Development of a Large-Area, High-Resolution Marine Acoustic Tracking System

海洋声学遥测增进了我们对海洋生物行为生态学的了解，但遥测位置误差和可同时跟踪的目标数量的限制限制了研究的规模和范围。PI要求资助开发大面积高分辨率海洋声学跟踪系统。该项目将开发一种新型海洋声学遥测系统（包括标签、接收器和软件）的原型，能够在大面积（1公里）范围内同时跟踪多达500个目标，精度为亚米级。 更广泛的关键影响是为科学界开发了更好的遥测仪器和信息。如果该系统确实实现了项目的目标，它将成为研究人员的宝贵财富，并将成为他们使用该系统所产生的知识。这是很重要的，因为声学遥测是未来的鱼类运动研究及其应用到海洋鱼类的进化和生态学。第二个具有更广泛影响的目标是研究生和本科生培训。所有的学术工资要求是为研究生3年和博士后支持较短的时间。这将确保学生参与该项目。参加FHL相关课程的本科生也将有机会参与该项目。外展的重点是通过外展基础设施在星期五港实验室的一般公众。

Marine acoustic telemetry has advanced our understanding of the behavioral ecology of marine organisms, but telemetry positional error and limits on the number of targets that can be tracked simultaneously limit the scale and scope of research. The PI requests funding to develop a Large-Area High-Resolution Marine Acoustic Tracking System. This project will develop a prototype of a new class of marine acoustic telemetry systems (including tags, receivers, and software) capable of tracking up to 500 targets simultaneously over a large area (1km) and with sub-meter accuracy.Broader Impacts: The key broader impact is the development of improved telemetry instrumentation and information for the scientific community. If the system does achieve the goals of the project it will be a valuable asset to researchers and the knowledge they generate from its use. This is important because acoustic telemetry is the future of fish movement studies and its application to evolutionary and ecology of marine fishes. The second target of broader impact is graduate and undergraduate training. All of the academic salaries requested are for a graduate student for 3 years and a shorter period of post-doc support. This will insure the engagement of a student in the project. Undergrads attending an associated course at FHL will also have opportunities to be involved in the project. Outreach is focused on the general public via outreach infrastructure at Friday Harbor Labs.