Bioacoustic Characterization of the Mediterranean Sea SOLMAR

Abstract

Ship-based surveys were carried out to provide baseline information about marine mammal presence, distribution and acoustic behaviour in the Ligurian Sea (Cetacean Sanctu a). Combined acoustic and visual surveys were mainly carried out. during the SIRENA cruises organized by NURC within the SOLARMAR Project. Acoustic monitoring with towed arrays was performed 24h/day to investigate the diel acoustic patterns and to provide support to the WHOI sperm whale tagging project. A lightweight wide and towed array and a complete asset for wideband signal recording and analysis were developed and tested. The system was improved with GIS plotting capabilities to provide real-time. maps of acoustic contacts. Databases (strandings, sightings, acoustic contacts, literature) developed within SOLMAR have been updated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA438556

Entities

People

  • Gianni Pavan

Organizations

  • University of Pavia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Acoustic Equipment
  • Acoustic Measurement
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustics
  • Active Sonar
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Mail
  • Habitats
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Ligurian Sea
  • Oceanography
  • Odontocetes
  • Radio Receivers
  • Sonar

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Marine Mammal Biology