Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is delighted to announce that two doctoral students, Moronke Harris and Fabio Frazao, are the first recipients of the new $20,000 Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award. This award, which [was announced](https://www.oceannetworks.ca/news-and-stories/stories/new-ocean-research-award-for-graduate-students/) in late 2022, aims to help graduate students advance their research using ONC ocean observing data and/or technology, as well as work with leading ocean technology experts. # Fabio Frazao Fabio Frazao is developing artificial neural networks to detect and classify underwater sounds to better predict the movement of the [Salish Sea orcas](https://soundcloud.com/oceannetworkscanada/sets/southern-resident-orcas). He will spend the next year working with ONC to improve his artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to use the same environmental information as the orcas and improve the accuracy of underwater sound detection. He will also be applying his software to work on real-time monitoring of the Salish Sea orcas. This development will be a crucial step in using sound data to predict where whales are going and, among other applications, help reduce ship collisions.