SanctSound: Building Data Systems for Sound Decisions
摘要
In April 2022, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US Navy and partners launched a Sanctuary Soundscape Monitoring Project (SanctSound) web portal ( https://sanctsound.ioos.us/ ). The portal allows the public to learn about the importance of ocean sound and explore the findings from this collaborative effort by over 50 scientists spanning 3 years. Here, we aim to increase awareness of this new platform and discuss lessons learned and next steps for development of such assets in the future among international colleagues. The portal provides a tangible reference for discussing community-level progress in addressing the priorities that have guided the SanctSound project: (1) enhanced standardization through data collection and analysis steps; (2) development of new metrics, indicators, and visualization techniques to inform local to system-wide management needs; (3) centralization and public access for both raw recordings and data products; (4) data-driven communication and education products for a wide array of audiences; and (5) creation of sustainable data pipelines that can be leveraged broadly across projects. The portal also showcases how underwater sound monitoring helps resource managers design methods to better protect national marine sanctuaries. Examples ranging from informing large whale protections to coral reef restoration to fishery management will be provided to highlight both the achievements of the project and emerging opportunities through large-scale data collections to answer questions of interest to managers.