Robots4Whales
University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie University
Laurentian Channel (Zone A/B), Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, June 2022
Study objectives
A Teledyne Webb Research Slocum G3s 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 use right whale acoustic detections to trigger dynamic management in Dynamic Shipping Zones A/B of the Laurentian Channel Traffic Separation Scheme.
Principal Investigator: Kim Davies (University of New Brunswick)
Analysts: Kim Davies, Kate Indeck and Leila Fouda (University of New Brunswick)
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