Ecosystems and the communities they support are changing at alarmingly rapid rates.
Tracking species diversity is vital to managing these stressed habitats. Yet, quantifying and …

Offshore wind energy development is rapidly ramping up in United States (US) waters in
order to meet renewable energy goals. With a diverse suite of endangered large whale …

Machine learning algorithms, including recent advances in deep learning, are promising for
tools for detection and classification of broadband high frequency signals in passive …

Ocean currents, winds, and rainfall all work together to create a marine oasis around the
Hawaiian Islands, providing a home for many species of dolphins and whales normally …

Beaked whales are deep diving elusive animals, difficult to census with conventional visual
surveys. Methods are presented for the density estimation of beaked whales, using passive …

Mid-frequency active sonar (MFAS), used for antisubmarine warfare (ASW), has been
associated with multiple beaked whale (BW) mass stranding events. Multinational naval …

The study of marine soundscapes is a growing field of research. Recording hardware is
becoming more accessible; there are a number of off-the-shelf autonomous recorders that …

At least ten species of beaked whales inhabit the North Pacific, but little is known about their
abundance, ecology, and behavior, as they are elusive and difficult to distinguish visually at …

Delphinids produce large numbers of short duration, broadband echolocation clicks which
may be useful for species classification in passive acoustic monitoring efforts. A challenge in …

Deraniyagala's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hotaula) is one of the least‐known beaked
whale species, with only a few of possible live sightings being documented to date. Here …