John Moloney hosts Teledyne Webinar: Acoustic Monitoring for Slocum Gliders
JASCO’s Engineering and Business Development Manager describes JASCO’s OceanObserver’s integration onboard the Slocum Glider
JASCO Applied Sciences and Teledyne Webb Research have partnered to integrate JASCO’s OceanObserver acoustic and oceanographic data acquisition and processing system aboard the Slocum Glider. In a webinar produced by Teledyne Marine Webb Research, John Moloney describes the unique capabilities of the OceanObserver aboard the Slocum as demonstrated in a successful mission to Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2018 in search of critically endangered North American right whales.
The Slocum Autonomous Underwater Glider is one of the world’s most utilized underwater gliders and JASCO’s OceanObserver provides intelligent acoustic monitoring. Together, the two provide marine mammal monitoring without the cost of vessel or aerial surveys.
The buoyancy driven Slocum glider gathers data as it rises and dives in the water to propel itself forward. Onboard, the OceanObserver records the underwater sounds and detects marine mammal calls or events of interest. Surfacing at specified intervals, the glider sends the detections to shore for analysis.
The OceanObserver payload is also applicable to other Teledyne platforms and can be integrated with many Teledyne sensors. JASCO’s ongoing development work with related equipment companies such as Reson and ODI are also mentioned in the webinar. This talk will be of relevance to those involved in a variety of applications of acoustic monitoring from anti-submarine warfare to mitigating the effects of underwater noise on marine environments, or more generally interested in the scientific use of Slocum gliders.
Watch the webinar below.
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About JASCO Applied Sciences
JASCO Applied Sciences is a world leader in the science of underwater sound and its effects on marine life. A global company founded in Victoria, Canada, in 1981, JASCO provides services from offices in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia. We provide support for all stages of environmental reviews and assessments of underwater sound for the renewable energy, oil and gas, marine construction, shipping, and defence sectors. We design, develop, and manufacture state-of-the-art oceanographic data acquisition systems to meet project demands for quality, endurance, reliability, and performance. We enable our clients to satisfy regulatory requirements by providing scientifically defensible assessments of their projects to government regulators and the public. For more information, visit: www.jasco.com.
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SeaTrac Systems, Inc. manufactures, sells, and leases cost-effective, multi-purpose, long-endurance solar-powered Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USVs) for commercial, scientific, and military applications. SeaTrac’s USV can carry various sensors and custom payload modules that make it perfect for research, monitoring, or surveillance tasks where autonomy, cost, and ease of deployment matter. For more information, visit our website at seatrac.com.
