method for actively detecting marine mammals during a seismic survey, method for actively detecting and passively monitoring marine mammals during a seismic survey, and active marine mammal detection system integrated into a marine survey system

摘要

An embodiment according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure for conducting a marine survey includes towing a survey spread comprising a plurality of receivers and an energy source along a selected course; emitting a signal from an energy source; receiving backscattered acoustic signals at the receivers; and actively detecting a cetacean from the received data.