Cory Hom-Weaver
Senior Bioacoustician & Ecologist
Cory Hom-Weaver is an acoustic ecologist with over 15 years of experience in passive acoustic research and data analysis. She specializes in the detection, classification, and localization of cetaceans using automated methods. Proficient in PAMGuard, Raven, R and other acoustic software, she has contributed to the development of classification algorithms for baleen whale calls. She has led acoustic teams on large-scale ecosystem surveys using towed arrays, drifting buoys, and moored recorders for data collection. She collaborates with multidisciplinary scientists, stakeholders, and decision-makers to inform and advance marine mammal conservation efforts.
At Ocean Science Analytics, Cory brings her expertise in acoustic methodologies, technical design of passive acoustic data collection systems, and project coordination to help deliver high-quality research that supports sustainable ocean management. She is passionate about OSAā€™s mission to combine research excellence with technical training, and is dedicated to fostering innovative, inclusive, and conservation-driven approaches to understanding our changing ocean.
In her free time, you can find her participating in local beach clean ups, surfing and exploring the natural world with her dog, Kaya.
Contact Cory:Ā [email protected]
Software Expertise
Presentations & Publications
Rankin, S., Burger, K., Hom-Weaver, C., Palmer, K., Sakai, T., Simonis, A. Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, La Jolla, CA. (2024). Final Report for Adrift in the California Current Survey: Passive Acoustic Monitoring in the California Current using Drifting Recorders. Camarillo (CA): U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. 111 p. Report No.: OCS Study BOEM 2024-047. Contract No.: G14 M20PG00013.
Andrews, O., Holm, T., Burns, D., Hom-Weaver, C., Olavarria, C., Orrukem, D., Percey, R., and Williams, R.(2023) Diversity and distribution of cetaceans in the Republic of Palau. Pacific conservation biology 30 (1). https://doi.org/10.1071/PC23021.
Hersh, T. A., Gero, S., Rendell, L., Cantor, M., Weilgart, L., Amano, M., Dawson, S.M., Slooten, E., Johnson, C.M., Kerr, I., Payne, R., Rogan, A., Antunes, R., Andrews, O., Ferguson, E.L., Hom-Weaver, C., Norris, T.F., Barkley, Y.M., Merkens, K.P., Oleson, E.M., Doniol-Valcroze, T., Pilkington, J.F., Gordon, J., Fernandes, M., Guerra, M., Hickmott, L., and Whitehead, H. (2022). Evidence from sperm whale clans of symbolic marking in non-human cultures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(37), e2201692119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2201692119
Hom-Weaver, C., Sakai, T., and Rankin, Shannon. (2022, March 7-11). An automated approach to the detection and classification of fin whales in the California Current Ecosystem using open-source software [Poster presentation and Speed Talk]. 9th International Workshop on Detection, Classification, Localization, And Density Estimation Of Marine Mammals Using Passive Acoustics, Honolulu, HI, United States.
Hanson, B., Holt, M., Emmons, C., Noren, D., Ferguson, E., Coates, S., Dunleavy, K., Hom-Weaver, C., Jacobsen, J. (2021, June 8-10). The development and use of towed hydrophone arrays to inform Southern Resident killer whale Critical Habitat in outer coastal waters [Presentation]. Acoustics in Focus, 180th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. San Diego, Ca, United States.
Oswald, J., Lammers, M., KĆ¼gler, A., Hom-Weaver, C., and Walker, R. (2016) Does depth matter? Investigating the effort of recording depth on delphinid whistle characteristics and classifier performance. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 139 (4), 2060-2061.
Yack, T., Ferguson, E., Walker, R., Hom-Weaver, C., and Norris, T. (2016) Assessment of Vocal Behavior of Sperm Whales in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Final Report. Submitted to HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. Norfolk, Virginia, under contract no. CON-005-4394-009. Prepared by Bio-Waves, Inc., Encinitas, California.
Hom-Weaver, C., Norris, T., Oswald, J., Yack, T., Oedekoven, C., Thomas, L., Hodge, L., Read, A., and Bell, J. (2015, December 13-18). The Acoustic Behavior of Minke Whales in Relation to Mid-Frequency Active Sonar [Poster presentation and Speed Talk]. 21st Biennial Society of Marine Mammalogy Conference. San Francisco, CA, United States.
Walker, R., Oswald, J., Hom-Weaver, C., Dunleavy, K., and Norris, T. (2015, July 13-16). True or False: Developing Methods for Pruning False and Inaccurate Detections from an Automated Whistle Detector [Poster presentation]. 7th International Workshop on Detection, Classification, Localization, & Density Estimation of Marine Mammals Using Passive Acoustics. La Jolla, CA, United States.
Coates, S., Yack, T., Hom-Weaver, C., and Rone, B. (2014, January 31-Febuaray 1) Use of Passive Acoustic Monitoring to Assess Beaked Whale Distribution and Habitat use in the Gulf of Alaska [Poster presentation]. 5th Annual Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop. Newport Beach, CA, United States.
Hom-Weaver, C., and Andrews, O. (2013, February 1-2). A Preliminary Investigation of Cetaceans in Palauā€™s
Marine Mammal Sanctuary [Poster presentation]. 4th Annual Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop. Newport Beach, CA, United States.
Ferguson, E., Hom-Weaver, C., Dunleavy, K., and Norris, T. (2013, February 1-2). Western Pacific Ocean
Sperm Whale Coda Repertoires [Poster presentation]. 4th Annual Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop. Newport Beach, CA, United States.
Norris, T., Steckler, D., Smultea, M., Wursig, B., Dominello, T., Hom-Weaver, C., and Bacon, C. (2013,
February 1-2). Sights and Sounds in the Sky: Integrated Acoustic/Visual Aerial Monitoring of Marine Mammal Behaviors Using Sonobuoys and Videography [Poster presentation]. 4th Annual Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop. Newport Beach, CA, United States.
Dominello, T., Norris, T., Yack, T., Ferguson, E., Hom-Weaver, C., Kumar, A., Nissen, J., and Bell, J. (2013, February 1-2). Vocalization behaviors of minke whales in relation to sonar in planned Undersea Warfare Training Range off Jacksonville, Florida. [Poster presentation]. 4th Annual Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop. Newport Beach, CA, United States.
Norris, T., Oswald, J., Yack, T., Ferguson, E., Hom-Weaver, C., Dunleavy, K., Coates, S., and Dominello, T. (2012) An Analysis of Acoustic Data from the Mariana Islands Sea Turtle and Cetacean Survey (MISTCS). Prepared for Commander, Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, HI. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific (NAVFAC), EV2 Environmental Planning, Pearl Harbor, HI, 96860-3134, under Contract No. N62470-10D-3011 CTO KB08, Task Order #002 issued to HDR, Inc. Submitted by Bio-Waves, Inc., Encinitas, California.
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