Accession Number:

AD1013954

Title:

Improving Visual Survey Capabilities for Marine Mammal Studies

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole United States

Personal Author(s):

• Baumgartner,Mark

Report Date:

2015-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

4.0

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.

Descriptors:

• marine animals
• surveys
• VISUAL SURVEILLANCE
• monsoons
• air water interactions
• Bengal bay
• ocean environments
• binoculars
• acoustic detection
• monitoring
• classification

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE