Remote Monitoring of Dolphins and Whales in the High Naval Activity Areas in Hawaiian Waters
Abstract
The axiom that knowledge is power applies directly to the problems experienced by the U.S. Navy in encountering dolphins and whales. These encounters can be avoided if more knowledge and understanding of the behavior, distribution, and movements of these animals. Simply stated, if the Navy had more knowledge of the what, where, when and why of marine mammals in a given body of water, encounters between Naval vessels and marine mammals could be reduced or avoided all together. The ocean is large and the chances of avoiding any interaction with any sizable group of marine mammals are probably much greater than the probability of encountering marine mammals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA531241
Entities
People
- Whitlow W. Au