This project aims to explore, develop and validate all the steps invovled in obtaining, and low cost, high quality estimates of trends in cetacean numbers using static acoustic monitirong with F-PODs.

Key elements include:

>  Partnerships with local groups, academic projects and commercial ventures – seaweed farms, mussel farms etc.

>  Methods of mooring F-PODs to facilitate servicing and reduce losses to a very low level

>  Developing a data flow path to an open source repository

>  Developing analytical methods to determine trends and other signficant long term changes

>  outreach to local and academic communities engaging with any aspect: visual observations to support species discrimination, studies of social communication by cetaceans, studies of loca impacts

>  development of data streaming from selected sites