MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center Passive Acoustic Monitoring in the mid-Atlantic

MATOS Project Code: NEFSCMDATL

Data Type: Deployment

Project Duration: June 2022 - on-going

Project Description: Researchers at NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center monitor the waters off the U.S. mid-Atlantic using passive acoustic recorders that collect ambient sound data. These data are used to characterize soundscapes and detect the presence of species of interest, such as marine mammals, fish, and invertebrates. The current mooring designs include hydrophones to record ambient sound and VR2AR acoustic releases. No animals are currently being tagged within these monitoring efforts. Thus, all detections are of opportunity and hopefully will contribute valuable information to other researchers.

Principal Investigator:	Sofie Van Parijs (National Marine Fisheries Service)
Email:	sofie.vanparijs@noaa.gov

Point of Contact:	Timothy J. Rowell
Email:	timothy.rowell@noaa.gov

Collaborators:

Danielle Cholewiak (NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
Kate Choate (NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
Amy Engelhaupt (HDR Environmental)

External URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/endangered-species-conservation/passive-acoustic-research-atlantic-ocean

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