March 25, 2020 – Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Study co-authors Melissa Soldevilla (left) and Kait Frasier (right), prepare a High-frequency Acoustic Recording Package (HARP) for deployment from the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter. Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) technology during and following Deepwater Horizon, they were able to estimate population densities for the cryptic pygmy sperm and dwarf sperm whales. Photo by John Hildebrand.

Study Tracks Elusive Whales with Acoustic Data Collected During Oil Spill Research

March 25, 2020

Scientists who monitored large marine mammals with Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) technology during and following Deepwater Horizon were able to estimate population densities for the cryptic pygmy sperm and dwarf sperm whales (Kogia species).