Integrasi Bioakustik dan Sains Komputasi untuk Memetakan Komunikasi Mamalia Laut sebagai Upaya Konservasi Satwa  Dilindungi di Samudera Tropis

Aji Priyambodo; Hesti Ristanto

doi:10.59031/jnts.v1i3.777

Authors

Aji Priyambodo Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Indonesia
Hesti Ristanto Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59031/jnts.v1i3.777

Keywords:

Bioacoustics, Marine Mammals, Computational Science, Artificial Intelligence, Conservation

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the communication of marine mammals, especially whales and dolphins, through a bioacoustic approach combined with computational science as an effort to support conservation in the Tropical Ocean region. The focus of the location is on the Banda Sea, the Seram Sea, and the tropical Pacific region which are important migration routes for marine mammals. Data were obtained from underwater sound recordings using hydrophones, accompanied by visual observations to validate the behavior and existence of species. The analysis is carried out through several stages, including signal pre-processing with noise filtering and sound segmentation, spectral analysis using Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), as well as the creation of a spectrogram to visualize vocalization patterns. Machine learning algorithms such as Support Vector Machine (SVM) are used to classify interspecies voices, while deep learning approaches are applied to identify more complex communication patterns, including dialect variations. The results showed that whales produced low-frequency vocalizations (20–200 Hz) for long-distance communication, while dolphins used high-frequency clicks and whistles (5–20 kHz) for echolocation and social interaction. The integration of bioacoustics and artificial intelligence improves the accuracy of sound classification by more than 90%. These findings confirm the effectiveness of computational-based non-invasive methods in monitoring the presence and behavior of marine mammals and provide a scientific basis for sustainable conservation.

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