Coal Oil Point, Santa Barbara, California
M2 Deployed Here!
Location Summary
Deployed in 2017, this M2 system monitors activity in the vicinity of Campus Point State Marine Conservation Area (No-Take) which protects areas of rocky reef and kelp forest from fishing activities. The system also documents shipping traffic in the busy Santa Barbara Channel where ships are asked to voluntarily slow their transit speeds when whale species are present in the area. M2 provides a tool for monitoring ship speeds in real-time and analyzing past activity. Uncharacteristically slow speeds are used to identify potential hazardous events, such as ships going adrift near the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
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M2 System Deployments
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- Anacapa Island
- Catalina Island, California
- Coal Oil Point, Santa Barbara, California
- East Coast Seasonal Management Areas
- Elliot Key, Biscayne National Park
- Encinitas, California
- Farallon National Wildlife Refuge
- Gull Island, Channel Islands
- Miloliʻi, Hawaii
- Orcasound Lab, San Juan Island, Washington
- Piedras Blancas, California
- Pillar Point, California
- Point Bonita, California
- Point Conception, California
- Point Reyes Lighthouse
- Santa Barbara Island, California
- Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary
- Scorpion Bay, Channel Islands
- Scripps Pier, California
- South La Jolla, California
- Tiburon, California
- Tybee Island
- Virginia
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