This morning at around 8:30, Lon Brocklehurst texted that he was hearing orcas on the Bush Point hydrophone. Though it… Read more Lon first to hear J+K pods entering Puget Sound at Bush Point
Election night humpback calls at Orcasound Lab
For about a half hour starting around 20:00 this evening (Tues, 3 Nov 2020), humpback calls were recorded at Orcasound… Read more Election night humpback calls at Orcasound Lab
Listeners detect J pod’s fourth fall visit to Puget Sound
With no warning from her sighting network, Susan Berta of Orca Network was first to hear the Southern Resident Killer… Read more Listeners detect J pod’s fourth fall visit to Puget Sound
Acoustic inference as J pod departs Puget Sound & heads to Canada
After their first foray of the Southern Resident Killer Whales into Puget Sound this fall over the last couple days,… Read more Acoustic inference as J pod departs Puget Sound & heads to Canada
Orcas head north & south for Salish Sea salmon
Today (9/27/2020) at least two pods of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) came into the Salish Sea from… Read more Orcas head north & south for Salish Sea salmon
Orcasound wins 2020 Environmental Excellence award from the Port of Seattle
Today during a remote-only meeting of the Port Commissioners, the Port of Seattle’s 2020 Marine Environmental Excellence awards were announced.… Read more Orcasound wins 2020 Environmental Excellence award from the Port of Seattle
911: superpod northbound at Orcasound Lab on a smokey night
After not being present in the Salish Sea throughout August, the Southern Resident Killer Whales have visited Haro Strait this… Read more 911: superpod northbound at Orcasound Lab on a smokey night
My Journey as a Google Summer of Code participant with Orcasound
The coding period for Google Summer of Code 2020 is over. It has been three months of a lot of… Read more My Journey as a Google Summer of Code participant with Orcasound
Detection of Orca calls using Active Learning: GSoC progress report #3
Here are some jargons that are written in this blog that you might not be familiar with: Uncertainty threshold: It… Read more Detection of Orca calls using Active Learning: GSoC progress report #3
Two months listening and learning about orca sounds
Hey again! I’m Diego and I’m a Google Summer of Code participant with Orcasound. We (Kunal, the mentors and I)… Read more Two months listening and learning about orca sounds