LifeWatch Belgium Cetacean Passive Acoustic Monitoring Network, contribution by MARECO

Description

Presence and activity of harbour porpoises at specific locations is measured by passive acoustic monitoring using hydrophones (C-PODs) (Chelonia Inc). C-PODs can detect odontocete whale, dolphin, and porpoise clicks within a frequency range of 20 – 160 kHz continuously up to at least 300 metres away. They are durable pieces of equipment and can be used in many different environments. Rather than recording audio files, C-PODs collect and store information on the tonal clicks that they detect. This significantly lengthens their battery life and allows them to be particularly useful for long-term studies. Once the C-POD detects a click, it can record the time, centre frequency, sound pressure level, duration and bandwidth of each click that is produced.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 https://metadata.naturalsciences.be/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/bmdc.be:dataset:2480
21 https://metadata.naturalsciences.be/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/bmdc.be:dataset:2480
21 https://metadata.naturalsciences.be/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/bmdc.be:dataset:2480
21 https://metadata.naturalsciences.be/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/bmdc.be:dataset:2480

Tags

  • suveillance-du-bruit
  • geluidsmeting
  • lärmüberwachung
  • milieubewaking
  • noise-monitoring
  • marien-zoogdier
  • mammifère-marin
  • environmental-monitoring
  • marine-mammal
  • umweltüberwachung
  • meeressäugetier
  • surveillance-de-l'environnement

Topics

  • ENVI

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