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Open Acoustic Devices Hydrophone Survey
A short survey to understand the usage of hydrophones for conservation and environmental research
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Would you be happy for us to contact you for further insights to help develop our hydrophone?
Yes
No
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What best describes your role?
Bioacoustics hobbyist
Employee or volunteer at a conservation/environmental organisation
Government or council researcher/performer
Local conservationist/environmentalist
Nature reserve employee or volunteer
Private company contractor or employee
Student (including PhD student, masters student, undergraduate etc)
University post-doc (including Lecturer, Doctor, Professor etc)
Other:
What do you record?
Cetacean
Coral
Crustaceans
Freshwater fish
Human noise (e.g. boat engine noise, blast fishing etc)
Marine fish
Mollusks
Soundscape
Other:
What are the range of frequencies that you need to record in your application?
< 8kHz
8kHz - 16kHz
16kHz - 48kHz
48kHz - 192kHz
192kHz - 256kHz
> 256kHz
What sea depth do you typically monitor at?
<2m
2m - 4m
4m - 10m
10m - 30m
30m - 50m
50m - 100m
100m - 500m
>500m
What range of sea temperatures are typical during your deployments?
<0°C (<32°F)
0°C - 6°C (32°F - 43°F)
6°C - 10°C (43°F - 50°F)
10°C - 15°C (50°F - 59°F)
15°C - 25°C (59°F - 77°F)
25°C - 30°C (77°F - 86°F)
>30°C (>86°F)
In terms of time, how long do you leave your hydrophone for in between maintenance visits?
< 1 day
1 - 3 days
3 - 7 days
1 - 2 weeks
2 - 4 weeks
1 - 2 months
2 - 12 months
> 12 months
What type of hydrophone do you use?
External plugin hydrophone
Standalone hydrophone
Other
For all the above, which type or model do you use?
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How do you physically deploy your hydrophone?
Anchored to sea floor structure
Off the side of a sea vessel
Staked manually to sea floor
Subsurface buoy
Surface buoy
Towed
Other
How often is scuba equipment necessary for deployment?
Always
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
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How often do you make use of hydrophone calibration?
Every deployment
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
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How do you process your acoustic data?
Manual listening
Automated detection software
Visual inspection of sonogram
Customised computer scripts
Other
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about how you use your hydrophone?
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