{"id":32952,"date":"2025-10-15T16:41:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/?p=32952"},"modified":"2025-10-16T15:59:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T22:59:28","slug":"using-light-to-hear-the-whales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/15\/using-light-to-hear-the-whales","title":{"rendered":"Using light to hear the whales\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On October 10, 2025, just under two kilometers of fiber optic cable were laid offshore the San Juan islands in a trial that could demonstrate the global potential that thousands of miles of existing fiber optic cable offers for monitoring endangered marine species.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers from the University of Washington Bothell\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of STEM<\/a> and the UW\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocean.washington.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Oceanography<\/a>, with funding from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenphilanthropies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allen Family Philanthropies<\/a> (formerly known as the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation), launched this innovative research project \u2014 which has the potential to revolutionize marine conservation with a new way to monitor marine mammals on a large scale, using an existing global network of previously dormant telecommunications cables.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_2-1200x675.jpg 1200w, 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where it is maneuvered up the cliff to the interrogator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Repurposing fiber optic cables<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>足彩app哪个是正规的 project offers a groundbreaking approach using novel technology called Distributed Acoustic Sensing that provides detailed, real-time monitoring of vast ocean areas. This technology has the potential to make a global impact by enabling the thousands of kilometers of underwater cabling currently deployed across the world. This is especially compelling for research into endangered species that are difficult to track, such as Southern Resident orcas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where past research has relied on hydrophones, which detect sounds at a singular point, DAS transforms fiber optic cables into receiver arrays that pick up sounds along the full length of the cable. 足彩app哪个是正规的 fiber optic cables connect to an instrument known as an interrogator, which sends laser pulses through the cable and measures when it is affected by vibrations or acoustic energy. This allows researchers to pinpoint and analyze the precise location and nature of the disturbance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DAS has previously been used to detect seismic activity, but in the last several years, it\u2019s been proven successful at detecting marine mammals.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new research project is led by Dr. Shima Abadi, an oceanographer and professor at UW Bothell\u2019s\u202fSchool of STEM\u202fwith a joint appointment at UW\u2019s School of Oceanography. To test this technology\u2019s capabilities, Abadi and her research team used tens of kilometers of pre-existing fiber optic cables near Whidbey Island and Seattle to monitor Southern Resident orcas over a two-year period.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_4-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_4-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_4.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diver David Howitt, Beam Reach\u2019s Val Veirs and Dr. Shima Abadi insert the cable into a pipe that will prevent it from destruction during severe winter weather.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Revolutionizing marine conservation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Increasing water temperatures and food scarcity are concerns for Southern Resident orcas and may disrupt traditional migration patterns. Additionally, this research could help mitigate another common threat to orcas: maritime traffic.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe hope to show that fiber optic cables can detect Southern Resident orca vocalizations, enabling us to triangulate the orcas\u2019 locations and better track them \u2014 allowing earlier warnings to vessels to reduce speed or avoid the area,\u201d Abadi said.\u202f\u201cThis innovative approach could be a breakthrough in conservation efforts and open new possibilities to expand analysis on a much larger temporal and spatial scale.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because orcas spend nearly all their time under the water surface, it is challenging for researchers to get a full picture of their movements through only visual observation. In an environment such as the Puget Sound, underwater visibility is quite limited as well, making sound the primary tool for observing marine animals\u2019 migratory patterns.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_5-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/DAS-News_5-600x338.jpg 600w, 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assisted by UW graduate students Isabelle Brandicourt and Samantha Juber \u2014 include Dr. William Wilcock (UW School of Oceanography), Dr. Brad Lipovsky and Dr. Marine Denolle, (UW <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ess.uw.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Department of Earth and Space Sciences<\/em><\/a><em>) and Dr. Scott Veirs (M.A. \u201997 and Ph.D. \u201903, both in Oceanography from the UW) from Beam Reach. 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