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BIOACOUSTIC DATASETCetacean Bioacoustic Archive

Orchive Killer Whale Acoustic Database

Publisher / Curator: OrcaLab / University of Victoria

Dataset Overview & Scope

Massive bioacoustic archive comprising over 20,000 hours of continuous underwater acoustic monitoring recordings of northern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) collected via hydrophones in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia by OrcaLab. Terms: Academic research access by agreement | Access: Published archival research specification (Ness et al., arXiv:1307.0589); original UVic web interface decommissioned | Download: Archival acoustic feature extracts and research cuts | Restrictions: Non-commercial research only.

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Keywords

killer-whaleorcinus-orcaorcalabbioacousticsjohnstone-straitlongitudinal-archive