− | | + | The deployed hydrophones can detect whale calls and transmit this information in near real-time, providing continuous round-the-clock information over the season. Automating the process of acoustic data analysis can result in near real-time detection of NARW. The main idea is to "teach<nowiki>''</nowiki> a computer to recognize the sounds of NARW from the acoustic recordings by identifying specific patterns in the data. Eventually, the goal is to make a system that will monitor the sounds from whales' calls from a network of hydrophones every hour to detect whales and send a real-time warning to vessels to slow down or change their course when the whales are present. |