Passive Acoustic Studies of North Atlantic Right Whales
Data Set (DS) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26506 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
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Summary
Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Passive Acoustic Studies of North Atlantic Right Whales, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26506.
Full Citation Examples
Passive acoustic monitoring buoys have been deployed in shallow waters between North Carolina and Northern Florida since 2003. These units are bottom mounted recorders that collect data on sound for periods of 3-6 months. The resulting data are analyzed to identify vocalizations that are unique to North Atlantic Right whales to document their occurrence in these waters. These data have been used to evaluate the seasonal occurrence of North Atlantic right whales in waters south of North Carolina during winter months.
Distribution Information
No Distributions available.
Access Constraints:None
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Lance Garrison
Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov
305-361-4488
Metadata Contact
Melissa Soldevilla
melissa.soldevilla@noaa.gov
305-361-4238
Extents
-81.5° W,
-74.5° E,
35° N,
28.5° S
Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South
2003 - Present
Item Identification
| Title: | Passive Acoustic Studies of North Atlantic Right Whales |
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| Status: | In Work |
| Abstract: |
Passive acoustic monitoring buoys have been deployed in shallow waters between North Carolina and Northern Florida since 2003. These units are bottom mounted recorders that collect data on sound for periods of 3-6 months. The resulting data are analyzed to identify vocalizations that are unique to North Atlantic Right whales to document their occurrence in these waters. These data have been used to evaluate the seasonal occurrence of North Atlantic right whales in waters south of North Carolina during winter months. |
| Purpose: |
To use passive acoustic monitoring to examine the occurrence of North Atlantic Right Whales in waters of the southeast U.S. |
| Notes: |
Passive acoustic monitoring data from long term (3-9 month) deployments of moored units in winter calving habitats of the North Atlantic right whale. Data were collected through contracts with Cornell University. Data types include both raw acoustic so |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
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| City: | Miami |
| State/Province: | FL |
| Country: | USA |
| Location Description: |
Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2003 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Garrison, Lance |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami, FL 33149 |
| Email Address: | Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 305-361-4488 |
| Fax: | 305-361-4478 |
| Business Hours: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2003 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
| Phone: | (305)361-5761 |
| URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center |
| Business Hours: | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2003 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Soldevilla, Melissa |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
| Email Address: | melissa.soldevilla@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 305-361-4238 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Garrison, Lance |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami, FL 33149 |
| Email Address: | Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 305-361-4488 |
| Fax: | 305-361-4478 |
| Business Hours: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Extents
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -81.5 | |
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| E° Bound: | -74.5 | |
| N° Bound: | 35 | |
| S° Bound: | 28.5 | |
| Description |
Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South |
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Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
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| Start: | 2003 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
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| Data Access Procedure: |
The data will be available from a public web server once an access methodology has been developed. |
| Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Quality
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Collected sound recordings are reviewed to verify recording quality and file integrity. After the identification of potential right whale vocalizations, individual recordings are reviewed and verified. |
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Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
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| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | 0 |
| Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | No |
| Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
| If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | No |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 365 |
| If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed: |
N/A |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | To Be Determined |
| If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
The archival process is currently under development. |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | 365 |
| How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access. |
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Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
Units are recovered following a 3-6 month deployment and digital data is downloaded and reviewed for quality and data integrity. Automated software tools are used to identify potential right whale vocalizations, which are then reviewed and verified. |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 26506 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26506 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2015-08-17 17:31+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-04-29 |
| Owner Org: | SEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-04-29 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-04-29 |