• Sperm Whales Diving

    Sperm Whale dives can last as long as an hour. During this time they will not be visible so PAM is the best method of detection

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  • Sperm Whale Clicks

    Marking up Sperm Whale clicks to localise on the map

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  • Fin Whale and Common Dolphins

    Pamguard can run multiple detectors and identify many species simultaneously

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  • Data Map Screenshot

    A possible configuration map of the versatile acoustic software

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  • Bottlenose Dolphin

    Use the Whistle and Moan detector to detect and localise dolphins when they are not so obvious

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  • Dolphin Whistles

    Dolphin whistles are detected using the PAMGuard whistle and moan detector

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  • Not sure which species?

    Use the whistle classifier to distinguish which species' are being detected

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Our vision for
the PAMGUARD initiative

To address the fundamental limitations of existing cetacean passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) software capabilities by creating an integrated PAM software infrastructure that is open source and available to all PAM users for the benefit of the marine environment. The PAMGUARD project was set up to provide the world standard software infrastructure for acoustic detection, localisation and classification for mitigation against harm to marine mammals.

Get Started with Pamguard

Develop with the Pamguard API

Developers are welcome to modify and add to the core features of PAMGUARD.

Of course we hope that you will do so in a way which is compatible with existing features.

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  1. Release 1.15.14 and Beta Release 2.00.13 June 2018

    PAMGuard Version 2.xx contains major updates. You should read and understand the notes listed for Beta Version 2.00.10 before…

  2. Update to the Sperm Whale IPI plugin

    This 2018 update is the first real update to the PAMGuard IPI plugin in nearly 10 years. The 2018 update includes newly writt…

  3. Release 1.15.13d and Beta Release 2.00.12c March 2018

    PAMGuard Version 2.xx contains major updates. You should read and understand the notes listed for Beta Version 2.00.10 (below…