Ana Širović
About
Ana Širović is a marine bioacoustician, interested in development and use of new methods to improve understanding of highly exploited and endangered marine species. She is interested in noise and the effects of anthropogenic noise on marine life. Her group uses acoustic tools to answer ecological, population-level questions relevant to the management of animal resources.
Prior to joining NTNU, Ana was a faculty member at Texas A&M University at Galveston and Alaska Pacific University and a research oceanographer at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She is the recipient of the Medwin prize from the Acoustical Society of America and the US Antarctic Service Medal.
Competencies
Research
My research interests revolve around three main themes:
- the use of acoustics to study whale and fish populations, especially endangred or commercially important species
- understanding long term trends in ocean ambient sounds
- impacts of sound on marine life and ecosystems
The support for research on these topics for my group has been provided over the years by a variety of sources, including US National Science Foundation, US Office of Naval Research, US Navy's Living Marine Resources Program, Benioff Ocean Initiative, Flora Family Foundation, California Sea Grant, and most recently The Research Council of Norway under the JPI Oceans program.
ACCURATE
When using a cue counting approach to density estimation one needs to convert an estimated density of cues (e.g. animal calls) into a density of animals. Within the project, we are exploring factors that determine baleen whale cue rate variability.
Pure Wind
Sounds from offshore wind farms (OWF) are a substantial contributor of anthropogenic noise in the marine environment. Under this consortium, we aim to improve our understanding of the impacts of noise from operational phase of OWF on marine ecosystems.
PRECISE
We are enhancing out understanding of the occurrence and distribution of endangered and sensitive cetaceans in southern California Bight by coupling passive and active acoustics to study the dynamics of cetaceans and their prey.
WhaleSafe
Whale Safe is a technology-based mapping and analysis tool displaying whale and ship data—designed to prevent fatal ship collisions with whales, currently implemented along the west coast of the United States. We contribute to its acoustics tools.
Publications
Below are my publications since joining NTNU in fall 2021. For a full list of publications, visit my Google Scholar page.
2022
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Dziak, Robert P.;
Copeland, Adrienne;
Sirovic, Ana;
Bohnenstiehl, DelWayne R.;
van Opzeeland, Ilse.
(2022)
Editorial: Innovation and Discoveries in Marine Soundscape Research.
Frontiers in Marine Science.
volum 9.
Editorial
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Rice, Ally;
Sirovic, Ana;
Hildebrand, John A;
Wood, Megan;
Carbaugh-Rutland, Alexander;
Baumann-Pickering, Simone.
(2022)
Update on frequency decline of Northeast Pacific blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) calls.
PLOS ONE.
Academic article
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Sirovic, Ana;
Oleson, Erin M.
(2022)
The Bioacoustics of Blue Whales—Global diversity and behavioral variability in a foraging specialist.
Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Mysticetes.
Academic chapter/article
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Vaagland, Henriette;
Evertsen, Jussi;
Båtnes, Anna Solvang;
Sirovic, Ana;
Svendsen, Thea;
Khron-Pettersen, Gitte;
Constaratas, Alexandra;
Aniceto, Ana Sofia.
(2022)
Opplev havets egen lys og lyd - og hils på dyrene hos havforskerne.
Forskningstorget
[Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . Forskningsdagene 2022; Trondheim sentrum, Kalvskinnet. 2022-09-23 - 2022-09-24.
Other
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Wilson, Katherine C;
Semmens, Brice X.;
Gittings, Stephen R.;
McCoy, Croy;
Pattengill-Semmens, Christy V.;
Sirovic, Ana.
(2022)
Grouper source levels and aggregation dynamics inferred from passive acoustic localization at a multispecies spawning site.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
volum 151 (5).
Academic article
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Wood, Megan;
Sirovic, Ana.
(2022)
Characterization of fin whale song off the Western Antarctic Peninsula.
PLOS ONE.
Academic article
2021
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Miller, Brian S;
Calderan, Susannah;
Leaper, Russell;
Miller, Elanor J;
Sirovic, Ana;
Stafford, Kathleen M.;
Bell, Elanor;
Double, Michael C.
(2021)
Source level of Antarctic blue and fin whale sounds recorded on sonobuoys deployed in the deep-ocean Off Antarctica.
Frontiers in Marine Science.
volum 8.
Academic article
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Miller, Brian S;
Stafford, Kathleen M.;
van Opzeeland, Ilse;
Harris, Danielle;
Samaran, Flore;
Sirovic, Ana;
Buchan, Susannah;
Findlay, Kenneth P.;
Blacazar, Naysa;
Leroy, Emmanuelle;
Aulich, Meghan;
Shabangu, Fannie W.;
Dziak, Robert;
Lee, Won Sang;
Hong, Jong Kuk.
(2021)
An open access dataset for developing automated detectors of Antarctic baleen whale sounds and performance evaluation of two commonly used detectors.
Scientific Reports.
volum 11.
Academic article
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Waddell, Emily E.;
Rasmussen, Jeppe Have;
Sirovic, Ana.
(2021)
Applying artificial intelligence methods to detect and classify fish calls from the northern gulf of mexico.
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.
volum 9 (10).
Academic article
Scientific articles
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Rice, Ally;
Sirovic, Ana;
Hildebrand, John A;
Wood, Megan;
Carbaugh-Rutland, Alexander;
Baumann-Pickering, Simone.
(2022)
Update on frequency decline of Northeast Pacific blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) calls.
PLOS ONE.
Academic article
-
Wilson, Katherine C;
Semmens, Brice X.;
Gittings, Stephen R.;
McCoy, Croy;
Pattengill-Semmens, Christy V.;
Sirovic, Ana.
(2022)
Grouper source levels and aggregation dynamics inferred from passive acoustic localization at a multispecies spawning site.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
volum 151 (5).
Academic article
-
Wood, Megan;
Sirovic, Ana.
(2022)
Characterization of fin whale song off the Western Antarctic Peninsula.
PLOS ONE.
Academic article
-
Miller, Brian S;
Calderan, Susannah;
Leaper, Russell;
Miller, Elanor J;
Sirovic, Ana;
Stafford, Kathleen M.;
Bell, Elanor;
Double, Michael C.
(2021)
Source level of Antarctic blue and fin whale sounds recorded on sonobuoys deployed in the deep-ocean Off Antarctica.
Frontiers in Marine Science.
volum 8.
Academic article
-
Miller, Brian S;
Stafford, Kathleen M.;
van Opzeeland, Ilse;
Harris, Danielle;
Samaran, Flore;
Sirovic, Ana;
Buchan, Susannah;
Findlay, Kenneth P.;
Blacazar, Naysa;
Leroy, Emmanuelle;
Aulich, Meghan;
Shabangu, Fannie W.;
Dziak, Robert;
Lee, Won Sang;
Hong, Jong Kuk.
(2021)
An open access dataset for developing automated detectors of Antarctic baleen whale sounds and performance evaluation of two commonly used detectors.
Scientific Reports.
volum 11.
Academic article
-
Waddell, Emily E.;
Rasmussen, Jeppe Have;
Sirovic, Ana.
(2021)
Applying artificial intelligence methods to detect and classify fish calls from the northern gulf of mexico.
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.
volum 9 (10).
Academic article
Journal publications
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Dziak, Robert P.;
Copeland, Adrienne;
Sirovic, Ana;
Bohnenstiehl, DelWayne R.;
van Opzeeland, Ilse.
(2022)
Editorial: Innovation and Discoveries in Marine Soundscape Research.
Frontiers in Marine Science.
volum 9.
Editorial
Part of book/report
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Sirovic, Ana;
Oleson, Erin M.
(2022)
The Bioacoustics of Blue Whales—Global diversity and behavioral variability in a foraging specialist.
Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Mysticetes.
Academic chapter/article