Sound travels efficiently underwater, and acoustic and oceanographic observation informs environmental monitoring of animals and other signal processing activities. Effective sound transmission in the marine environment is affected by the physical and chemical properties of seawater and seafloor composition, as well as human-generated sound. Sustained observations and measurements at multiple spatial and temporal scales improve our understanding of interlinked systems, from seafloor to sea surface and from shore to the shelf edge. In addition to currently deployed acoustic and ocean observation assets across the Gulf of Maine, the project conducts localized measurements of seabed acoustics and geoacoustics, and investigates the unique and complex interactions of very shallow water processes in relation to more offshore acoustic dynamics.
Updates from the project's first research cruise will be available late September 2026.
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Shelf to Shore Project Lead: Jennifer L. Miksis-Olds, PhD. Director, Center for Acoustics Research and Education University of New Hampshire j.miksisolds@unh.edu | This project is funded by the Office of Naval Research award#: N00014-25-1-2518 
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