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Demonstrate near real-time passive acoustic detection and classification hardware/software systems
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Monitor large whale occurrence in the mid-Atlantic
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Assess occurrence, habitat use, and behavior of North Atlantic right whales in the mid-Atlantic region
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Establish behavioral baseline and foraging ecology. Assess behavioral response to acoustic stimuli and Navy training activities
Current
Project Objectives
Monitor large whale occurrence in the Mid-Atlantic
2024-2025 Large Whale Season Summary
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…
New acoustic monitoring buoy helps researchers study and protect North Atlantic Right Whales
January 19, 2021
A new buoy to listen for protected whales.
Tagging Whales Off Cape Hatteras
May 21, 2014
Learning about the movements of odontocetes.
Peak sound pressure and sound exposure level from underwater explosions in shallow water.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2014.
136 (3): EL218–EL223
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- August 11, 2014
Experimental measurements of the peak pressure and sound exposure level (SEL) from underwater explosions collected 7 km off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia are presented. The peak pressures are compared to results from previous studies and a semi-empirical equation that is a function of measurement range and charge weight, and are found to be in good agreement. An empirical equation for SEL that similarly employs a scaling approach involving charge weight and range is also presented and shows promise for the prediction of SEL in shallow water.
