NEFSC Southern New England Bottom-Mounted PAM Audio Data

Description

Passive Acoustic Monitoring data collected in Southern New England waters (offshore of MA and RI). This project is a combination of several efforts to collect baseline information, including: 1) Cox's Ledge with primary goals for monitoring Atlantic Cod spawning grounds, then for long term monitoring ahead of offshore development and; 2) Nantucket Shoals with primary goals for monitoring NARWs in Southern New England ahead of offshore energy development. Data collected in this area are from bottom mounted passive acoustic recorders, with number of sites changing as research questions and needs shifted over the years. Initial data collection on Cox Ledge was a collaboration with multiple partners including BOEM, NOAA GARFO, Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries, The Nature Conservancy, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and SMAST.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Interactive map viewer to allow discovery and access to passive acoustic data https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/passive-acoustic-data/
0 Google Cloud Storage providing public access to passive acoustic data through the NOAA Big Data Project. https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/noaa-passive-bioacoustic/nefsc/audio/nefsc_ma-ri_cox-ledge
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
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Tags

  • ecosystems
  • cetaceans
  • nesdis
  • biosphere
  • fixed platforms
  • oceans
  • ambient noise
  • noaa
  • mammals
  • biological classification
  • marine ecosystems
  • passive acoustic recorder
  • fish
  • aquatic sciences
  • atlantic ocean
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • animals/vertebrates
  • earth science
  • acoustic sounders
  • hydrophones
  • aquatic ecosystems
  • ocean
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • platforms
  • fisheries
  • marine environment monitoring
  • recorders/loggers
  • water-based
  • subsurface
  • north atlantic ocean
  • national centers for environmental information
  • ocean acoustics

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