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ONMS Sound Raw Audio

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 19, 2025 | Last Modified: 2024-02-12T00:00:00.000+00:00
This record represents the raw passive acoustic data collected by NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) Sound Monitoring Program. ONMS maintains a nationally coordinated underwater sound monitoring network across the National Marine Sanctuary System. We work with partners to study sound within ten existing and two proposed national marine sanctuaries off the US East Coast, in the Gulf of Mexico, off the West Coast and in the Pacific Islands region.The ONMS Sound network supports the program's understanding and protection of sanctuaries including restoration efforts, effectiveness of and compliance with regulations, quantifying sanctuary usages and assessing human impacts

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