Fine-scale Focal Dtag Behavioral Study of Diel Trends in Activity Budgets and Sound Production of Endangered Baleen Whales in the Gulf of Maine

Abstract

The long-term goals of this project are to obtain crucial baseline data on the normal diel activity budgets of endangered baleen whale species including time spent at the surface, residency time and rate of horizontal travel, and rates of sound production. These data can be used to assess both visual and passive acoustic detectability to aid in their detection to protect them from vessel collisions and harmful exposures to man-made sounds. These data also provide data on normal behavior, necessary to interpret any potential disturbance responses to human activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA531217

Entities

People

  • David N Wiley
  • Susan E. Parks

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attachment
  • Biological Sciences
  • Collisions
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Integration
  • Data Sets
  • Deployment
  • Detection
  • Environment
  • Information Operations
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Monitoring
  • Production
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Universities
  • Whales

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology