Cetacean Research Program

The Cetacean Research Program (CRP) conducts research needed for the assessment of whale and dolphin populations in the central and western Pacific Ocean, which requires an understanding of distribution, stock structure, habitat use, and natural and anthropogenic threats, along with estimates of abundance, demography, and mortality.

Datasets

  • Animal Telemetry Network - Movement Patterns and Habitat Use of Cetaceans within the Mariana Archipelago, 2013-2018
  • OBIS-SEAMAP - PIFSC Mariana Archipelago cetacean surveys 2010-2019
  • OBIS-SEAMAP - Marine Mammal Survey, HICEAS 2017, Cruise 1705/1706
  • OBIS-SEAMAP - Visual and genetic surveys for odontocete cetaceans in American Samoa 2003-06
  • Pacific Islands Passive Acoustic Network - Passive acoustic recordings of cetaceans taken from areas within the Pacific Islands Region since 2005
  • More TBD…

Tools

  • Humpback whale acoustic detector - Acoustic detection of humpback whales in the Pacific Islands using a convolutional neural network
  • LTabundR - R package for design-based line-transect abundance estimation of cetaceans (in development)
  • FKW BANTER - Automatic classification of false killer whale acoustic detections with no visual confirmation
  • Multi-target tracking - Automated time differences of arrival tracking of acoustic data
  • Acoustic glider toolbox
  • SQL reading tools
  • More TBD…

Resources

  • Line-transect survey materials
  • CRP UAS handbook
  • Stock and management boundary files
  • More TBD…