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Sanctuary Soundscape Monitoring Project (SanctSound) raw passive acoustic data

Published by Office of National Marine Sanctuaries | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: September 01, 2026 at 09:54 PM | Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2018 at 12:00 AM
This record represents the raw passive acoustic data collected from the NOAA-Navy Sanctuary Soundscapes Monitoring Project (SanctSound). NOAA and the U.S. Navy are working to better understand underwater sound within the U.S. National Marine Sanctuary System. From 2018 to 2021, these agencies collected passive acoustic data to study sound at 30 recording sites within seven national marine sanctuaries and one marine national monument, which includes waters off Hawai'i and the east and west coasts. More information is available at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/monitoring/sound/.

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