Report of the 2006 NOAA National Passive Acoustics Workshop developing a strategic program plan for NOAA's Passive Acoustics Ocean Observing System (PAOOS), Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 11-13 April 2006 Developing a strategic program plan for NOAA's Passive Acoustics Ocean Observing System (PAOOS), Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 11-13 April 2006

"The workshop recommended that NOAA's PAOOS provide data on biological, geophysical, oceanographic, meteorological, and anthropogenic ocean events. While some of these functions will be served by different elements of the PAOOS, it is critical to note the inherently multipurpose capacity of acoustic sensors. Passive acoustic deployments will substantively augment existing observing platforms, maximize sensing capability, and generate information targeted toward meeting the following five strategic objectives: 1. Develop and deploy sensing capabilities to augment conventional means of detecting and assessing living marine resources; 2. Quantify spatial and temporal variance in marine ambient noise; 3. Provide detection capability of specific anthropogenic acoustic events; 4. Provide detection capability of specific anthropogenic acoustic events; 5. Contribute to public education and appreciation of marine ecosystems"--Executive summary. Sofie Van Parijs, Brandon Southall, conveners and workshop co-chairs. "March 2007." Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-61). 2007 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Library Public Domain 1862