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Autonomous Real-Time Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Baleen Whales for Mitigating Interactions with Naval Activities
Atlantic
AFTT
Project Objectives
Demonstrate near real-time passive acoustic detection and classification hardware/software systems
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Complete
Mid-Atlantic Autonomous Passive Acoustic Monitoring
Atlantic
AFTT
Project Objectives
Monitor large whale occurrence in the mid-Atlantic
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Current
North Atlantic Right Whale Monitoring, Conservation, and Protection
Atlantic
AFTT
Project Objectives
Assess occurrence, habitat use, and behavior of North Atlantic right whales in the mid-Atlantic region
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Complete
Occurrence, Ecology, and Behavior of Deep-diving Odontocetes
Atlantic
AFTT
Project Objectives
Establish behavioral baseline and foraging ecology. Assess behavioral response to acoustic stimuli and Navy training activities
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Current
Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Mid-Atlantic Baleen Whales
Atlantic
AFTT
Project Objectives
Monitor large whale occurrence in the Mid-Atlantic
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2024-2025 Large Whale Season Summary
Atlantic
AFTT
HDR
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Leatherback turtle
Loggerhead turtle
Fin whale
Humpback whale
Minke whale
North Atlantic right whale
Sei whale
Pilot whale
Sperm whale
Passive acoustics
Visual surveys
Photo ID
Tagging
Autonomous Buoy
PAM
March 24, 2025
We have two separate efforts focusing on cetaceans off the coast of Virginia. The first is our Offshore (Outer Continental Shelf) Cetacean Study, which focuses primarily on deep diving odontocetes…
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New acoustic monitoring buoy helps researchers study and protect North Atlantic Right Whales
Atlantic
AFTT
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Baleen whale
Fin whale
Humpback whale
North Atlantic right whale
Sei whale
Passive acoustics
January 19, 2021
A new buoy to listen for protected whales.
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Tagging Whales Off Cape Hatteras
Atlantic
AFTT
Cascadia Research Collective
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Duke University
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Beaked whale
Common dolphin
Goose-beaked whale
Pilot whale
Photo ID
Tagging
Visual surveys
May 21, 2014
Learning about the movements of odontocetes.
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Acoustic communication of North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) mother-calf pairs on the calving grounds
Atlantic
AFTT
NOAA Fisheries Service
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Duke University
Syracuse University
North Atlantic right whale
Passive acoustics
N/A
Baleen whale occurrence throughout the western North Atlantic Ocean using passive acoustics
Atlantic
AFTT
NOAA Fisheries Service
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Blue whale
Fin whale
North Atlantic right whale
Sei whale
Passive acoustics
AMAR
HARP
MARU
HARU
Controlled exposure experiments (CEEs) with full-scale military mid-frequency active sonars (MFAS) in four cetacean species
Pacific
Cascadia Research Collective
NAVSEA
NOAA Fisheries Service
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Southall Environmental Associates
Applied Physical Sciences
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
University of St. Andrews
Marine Acoustics, Inc.
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Oregon State University
UC San Diego
UC Santa Cruz
SPAWAR
Stanford University
Risso's dolphin
Blue whale
Goose-beaked whale
Fin whale
Tagging
N/A
Differences in melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) call characteristics between Hawaiian populations
Pacific
HCTT/HSTT
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
University of Hawai'i
Melon-headed whale
Passive acoustics
Inter- and intra-analyst agreement in real-time passive acoustic monitoring: development and evaluation of analysis protocol for monitoring from autonomous platforms
Atlantic
AFTT
NOAA Fisheries Service
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
NAVFAC Atlantic
Fin whale
Humpback whale
North Atlantic right whale
Sei whale
Passive acoustics