Field Methods

Passive Acoustic Monitoring

We use passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) to study cetacean presence and anthropogenic noise throughout the Salish Sea and Coastal regions of the Northwest.

Characterizing Soundscapes

SRKW Noise and Disturbance

Biologging Tags

We use non-invasive, digital acoustic recording tags (DTAGS) to examine sound exposure, sound use, and behavior of SRKW.

DTAG Research

Field Surveys

We conduct field surveys to investigate the many facets of SRKW health and habitat use, including prey and fecal sample collection, acoustic recordings, photo identification, health assessments, water sample collection, and more!

Pacific Orcinus Distribution Survey (PODS) (cruise report coming soon)

PODS lite