FY22 Annual Report on Pacific Missile Range Facility Marine Mammal Monitoring
Abstract
This report documents Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) marine mammal monitoring efforts in fiscal year (FY) 2022 for Commander, Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Kaua'i, Hawai'i. This report includes our team's research of four areas:1) Collect raw acoustic data for marine mammal species detection, classification, localization, tracking, and kinematic analyses; 2) Understand short-term and long-term baseline occurrence patterns and quantify abundance for multiple marine mammal species; 3) Continue to update our processing algorithms in order to add new species as possible, improve existing tools, and integrate other tools as available; 4) Estimate sound levels to which marine mammals are exposed during U.S. Navy training with hull-mounted mid-frequency active sonar (MFAS), as well as other sources of noise (e.g. torpedoes, surface ships), and investigate behavioral responses; 5) Collaborate with researchers conducting other monitoring efforts (e.g. MFAS exposure and response by tagged animals), including other U.S. Navy laboratories, academic institutions, and research organizations, to fill data gaps and provide a more complete monitoring data product.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1207440
Entities
People
- Cameron R. Martin
- E. Elizabeth Henderson
- Gabriela C. Alongi
- Regina A Guazzo
- Roanne A. Manzano-roth
- Stephen W. Martin
- Tyler A Helble
Organizations
- Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific