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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.
9. Abbreviations
AIS: Automatic Identification System
BDMLR: British Divers Marine Life Rescue
kHz: Kilohertz
MBES: Multi Beam Echo Sounder
MD-SEDD: Marine Directorate – Science, Evidence, Data and Digital
MoD: Ministry of Defence
NBHF: Narrow Band High Frequency
PAM: Passive Acoustic Monitoring
SMASS: Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme
SMRU: Sea Mammal Research Unit
SPAN: Scottish Passive Acoustic Network
VMS: Vessel Monitoring System
Contact
Email: marine_species@gov.scot