Robots4Whales

University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie University


Shediac Valley, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, June 2023


Study objectives

A Teledyne Webb Research Slocum G3 glider equipped with passive acoustic listening device (DMON/LFDCS) was deployed in the Laurentian Channel region of the Gulf of St. Lawrence (GoSL) for a multi-month mission with an extended lithium primary battery pack. The purpose of this mission is to monitor for North Atlantic right whales and study their regional habitat use.

Principal Investigators: Kim Davies (University of New Brunswick)

Analysts: Kate Indeck and Kim Davies (University of New Brunswick)

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Platform location:




Analyst-reviewed species occurrence maps:




Daily analyst review:

Date	Sei whale	Fin whale	Right whale	Humpback whale	Blue whale
08/08/2023
08/07/2023
08/06/2023
08/05/2023
08/04/2023
08/03/2023
08/02/2023
08/01/2023
07/31/2023
07/30/2023
07/29/2023
07/28/2023
07/27/2023
07/26/2023
07/25/2023
07/24/2023
07/23/2023
07/22/2023
07/21/2023
07/20/2023
07/19/2023
07/18/2023
07/17/2023
07/16/2023
07/15/2023
07/14/2023
07/13/2023
07/12/2023
07/11/2023
07/10/2023
07/09/2023
07/08/2023
07/07/2023
07/06/2023
07/05/2023
07/04/2023
07/03/2023
07/02/2023
07/01/2023
06/30/2023
06/29/2023
06/28/2023
06/27/2023
06/26/2023
06/25/2023
06/24/2023
06/23/2023
06/22/2023
06/21/2023
06/20/2023
06/19/2023
06/18/2023
06/17/2023
06/16/2023
06/15/2023
06/14/2023
06/13/2023
06/12/2023
06/11/2023
06/10/2023
06/09/2023
06/08/2023
06/07/2023
06/06/2023
06/05/2023
06/04/2023
06/03/2023
06/02/2023
06/01/2023

	Detected
	Possibly detected
	Not detected

Time series:




Diel plot:




Recent bacgkground noise:




Links to detailed information:

Automated detection data

DMON/LFDCS Diagnostics

Platform diagnostics

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Questions

Please email Mark Baumgartner at mbaumgartner@whoi.edu. For a general desciption of the detection system and the autonomous platforms, visit dcs.whoi.edu.


Acknowledgements

The G3 glider was expertly prepared by Teledyne Webb Research and the Coastal Environmental Observation Technology and Research (CEOTR) group (ceotr.ocean.dal.ca). Financial support for the deployment and operation of the glider was provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, CEOTR and the University of New Brunswick. Additional logistical support for the mission was provided by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, University of New Brunswick, Teledyne Webb Research, Dalhousie University, Ocean Tracking Network, and the Ocean Frontiers Institute.


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