Autonomous Real-time Marine Mammal Detections

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


Norfolk Buoy


Study objectives

A DMON buoy was deployed 28 miles southeast of Virigina Beach, Virginia on July 20, 2022 to monitor the presence of baleen whales in near real time by automatically detecting and identifying their calls. The region southeast of Norfolk, Virginia is used for shipping, fishing, naval activity and wind farm development, yet the impacts of these activities on whales is poorly understood. The buoy will help to improve monitoring and conservation efforts for whales by providing scientists, managers, industry and the public with near real-time information on whale presence.

Principal Investigator: Mark Baumgartner (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Analysts: Amadi Afua Sefah-Twerefour, Abigail Kreuser, Kira Telford and Erin Meyer-Gutbrod (University of South Carolina)




Platform location:




Daily analyst review:

DateSei whaleFin whaleRight whaleHumpback whale
10/05/2023
10/04/2023
10/03/2023
10/02/2023
10/01/2023
09/30/2023
09/29/2023
09/28/2023
09/27/2023
09/26/2023
09/25/2023
09/24/2023
09/23/2023
09/22/2023
09/21/2023
09/20/2023
09/19/2023
09/18/2023
09/17/2023
09/16/2023
09/15/2023
09/14/2023
09/13/2023
09/12/2023
09/11/2023
09/10/2023
09/09/2023
09/08/2023
09/07/2023
09/06/2023
09/05/2023
09/04/2023
09/03/2023
09/02/2023
09/01/2023
08/31/2023
08/30/2023
08/29/2023
08/28/2023
08/27/2023
08/26/2023
08/25/2023
08/24/2023
08/23/2023
08/22/2023
08/21/2023
08/20/2023
08/19/2023
08/18/2023
08/17/2023
08/16/2023
08/15/2023
08/14/2023
08/13/2023
08/12/2023
08/11/2023
08/10/2023
08/09/2023
08/08/2023
08/07/2023
08/06/2023
08/05/2023
08/04/2023
08/03/2023
08/02/2023
08/01/2023
07/31/2023
07/30/2023
07/29/2023
07/28/2023
07/27/2023
07/26/2023
07/25/2023
07/24/2023
07/23/2023
07/22/2023
07/21/2023
07/20/2023
07/19/2023
07/18/2023
07/17/2023
07/16/2023
07/15/2023
07/14/2023
07/13/2023
07/12/2023
07/11/2023
07/10/2023
07/09/2023
07/08/2023
07/07/2023
07/06/2023
07/05/2023
07/04/2023
07/03/2023
07/02/2023
07/01/2023
06/30/2023
06/29/2023
06/28/2023
06/27/2023
06/26/2023
06/25/2023
06/24/2023
06/23/2023
06/22/2023
06/21/2023
06/20/2023
06/19/2023
06/18/2023
06/17/2023
06/16/2023
06/15/2023
06/14/2023
06/13/2023
06/12/2023
06/11/2023
06/10/2023
06/09/2023
06/08/2023
06/07/2023
06/06/2023
06/05/2023
06/04/2023
06/03/2023
06/02/2023
06/01/2023
05/31/2023
05/30/2023
05/29/2023
05/28/2023
05/27/2023
05/26/2023
05/25/2023
05/24/2023
05/23/2023
05/22/2023
05/21/2023
05/20/2023
05/19/2023
05/18/2023
05/17/2023
05/16/2023
05/15/2023
05/14/2023
05/13/2023
05/12/2023
05/11/2023
05/10/2023
05/09/2023
05/08/2023
05/07/2023
05/06/2023
05/05/2023
05/04/2023
05/03/2023
05/02/2023
05/01/2023
04/30/2023
04/29/2023
04/28/2023
04/27/2023
04/26/2023
04/25/2023
04/24/2023
04/23/2023
04/22/2023
04/21/2023
04/20/2023
04/19/2023
04/18/2023
04/17/2023
04/16/2023
04/15/2023
04/14/2023
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
12/26/2022
12/25/2022
12/24/2022
12/11/2022
12/10/2022
12/09/2022
11/28/2022
11/27/2022
11/26/2022
11/25/2022
11/19/2022
11/18/2022
11/17/2022
11/16/2022
11/15/2022
11/14/2022
11/13/2022
11/12/2022
11/11/2022
11/10/2022
11/09/2022
11/08/2022
11/07/2022
11/06/2022
11/05/2022
11/04/2022
11/03/2022
11/02/2022
11/01/2022
10/31/2022
10/30/2022
10/29/2022
10/28/2022
10/27/2022
10/26/2022
10/25/2022
10/24/2022
10/23/2022
10/22/2022
10/21/2022
10/20/2022
10/19/2022
10/18/2022
10/17/2022
10/16/2022
10/15/2022
10/14/2022
10/13/2022
10/12/2022
10/11/2022
10/10/2022
10/09/2022
10/08/2022
10/07/2022
10/06/2022
10/05/2022
10/04/2022
10/03/2022
10/02/2022
10/01/2022
09/30/2022
09/29/2022
09/28/2022
09/27/2022
09/26/2022
09/25/2022
09/24/2022
09/23/2022
09/22/2022
09/21/2022
09/20/2022
09/19/2022
09/18/2022
09/17/2022
09/16/2022
09/15/2022
09/14/2022
09/13/2022
09/12/2022
09/11/2022
09/10/2022
09/09/2022
09/08/2022
09/07/2022
09/06/2022
09/05/2022
09/04/2022
09/03/2022
09/02/2022
09/01/2022
08/31/2022
08/30/2022
08/29/2022
08/28/2022
08/27/2022
08/26/2022
08/25/2022
08/24/2022
08/23/2022
08/22/2022
08/21/2022
08/20/2022
08/19/2022
08/18/2022
08/17/2022
08/16/2022
08/15/2022
08/14/2022
08/13/2022
08/12/2022
08/11/2022
08/10/2022
08/09/2022
08/08/2022
08/07/2022
08/06/2022
08/05/2022
08/04/2022
08/03/2022
08/02/2022
08/01/2022
07/31/2022
07/30/2022
07/29/2022
07/28/2022
07/27/2022
07/26/2022
07/25/2022
07/24/2022
07/23/2022
07/22/2022
07/21/2022
07/20/2022
07/19/2022

Detected
Possibly detected
Not detected


Time series:




Diel plot:




Recent bacgkground noise:




Links to detailed information:

Automated detection data

DMON/LFDCS Diagnostics

Platform diagnostics




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 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), Kris Newhall, Jim Dunn, Don Peters, and John Kemp. Critical engineering support was provided by Jim Partan, Keenan Ball, Dennis Giaya and Tom Hurst (WHOI). Support for the deployment and operation of the buoy was provided by CMA CGM.

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