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Habituation to an acoustic harassment device (AHD) by killer whales depredating demersal longlines

2015
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Tixier, Gasco, N., Duhamel, G. and Guinet, C.

Acoustic harassment devices (AHDs) have been increasingly implemented in various fisheries that suffer significant losses caused by odontocete depredation. However, the efficacy of AHDs to deter...
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Keywords: Acoustic harassment device AHD, Depredation, Killer whales, Longline ?sheries

Vessel traffic disrupts the foraging behaviour of southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca.

2009
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Endangered Species Research

Lusseau, D., Bain, D. E., Williams, R. and Smith, J. C.

Vessel traffic may have contributed to southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca becoming endangered. To determine the importance of this threat, we measured the behavior of...
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Keywords: Foraging behaviour, Killer whales, Vessel traffic