Autonomous Real-time Marine Mammal Detections

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


Gulf of Maine, Winter 2022-2023


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

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Platform location:




Analyst-reviewed species occurrence maps:




Daily analyst review:

Date	Sei whale	Fin whale	Right whale	Humpback whale
04/13/2023
04/12/2023
04/11/2023
04/10/2023
04/09/2023
04/08/2023
04/07/2023
04/06/2023
04/05/2023
04/04/2023
04/03/2023
04/02/2023
04/01/2023
03/31/2023
03/30/2023
03/29/2023
03/28/2023
03/27/2023
03/26/2023
03/25/2023
03/24/2023
03/23/2023
03/22/2023
03/21/2023
03/20/2023
03/19/2023
03/18/2023
03/17/2023
03/16/2023
03/15/2023
03/14/2023
03/13/2023
03/12/2023
03/11/2023
03/10/2023
03/09/2023
03/08/2023
03/07/2023
03/06/2023
03/05/2023
03/04/2023
03/03/2023
03/02/2023
03/01/2023
02/28/2023
02/27/2023
02/26/2023
02/25/2023
02/24/2023
02/23/2023
02/22/2023
02/21/2023
02/20/2023
02/19/2023
02/18/2023
02/17/2023
02/16/2023
02/15/2023
02/14/2023
02/13/2023
02/12/2023
02/11/2023
02/10/2023
02/09/2023
02/08/2023
02/07/2023
02/06/2023
02/05/2023
02/04/2023
02/03/2023
02/02/2023
02/01/2023
01/31/2023
01/30/2023
01/29/2023
01/28/2023
01/27/2023
01/26/2023
01/25/2023
01/24/2023
01/23/2023
01/22/2023
01/21/2023
01/20/2023
01/19/2023
01/18/2023
01/10/2023
01/09/2023
01/08/2023
01/07/2023
01/04/2023
01/03/2023
01/02/2023
01/01/2023
12/31/2022
12/30/2022
12/29/2022
12/28/2022
12/27/2022
12/26/2022
12/25/2022
12/24/2022
12/23/2022
12/22/2022
12/21/2022
12/20/2022
12/19/2022
12/18/2022
12/17/2022
12/16/2022
12/15/2022
12/14/2022
12/13/2022
12/12/2022
12/11/2022

	Detected
	Possibly detected
	Not detected

Time series:




Diel plot:




Recent bacgkground noise:




Links to detailed information:

Automated detection data

DMON/LFDCS Diagnostics

Platform diagnostics

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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 the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS).


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