A Deep Zero-Inflated Model of North Atlantic Right Whale Presence To Support Blue Economy Management in the U.S. East Coast

The paper introduces the Deep Zero-Inflated Bernoulli (DeepZIB) model, a deep statistical framework that jointly estimates latent North Atlantic Right Whale presence and detection probabilities from passive acoustic monitoring data. It addresses challenges such as zero inflation, imperfect detection, and complex habitat dependencies, and demonstrates improved predictive performance and model adequacy through simulations and real-world application along the U.S. East Coast. The model produces high-resolution, spatiotemporal presence maps that can inform targeted, risk-aware management of blue economy activities.

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