The JIP has researched and developed a range of research tools that are used to help understand the behaviour of marine mammals in their environment, this includes, but is not limited to: tags, GPS locators, and recorders. Our techniques keep evolving and we are currently examining using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to track large marine mammals. These techniques have not just helped the JIP in its studies, but also advanced general scientific knowledge of marine animals.
AREAS OF INTEREST
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Animal Tagging Technology Development – Workshop
Industry cannot get adequate data on behavioural and physiological responses to sound because of limits in the instruments now available. Tag attachment problems prevent the study of some species, and reduce instrument deployment times in others.
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Animal Tagging Technology Development – Testing Of Developed GPS/Time-Depth Tags On Sperm Whales In The Sea Of Cortez
Animal-borne instruments used in a previous study on the effects of airguns on whale behaviour (the 2002-2008, $9M, Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico) could not measure both diving behaviour and exact location.
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Unmanned Aerial Survey (UAS) Review
A literature review, internet searches, and communications with personnel working with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) were used to identify the capabilities of UAS throughout the world.
RELATED CONTENT
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Innovation
The Sound & Marine Life JIP has funded research into technologies and methods that influence the way the industry operates, such PAMGuard, PCAD, Tags, DECAF, BRAHSS and Tags
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Tags
Tags are essential in allowing the industry to understand marine life behaviour, habitat use, migration patterns, and reactions
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IOGP Sound & Marine – A Quick Guide To PAMGuard
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) helps detection by picking up the distinctive vocalisations that some marine species produce. The work of JIP has ensure that PAM Guard has virtually replaced all previous animal detection software.
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Research Categories
The JIP has funded one of the most extensive industry research programmes in this field. It is divided into five categories which are complementary and designed to allow the JIP to fully understand the issue and potential impacts associated with underwater sound from offshore activities.