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Pilot whale stranding: acoustic analysis report
This report reviews several acoustic information sources available from around the time of the mass stranding event of long-finned pilot whales on the Isle of Lewis on 16 July 2023.
7. Quality Assurance
The broadband data analysis, along with this report, was peer reviewed for quality assurance by an acoustic analyst at the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) at the University of St. Andrews. The anthropogenic noises identified on 16th July at 01:00 UTC and 05:00 UTC were verified, and the expert opinion of SMRU is that they are consistent with readily available commercial depth finding or fish finding transducers. The cetacean detections analysis of the broadband data was also reviewed and verified.
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