Dive Distribution and Group Size Parameters for Marine Species Occurring in the U.S. Navy's Atlantic and Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Study Areas

Abstract

An important element of the Navys comprehensive environmental planning is the acoustic effects analysis executed with the Navy Acoustic Effects Model (NAEMO) software. NAEMO was developed to estimate the possible impacts of anthropogenic sound on marine animals, combining established acoustic propagation modeling with data regarding the distribution and abundance of marine species. This report recommends species-typical static depth distributions and group size information for all marine mammal and sea turtle species that occur in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) and Hawaii Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) Study Areas that will be modeled using NAEMO.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 2017
Accession Number
AD1046608

Entities

People

  • Emily R. Robinson
  • Erin M. Oliveira
  • Glenn H. Mitchell
  • Jocelyn R. Borcuk
  • Stephanie L. Watwood
  • Tara E. Moll

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Oceanography
  • Odontocetes
  • Ridges
  • Topography
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology