Val Veirs
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What killed the hydrophone this time?
On August 27, 2026, at 17:15:08.5, the right channel hydrophone at Orcasound Lab went silent. New hydrophones were deployed two weeks earlier — then one died. Why?
Now ready for Winter Winds at Orcasound Lab?
Here it is, the end of October and winter winds will surely be coming. Here is PredictWind’s forecast for the… Read more Now ready for Winter Winds at Orcasound Lab?
(Almost) Superpod porpoises past Orcasound Lab – 8/17/2023
Late in the afternoon of August 17th, 2023, almost all members of J, K, and L pods raced north in… Read more (Almost) Superpod porpoises past Orcasound Lab – 8/17/2023
J Pod Returns to the Orcasound Lab Hydrophone
After too many months to count, J pod returned in force vocalizing at Orcasound.lab for more than an hour on… Read more J Pod Returns to the Orcasound Lab Hydrophone
Synopsis of raw data: behavioral, acoustic, & AIS (ship tracking)
We have now backed up all of the visual, acoustic, and AIS data that we collected during the 2017 vessel… Read more Synopsis of raw data: behavioral, acoustic, & AIS (ship tracking)
Val and Leslie survey the scene
This morning, Labor Day, Leslie and Val took the old surveying transit down to the intertidal and made a series… Read more Val and Leslie survey the scene
Land-based team observes Bigg’s (Transient) killer whales during first week
The highlight of our first week of observing the surface and acoustic behavior of marine mammals in Haro Strait during… Read more Land-based team observes Bigg’s (Transient) killer whales during first week
Back-up calibrated hydrophone deployed
After coming up with a new deployment scheme that we believe will be optimal for replacing or establishing Orcasound hydrophone… Read more Back-up calibrated hydrophone deployed
Orcasound hydrophones repaired for winter 2016
Thanks to some heroic, voluntary efforts by Val, Leslie, Tom, Don, Dave, Kurt, and other assistants (human and canine!), the… Read more Orcasound hydrophones repaired for winter 2016