Flexible infrastructure for near-real-time acoustic monitoring of right whales and other marine species

The Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has developed a modular hardware and software system for near-real-time acoustic monitoring of marine animals. The system provides a framework for deploying acoustic detection algorithms and for processing and distributing detection output, allowing shore-side clients to assess the presence and track the movements of these animals at sea. Near-real-time event reporting makes the system useful in noise pollution mitigation and ship strike reduction applications.