CBC News covers JASCO-supported Atlantic marine mammal study
North Atlantic right whale, an endangered species. Photo by Kenneth Canning, Getty Images.
On 16 May the Halifax, NS headquarters of JASCO Applied Sciences hosted a workshop attended by researchers from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Dalhousie University to plan a coordinated effort to analyze whale calls in data that will be collected this summer as part of an unprecedented survey of marine mammals off Atlantic Canada. CBC News covered the workshop in broadcast and on-line articles about the search for the elusive northern right whale, which is one of the key mission objectives of the survey.
JASCO’s science director Bruce Martin was quoted in the article as being hopeful for a successful outcome, although he said about his own involvement in the search: “I've been following the right whale for about four years now ... and every year we know less and less about what's going on.” Some two dozen Autonomous Multichannel Acoustic Recorders (AMAR) deployed off the Atlantic coast will collect the acoustic data that scientists will analyze using specialized whale call detectors and classifiers developed at JASCO.
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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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