The Marlin Framework

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Field notes and build stories from the team building MARLIN — what it is, how it started, and where it's heading. New stories every month!

  • Worth a Closer Look
    A full-resolution spectrogram of a porpoise recording in Marlin Connect v3.0

    Jul 14, 20265 min read

    Worth a Closer Look

    Marlin v3.0 is here — spectrograms you can zoom into for real, AIS vessel snapshots on the map, REX2 raw data and its decoder built into the app, and a rebuilt Marlin Connect to hold it all together.

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  • Reading the Room
    An offshore wind farm at sea

    Jun 30, 20264 min read

    Reading the Room

    The noise update, put to work: harbour-porpoise detection, anomaly monitoring and impulsive-noise metrics on one calibrated chain — pointed at the noisiest, most closely-watched job in the water, building an offshore wind farm.

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  • Make Some Noise
    A MARLIN spectrogram with an acoustic anomaly highlighted by the detector

    Jun 22, 20267 min read

    Make Some Noise

    The big noise update — calibrated SPL/SEL metrics computed on your own hardware, plus in-house detection for harbour porpoise and acoustic anomalies, shown together on one spectrogram.

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  • Show & Tell
    A MARLIN Link enclosure with Portsmouth harbour in the background

    Jun 18, 20264 min read

    Show & Tell

    From a one-page sketch in 2023 to a system that listens, thinks, and reports by itself — the story of MARLIN so far.

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