Award of Analysis of Underwater Broadband Sound Recorder Data for Cod Spawning Detection in the Firth of Clyde
Scottish Government · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Analysis of Underwater Broadband Sound Recorder Data for Cod Spawning Detection in the Firth of Clyde
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Value£10,160.23
AgencyScottish Government
RegionScotland
CategoryResearch & Development
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Scottish Government awarded a contract to SAMS Applied Marine Science Enterprise Limited for the analysis of data from underwater broadband sound recorders to identify the presence of spawning cod through detection of vocalisations during mating aggregations within the Firth of Clyde during the 2024 Clyde cod closure zones.
The contract, valued at £10,160.23, involved data from two RTsys LP Sylence broadband devices deployed at two locations in the Clyde, recording continuously at a sampling rate of 128 kHz, with calibration tones played prior to deployment using a pistonphone.
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