Movements and Habitat Use of Dwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whales using Remotely-deployed LIMPET Satellite Tags

Abstract

Dwarf (Kogia sima) and pygmy (K. breviceps) sperm whales are among the least known species of odontocetes, despite their distribution in oceanic waters world-wide. There is some evidence that both species may be at least occasionally impacted by Navy sonar activity (Hohn et al. 2006; Weilgart 2007). The long-term goals of this research are to reduce uncertainty regarding movements and habitat use of these species in Hawaiian waters, an area where these species are exposed to Navy activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1013943

Entities

People

  • Robin W Baird

Organizations

  • Cascadia Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Best Practices
  • Cetaceans
  • Data Processing
  • Group Dynamics
  • Habitats
  • High Density
  • Identification
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Military Research
  • Odontocetes
  • Reliability
  • Social Networks
  • Technology Transfer
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology

Technology Areas

  • Space