RESEARCH COLLABORATORS DR. JOHN FORD (RIGHT) AND GRAEME ELLIS PREPARE TO DEPLOY A SOUNDTRAP HYDROPHONE IN PROTECTIVE CASING. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETRIEVED IN 6-8 MONTHS AND THE RECORDINGS DOWNLOADED AND ANALYZED. RECORDINGS FROM THESE REMOTE STATIONS WILL PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND KILLER WHALE MOVEMENT INFORMATION AND IDENTIFY USE BY POPULATION AND POD. IT WILL PROVIDE DATA THAT CAN ALSO BE USED TO ESTIMATE WHALE NUMBERS.