Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


Martha's Vineyard Buoy


Study objectives

A DMON buoy was deployed southeast of Martha's Vineyard on January 23, 2025 to monitor the presence of baleen whales in near real time by automatically detecting and identifying their calls. The buoy will help to improve monitoring and conservation efforts for whales by providing scientists, managers, and the public with near real-time information on whale presence.

Principal Investigators: Mark Baumgartner (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) and Sofie Van Parijs (NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center)

Analyst: Julianne Wilder







Platform location:




Daily analyst review:

DateSei whaleFin whaleRight whaleHumpback whale
02/15/2025
02/14/2025
02/13/2025
02/12/2025
02/11/2025
02/10/2025
02/09/2025
02/08/2025
02/07/2025
02/06/2025
02/05/2025
02/04/2025
02/03/2025
02/02/2025
02/01/2025
01/31/2025
01/30/2025
01/29/2025
01/28/2025
01/27/2025
01/26/2025
01/25/2025
01/24/2025
01/23/2025

Detected
Possibly detected
Not detected


Time series:




Diel plot:




Recent bacgkground noise:




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 description of the detection system and the autonomous platforms, visit robots4whales.whoi.edu.


Acknowledgements

The DMON buoy was prepared and deployed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Mooring Operations and Engineering (MOE) Group - special thanks to Jeff Pietro (lead technician), Nico Llanos, Chris Basque, Kris Newhall, Jim Ryder, Jim Dunn, Don Peters, and John Kemp (MOE Group Leader). Instrument preparation and testing was conducted by Mackenzie Meier (WHOI), and engineering support was provided by Jim Partan and Keenan Ball (WHOI). Support for the deployment and operation of the buoy was provided by the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Passive Acoustics Branch.

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