Humpback Whale Sound Production Recorded at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Monterey Accelerated Research System

Monitoring locations for the SanctSound project. Credit: NOAA

This record represents humpback whale detection from recordings at the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS) cabled observatory. MARS resides on the continental slope outside Monterey Bay, California at a depth of 890 m. It's location is in the center of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Since 28 July 2015, MARS has supported nearly continuous sound recording at a sample rate of 256 kHz. Long term spectral averages with a resolution of 5 seconds/1 Hz were manually scanned using consistent intensity and contrast settings throughout the time-series. Visual detections were paired with model scores from the NOAA / Google humpback song detector (Allen et al., 2021). Aural verification of the recording was used when analysts were uncertain of the result. The analysis period for these detection is standardized across SanctSound sites to allow for direct comparison.These data were recorded at SanctSound Monterey Accelerated Research System between November 01, 2018 and October 31, 2020.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and U.S Navy. 2021. Humpback Whale Sound Production Recorded at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Monterey Accelerated Research System, SanctSound Data Products. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/336w-4898. [access date].

Dataset Identifiers

10.25921/336w-4898
NCEI Metadata ID: gov.noaa.ncei.pad:NOAA-Navy-SanctSound_MARS_humpbackwhale_1d

ISO 19115-2 Metadata

gov.noaa.ncei.pad:NOAA-Navy-SanctSound_MARS_humpbackwhale_1d

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Dataset Point of Contact	Carrie Wall NCEI Passive Acoustic Archive Lead NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information pad.info@noaa.gov


Coverage Description	Monterey Accelerated Research System
Time Period	2018-11-01T00:00:00Z to 2020-10-31T23:59:59Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	N: 36.713 S: 36.713 E: -122.186 W: -122.186
Spatial Coverage Map


General Documentation	Metadata Landing Page
Associated Resources	NOAA-Navy Sanctuary Soundscapes Monitoring Project (SanctSound) Sound Monitoring NOAA and the U.S. Navy are working to better understand underwater sound within the National Marine Sanctuary System. For the next few years, these agencies will work with numerous scientific partners to study sound within seven national marine sanctuaries and one marine national monument, which includes waters off Hawai'i and the east and west coasts. Standardized acoustic measurements are used to assess sounds produced by marine animals, physical processes (e.g., wind and waves), and human activities. Collectively, this information will help NOAA and the Navy measure sound levels and baseline acoustic conditions in sanctuaries. This work is a continuation of ongoing Navy and NOAA monitoring and research, including efforts by the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

General Documentation

Metadata Landing Page

Associated Resources

NOAA-Navy Sanctuary Soundscapes Monitoring Project (SanctSound)
- Sound Monitoring
  NOAA and the U.S. Navy are working to better understand underwater sound within the National Marine Sanctuary System. For the next few years, these agencies will work with numerous scientific partners to study sound within seven national marine sanctuaries and one marine national monument, which includes waters off Hawai'i and the east and west coasts. Standardized acoustic measurements are used to assess sounds produced by marine animals, physical processes (e.g., wind and waves), and human activities. Collectively, this information will help NOAA and the Navy measure sound levels and baseline acoustic conditions in sanctuaries. This work is a continuation of ongoing Navy and NOAA monitoring and research, including efforts by the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.


Publication Dates	publication: 2022-08-02
Edition	Mar 2020 Data Products (Oct 2018-Dec 2019)
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Purpose	These data are available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.


Dataset Citation	Cite as: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and U.S Navy. 2021. Humpback Whale Sound Production Recorded at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Monterey Accelerated Research System, SanctSound Data Products. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/336w-4898. [access date].
Cited Authors	NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries U.S. Navy
Principal Investigators	Simone Baumann-Pickering Scripps Institution of Oceanography Leila Hatch NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary John Joseph U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Anke Kuegler Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Marc Lammers NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Tetyana Margolina U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Karlina Merkens NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Lindsey Peavey Reeves NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Timothy Rowell NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Jenni Stanley Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Alison Stimpert Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Sofie Van Parijs NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Eden Zang NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Collaborators	Carlos Rueda and Google AI Perception team Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and Google
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	This project received funding from the U.S. Navy.


Theme keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Fish Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Mammals > Cetaceans Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics Earth Science Oceans > Aquatic Sciences > Fisheries Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Environment Monitoring Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Ambient Noise Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Marine Habitat
Data Center keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOD/USNAVY > U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Fixed Observation Stations
Instrument keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Recorders/Loggers > Passive Acoustic Recorder Acoustic Sounders > Hydrophones
Place keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Eastern Pacific Ocean Vertical Location > Water Column
Project keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords SanctSound > NOAA-Navy Sanctuary Soundscapes Monitoring Project


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Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps	Long term spectral averages with a resolution of 5 seconds/1 Hz were manually scanned using consistent intensity and contrast settings throughout the time-series. Visual detections were paired with model scores from the NOAA / Google humpback song detector (Allen et al., 2021). Aural verification of the recording was used when analysts were uncertain of the result. Data were processed with Matlab

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	Ocean Sonics icListen HF
Platform	Fixed Observation Stations

Last Modified: 2022-02-10

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