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

海洋声遥测提高了我们对海洋生物行为生态学的认识，但遥测的定位误差和同时跟踪目标数量的限制限制了研究的规模和范围。PI申请资金用于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的原型（包括标签、接收器和软件），能够在大范围内（1公里）同时跟踪多达500个目标，精度达到亚米级。更广泛的影响：关键的更广泛的影响是为科学界开发改进的遥测仪器和信息。如果该系统确实实现了项目的目标，它将成为研究人员和他们从使用该系统中产生的知识的宝贵资产。这一点很重要，因为声遥测技术是鱼类运动研究及其在海洋鱼类进化和生态学中的应用的未来。第二个具有更广泛影响的目标是研究生和本科生培训。所有要求的学术工资都是针对3年的研究生和较短时间的博士后支持。这将确保学生对项目的参与。参加FHL相关课程的本科生也将有机会参与该项目。外展活动的重点是通过星期五港实验室的外展基础设施面向公众。

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.