Pacific Orcinus Distribution Surveys (PODS)
These vessel-based surveys of killer whales are conducted each spring in the ‘outer coastal’ waters of the Northwest Pacific by Dr. Brad Hanson from NOAA’s-Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle. Bio-waves developed and operates the passive acoustic monitoring system to detect and track killer whales for this multi-year research effort. Continue >>>

Marianas Island Sea Turtle and Cetacean Surveys (MISTCS)
This large-scale, line-transect survey of deep oceanic waters around the Marianas Islands was conducted in 2007 for the U.S. Navy. Bio-waves was responsible for all aspects of the passive acoustic component of this survey which included deployments of towed hydrophone arrays and sonobuoys used to detect marine mammals. Continue >>>

Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals in the Chukchi Sea
In the summer and fall of 2006, Bio-Waves Inc. conducted passive acoustic surveys of marine mammals in the Chukchi Sea. We provided a towed hydrophone array system and the personnel to operate it. This collaborative research project was part of the ‘Joint Monitoring Program’, the result of an agreement between a consortium of oil production and exploration companies, and the National Marine Fisheries Service, to monitor the effects of these activities on marine mammals. Continue >>>