Resources

This section provides a number of useful resources to assist with projects.

Essential resources for using C-PODs

Consists of the following software and support material and recent software changes.

The C-POD software, User Guide, Software Guide and other useful information.

Essential resources for using T-PODs

Consists of the following software and support material and recent software changes.

T-POD software downloads	The T-POD software, communications drivers, User Guide, Reference Guide and tutorials as well as setup files and sample data.
Software changes	Descriptions of recent changes to the T-POD software.

Other materials relevant to marine issues

The original POD was developed to study porpoise interactions with gill nets. The fishermen of Newlyn, Cornwall, UK, were very helpful with this. The research showed that porpoises were often acoustically active around their nets without being caught and that the animals at highest risk of bycatch might be silent while pursuing fish that have no swim bladder, such as mackerel.

Some background material and research tools relating to these, and other cetacean conservation issues, are available here.

Ship collision model	A simple 2D model of collisions between fast boats and large cetaceans.
Bycatch models	Some free programs that model bycatch.

Fishing methods	Power estimation software for mitigation trials in fisheries.
Publications	This is a list of relevant publications.