Improving Large Cetacean Implantable Satellite Tag Designs to Maximize Tag Robustness and Minimize Health Effects to Individual Animals

Abstract

This project was designed to develop robust implantable satellite tags for large cetaceans considering observed tag design flaws observed during follow-up studies conducted with Gulf of Maine (GOM) humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) (Robbins et al. 2013, Zerbini et al. 2013). In addition, potential trauma caused by muscle penetrating devices (Moore et al. 2013) will be evaluated through experiments on cetacean carcasses. These experiments along with existing information on tag vulnerabilities will inform development of new tag designs that are expected to minimize potential health effects to individual whales while maintaining or improving tag duration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014341

Entities

People

  • Alexandre N. Zerbini
  • Michael J Moore

Organizations

  • Cascadia Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Arabian Sea
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Biology
  • Case Studies
  • Cells
  • Cetaceans
  • Deployment
  • Impact Tests
  • Load Cells
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Physiological Effects
  • Transmitters
  • Trauma
  • Whales
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space