/2017
08/04/2017
08/03/2017
08/02/2017
08/01/2017
07/31/2017
07/30/2017
07/29/2017
07/28/2017
07/27/2017
07/26/2017
07/25/2017
07/24/2017
07/23/2017
07/22/2017
07/21/2017
07/20/2017
07/19/2017
07/18/2017
07/17/2017
07/16/2017
07/15/2017
07/14/2017
07/13/2017

	Detected
	Possibly detected
	Not detected

Time series:




Diel plot:




Oceanographic observations:




Links to detailed information for Slocum glider unit_595:

Automated detection data

DMON/LFDCS Diagnostics

Platform diagnostics

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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 prepared and deployed by Brita Irving and Hank Statscewich (UAF). Deployment was made possible by Rebecca Woodgate (UW), chief scientist of the deployment cruise on the R/V Norseman II. At sea assistance was provided by the captain and crew of the R/V Norseman II. Critical engineering support was provided by Keenan Ball, Jim Partan, and Tom Hurst (WHOI). Support for the development of the Arctic marine mammal call library as well as the preparation and operation of the glider in 2017 was provided by Alaska Ocean Observing System. The glider was procured in 2016 with support from the North Pacific Research Board. 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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