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Receiver operating characteristic for a spectrogram correlator-based humpback whale detector-classifier.

Ted A Abbot1, Vincent E Premus, Philip A Abbot

  • 1Ocean Acoustical Services and Instrumentation Systems, Inc., 5 Militia Drive, Lexington, Massachusetts 02421, USA.

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This study improved a real-time humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) detection system. Enhancements led to a 0.93 probability of correct classification and a 0.004 probability of false alarm.

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Area of Science:

  • Marine Biology
  • Acoustic Monitoring
  • Signal Processing

Background:

  • Humpback whale vocalizations are crucial for population studies.
  • Previous autonomous detection systems required refinement for accuracy and efficiency.
  • Real-time acoustic monitoring offers a non-invasive method for wildlife research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present experimental results and discuss system enhancements for a real-time autonomous humpback whale detector-classifier.
  • To evaluate the performance of a second-generation detection system using extensive field data.
  • To quantify false alarm rates and measure receiver operating characteristic curves.

Main Methods:

  • Deployment of a second-generation real-time autonomous detector-classifier system off Kauai.
  • Recording and real-time processing of 26 hours of humpback whale vocalizations via sonobuoy.
  • Analysis of 66 hours of independent test data, including 40 hours of whale-absent periods.
  • Implementation of three system enhancements: kernel library redundancy reduction, contextual analysis, and training data augmentation.

Main Results:

  • The enhanced system achieved a probability of correct classification of 0.93.
  • The system demonstrated a low probability of false alarm of 0.004.
  • Receiver operating characteristic curves were measured, quantifying performance across different thresholds.
  • The impact of specific enhancements on system performance was evaluated.

Conclusions:

  • The second-generation real-time autonomous humpback whale detector-classifier system shows significantly improved performance.
  • System enhancements, including redundancy reduction and contextual analysis, are effective in improving detection accuracy.
  • The refined system is a valuable tool for real-time acoustic monitoring of humpback whale populations.