Utilizing Pro-bono Commercial Assets for Marine Mammal Surveys in High Naval Activity Area in Hawaiian Waters

Abstract

The goal of this project was to perform regular, but relatively inexpensive acoustic surveys in the deep waters between Oahu and Hawaii and Oahu and Kauai on a seasonal basis using the assets of the Young Brothers Shipping Company, Hawaii's largest interisland shipping company. Young Brothers offered to participate by allowing us to board their tugboats and use our acoustic instruments to collect data, on a pro-bono basis. The goal was to establish a robust database of information that currently does not exist in the deep waters between islands.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 12, 2013
Accession Number
ADA594875

Entities

People

  • Marc O. Lammers
  • Whitlow W. Au

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Recording Systems
  • Aerial Surveys
  • Data Visualization
  • Databases
  • Deep Water
  • Detection
  • Hydrophones
  • Islands
  • Mammals
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Mammals
  • Oceans
  • Photonic Metamaterials
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Shipping
  • Surface Temperature
  • Water

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security