Robots4Whales
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Gulf of Maine, Fall/Winter 2023-2024
Study objectives
A Slocum G2 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
Platform location:
Analyst-reviewed species occurrence maps:
Daily analyst review:
| | Detected |
| Possibly detected |
| Not detected |
Time series:
Diel plot:
Recent bacgkground noise:
Oceanographic observations:
Links to detailed information:
Automated detection data
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 dcs.whoi.edu.
Acknowledgements
The Slocum glider was prepared and deployed by Mark Baumgartner (WHOI). Support for the glider mission was provided by NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
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