Dive Distribution and Group Size Parameters for Marine Species Occurring in the U.S. Navys Gulf of Alaska Study Area

Abstract

An important element of the Navy's 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 Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Study Area that will be modeled using NAEMO.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 09, 2020
Accession Number
AD1118250

Entities

People

  • Emily E. Skeehan
  • Erin M. Oliveria
  • Jason S. Krumholz
  • Jocelyn R. Borcuk
  • Melissa R. Chalek
  • Monica L. Deangelis

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Birds
  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Fur
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Mammals
  • Naval Warfare
  • North Pacific Ocean
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Odontocetes
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Topography
  • Training
  • Undersea Warfare
  • United States
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology