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Using short acoustic signals to keep marine mammals away
Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology keeps killer whales away from fishing boats
Salmon and Seals at Capitol Lake in Olympia, WA USA
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The speaker is part of a relatively new system known as GenusWave Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology (TAST), designed to deter seals. For the past several years, the research nonprofit Oceans Initiative — under a contract with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) — has been researching the effectiveness of this technology at locations like the Ballard Locks in Seattle and Whatcom Creek in Bellingham, gauging whether the technology could be a useful tool for wildlife and fishery managers working to conserve threatened salmon runs in Puget Sound.
Looking for a better way to scare seals
ABPmer Delivers Seal Deterrent Project to Reduce Depredation of Fishermen’s Catches
Aquaculture Stewardship Council Approves GenusWave Technology
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