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Assistant Scientist at the Woods Hole Institution of Oceanography (WHOI). Developing passive acoustic methods for monitoring fish, marine mammals and soundscapes. 🇫🇷 and 🇨🇦 living in 🇺🇸. Views my own. Website: https://xaviermouy.weebly.com/

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Nov 29

This all sounds fishy!

A 3-min summary of my PhD research. This video is several years old and my PhD is now finished but I am continuing this research with UVic, NOAA Fisheries and WHOI. #fishsounds #bioacoustics 🧪🐟🔉

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Three Minute Thesis competition: This all sounds fishy

YouTube video by Xavier Mouy

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · 2d

🧪🐟🔉WHOI's Postdoctoral Scholars Program is now accepting applications.

Application deadline: December 1, 2025.

If you’re interested in bioacoustics, signal processing, AI/ML, or low-cost instrumentation, and are considering applying, feel free to get in touch with me.

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Postdoctoral Scholar Program - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Eighteen-month Postdoctoral Scholar awards are offered to recipients of new or recent doctorates in the fields of chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, and bi...

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · 5d

Excited to share our new open‑access paper in PLOS ONE! We present a Monte Carlo framework to estimate how far resident killer whale pulsed calls can be detected in the Salish Sea by combining in‑situ ambient noise, tagging data and propagation modeling. 🧪🔊🐋

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Modeling the detection range of pulsed calls from resident killer whale in nearshore waters of British Columbia, Canada

Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) using underwater listening stations is widely employed to assess the presence and movements of marine mammals. Accurate interpretation of PAM data requires knowledge ...

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · 25d

New Sonic Connexions online meet-up coming up on Sep 24! This one will be on Bioacoustics AI with Liz Ferguson. Register now to join the discussions!! #bioacoustics 🔊🧪

whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Sep 3

With the risk of revealing the nerd that I am, here is a great documentary about the origin of the python programming language... Make me love the language even more..

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Python: The Documentary | An origin story

YouTube video by CultRepo (formerly Honeypot)

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Jul 31

New Sonic Connexions event coming up on August 12! 🧪🔉#bioacoustics

Register here:
whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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SCB Marine Program @scbmarine.bsky.social · Jul 30

We're heartbroken to share that Dr. Mel Consentino, former Treasurer of SCB MARINE, has passed away.
Born in Argentina with a passion for orcas that would define her life's work, Mel dedicated herself to marine conservation in the most meaningful way. 🐋

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excited to share this new gorgeous science-informed kids book all about fish sounds! Our team is grateful for the opportunity to consult on the book and can't wait to use it during outreach events ❤️ 🐠 🔉

Kirsten Pendreigh @kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social · Jun 2

Listen to WHAT FISH ARE SAYING!! 🐟🐠🦐 #fish #oceans #reefs #kidlit #nonfiction Thanks to Dr. Tim Lamont at Lancaster U for sharing this fun mix of fish sounds!

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Apr 17

What does it represent?

Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Apr 17

Oh no sorry to hear. Try this other link here: codcast.transistor.fm

The CODCAST

This four episode podcast series explores the discovery of a sound. It is a faint but distinct sound produced by a fish, the Arctic cod. Only recently have scientists realized how important sound is i...

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Emily Hague 🐳 @emily-hague.bsky.social · Apr 16

⚓ NEW PUBLICATION! Thrilled that the first paper of the Scottish Vessel Project is now published in Marine Policy showing how AIS data only represents ~40% of coastal vessel traffic around Scotland.

🚤 Why is this important? Read below: 👇⛴

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

A map of Scotland and the North Atlantic, showing density of vessel tracking data (also known as AIS data), which highlights areas in red where there are a lot of AIS vessels and blue where there are less. The map shows coastal Scottish waters are very busy (i.e. coloured red) with AIS traffic.

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Apr 16

Check out the Codcast - a new podcast about the discovery of new fish sounds

#bioacoustics 🐟🧪

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The CODCAST

Podcast · Shaye Ogurek · This four episode podcast series explores the discovery of a sound. It is a faint but distinct sound produced by a fish, the Arctic cod. Only recently have scientists realized...

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join us for the the second edition of Sonic Connexions on May 5th, 2025 !

Register here:
whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#bioacoustics 🧪

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Apr 11

This is a new Discourse in Ocean Acoustics and Technology

Very cool to have this platform to ask questions and connect with colleagues

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Welcome to Ocean Acoustics & Technology! 👋

We are so glad you are here! This forum aims to provide a place for people who do fisheries acoustics, ocean propagation modelling and analysis, and ocean sensing to get together and ask each other q...

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Apr 9

Check out the free web software SoundLab to visualize and explore sounds and consider contributing to their crowdfunding campaign.

Matt Wilkins @mattwilkins.galacticpolymath.com · Apr 6

Humans are visual creatures. We're missing out on so much because it's currently expensive & technical to visualize sounds.

Please help @galacticpolymath.com finish a web app to change this!
👇 $10 gets you access to the beta app. (Public release will be free, if we can reach our goal!) 🧪🔊 #edusky

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Wu-Jung Lee @leewujung.bsky.social · Mar 14

🌊 How do whales chat across oceans? How to track fish & map seafloor using sound?

🔊 Learn ocean acoustics w/ interactive Jupyter notebooks in BOAT New Orleans workshop!
👉 boat-ocean-acoustics.github.io

Application deadline Mar 21. Travel support available.

#oceanography #fisheries #bioacoustics

Bridge to Ocean Acoustics & Technology: An open education program for ocean acoustics via executable tutorials

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Feb 23

A summary of what the new US administration is doing to science....

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The War on Science

Science Vs · Episode

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Jan 10

Possible summer projects include (but are not limited to):

- Developing of deep neural network models
- Analyzing 3D passive acoustic localizations and video imagery to identify new sounds from fish
- Developing low-cost audio-video recorders
- Creating graphical interfaces for data analysis

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Jan 10

Are you an undergrad student interested in gaining experience in marine bioacoustics? Apply for the Summer Student Fellowship at @whoi.bsky.social and come work with me. Application deadline: February 5, 2025. Reach out to me if you are interested.
#Bioacoustics

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Summer Student Fellowship - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The Summer Student Fellow program brings bright, talented students to Woods Hole to learn more about ocean science, attend lectures by Woods Hole scientists, and conduct independent research working a...

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · Jan 6

The FishSounds Educate #bioacoustics seminar series resumes Jan 10 at 9 am Pacific—this time with a break in format! We'll be hosting a discussion about a community-led special issue on underwater sounds and are eager for broad involvement! Register here: uvic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Flyer for a community-led special issue discussion on Jan. 10 at 9 am Pacific. Register at FishSounds.net/Educate.js

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · Dec 30

The paperback edition of "The Voices of Nature. How and Why Animals Communicate" is announced!
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The Voices of Nature

Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by sound

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Filipa Samarra @fipsamarra.bsky.social · Dec 11

🔔 NEW PAPER 🔔
Our latest paper is out, led by our student Giulia Bellon, using passive acoustic monitoring to investigate the occurrence of killer whales in Icelandic waters. You can read all about it (open access) here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) occurrence in Icelandic waters revealed by passive acoustic monitoring

The distribution and occurrence of killer whales around Iceland are primarily studied in coastal herring grounds, with limited knowledge beyond these areas. This study employed opportunistic passive ...

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Heloise Frouin-Mouy @heloisefrouinmouy.bsky.social · Dec 29

"Silly seals sabotage serious science!"
Our elephant seal research at ONC's deep-sea cabled video observatory is featured on CBC's Quirks & Quarks "Good News" show! Great story by Amanda Buckiewicz with Rodney Rountree & me. 🧪🦭🦑🔉
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Publication here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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Xavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · Dec 23

Introducing "Sonic Connexions", a series of online meetups designed for casual conversations about animal bioacoustics. It is open to anyone, so join us and become part of this vibrant community!

First meetup on January 29th, 2025!

Sign up here: forms.office.com/r/qhPcMUKz6w

🧪🔉🐟🐋🦜🪳

Microsoft Forms

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Acoustical Society of America @asa-news.bsky.social · Dec 16

#ASA188 in New Orleans will feature renowned speakers, interactive technical sessions, and hands-on exhibits. Don’t miss the chance to expand your expertise and explore the latest innovations.

🎤 Keynote speakers include leaders in marine acoustics, speech, and more.

🔗 acousticalsociety.or...

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David Kroodsma @davidkroodsma.bsky.social · Dec 5

I was updating our bathymetry data with the latest global dataset (ETOPO 2022), and I couldn't help but make a few pretty maps. This was made using our Python library, github.com/GlobalFishin...

ETOPO 2022 bathymetry map, globally, at 50th of a degree

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