Cues, creaks, and decoys: Using
passive acoustic monitoring as a tool for studying sperm whale depredation.
To avoid local extirpation of these marine mammals (which are listed nationally as a «Matter of National Environmental Significance»), an experimental approach was used to evaluate two management approaches to mitigate bycatch: pingers (acoustic alarms) and
passive acoustic monitoring.
«We are also looking at integrating the NEPAN data into other
passive acoustic monitoring efforts being conducted in both U.S. and Canadian waters.»
The use of gliders and floats in
passive acoustic monitoring helps address the spatial and temporal tradeoff of stationary and towed instruments.
«Eavesdropping on Bering Strait marine mammals: Researchers are eavesdropping on marine mammals within the Bering Strait via «
passive acoustic monitoring» to observe changes in the ecology of the Pacific Arctic by documenting the use of this region by species previously excluded by sea ice.»
Not exact matches
The NEFSC
passive acoustics research program, together with support from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and a number of federal agencies, are creating the technological infrastructure for NEPAN to address long - term
monitoring and mitigation needs for endangered marine mammals and fish.
Archival
passive acoustic recorders would aid
monitoring needs that do not require an immediate response to a detection, such as defining migration corridors.