Emerging Technology
LGL is at the forefront of emerging technologies in marine mammal science that improve monitoring efforts and increase safety, reliability, and efficiency. Similarly, we use state-of-the-art methods when avian detection is a required component of an offshore observation program.
Aerial Digital Marine Wildlife Monitoring
- Professional-grade photographic equipment installed and operated in manned aircraft and unmanned aerial systems (UAS)
- Reduced risk exposure compared to deployment of visual observers
- Expertise in large-scale image data management, synthesis, and analysis
- Developed automated detection software for marine mammal monitoring to deliver cost effective, near real-time results
Infrared Technology
- One of the most promising methods for detecting marine mammals during darkness or poor visibility conditions
- LGL has conducted surveys using both aerial, vessel, and shore‑based infrared systems
Passive Acoustic Monitoring
- Collaborated to create one of the largest and most comprehensive sets of underwater acoustic data collected globally to date
- Custom-designed autonomous recorders to document sounds produced by anthropogenic activities and marine mammal vocalizations
- LGL projects have incorporated both towed and fixed acoustic monitoring
