Case Studies

Baseline Monitoring of Marine Mammals

Marine mammal vocalisation sub – missions and support for 0+G Major off the coast of West Africa.

Client

  • O+G Major

Location

  • West Africa

Duration

  • 3 sub missions totalling 78 days (15, 36 and 27 days)

Primary Sensor

  • Seiche microPAM

Operational challenges

  • Remote beach launch
  • Local fishermen interaction

Outcomes

  • Recoding of vocalisations from range of marine mammal species
  • Estimation of presence and relative distribution
  • Inform environmental assessment