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The behavioural response of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to a 20 cubic inch air gun

2015
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Aquatic Mammals

Dunlop, R., Noad, M., McCauley, R., Kniest, E. et al.

Seismic surveys are widely used for exploration for oil and gas deposits below the sea floor. Despite concern they may have an impact on whale behav­iour,...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic noise, Baleen whales, Behavioural response, BRAHSS, Seismic

Behavioral and physiological response of baleen whales to ships and ship noise

Open Access Report

Cascadia Research Collective

John Calambokidis, Brandon Southall, Jeremy Goldbogen, Megan McKenna, Erin Oleson

This study began in late 2013 with the primary goal of examining the behavioral and physiological response of baleen whales to ships and ship noise off...
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Keywords: Baleen whales, Research, Ship noise, Sonar, Vessel traffic