Improving Visual Survey Capabilities for Marine Mammal Studies
Abstract
The Navy sponsors research to improve efforts to mitigate interactions between fleet activities and marine mammals. Fundamental information on the occurrence, abundance, and status of marine mammals is typically derived from visual surveys, and data from such surveys are most often used to estimate population abundance, develop predictive relationships between marine mammal distribution and oceanographic conditions, or as ground truth for other marine mammal detection methods. Surveys require human observers to systematically scan the ocean surface for the presence of air-breathing mammals, and they can be conducted from ships, aircraft, or land.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2015
- Accession Number
- AD1013954
Entities
People
- Mark F. Baumgartner
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution