Examination of Health Effects and Long-term Impacts of Deployments of Multiple Tag Types on Blue, Humpback, and Gray Whales in the Eastern North Pacific: Progress Report for 2010

Abstract

The goal of the project is to examine the long-term impacts of deployment of several types of tags, especially deep implant satellite tags that have been deployed on blue, humpback, and gray whales in the eastern North Pacific and to identify types of impacts and ways these might be reduced. The project will have several objectives: 1. Examine the long-term survival of tagged animals in relation to animals that were not tagged. 2. Test for differences in the visual health status of tagged versus untagged animals. 3. Examine the condition of the tag site and evaluate healing in tagged animals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA539156

Entities

People

  • John Calambokidis

Organizations

  • Cascadia Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Animals
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cetaceans
  • Deployment
  • Education
  • Identification
  • Information Operations
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Odontocetes
  • Photographs
  • Quality Of Life
  • Resource Management
  • Survival
  • Wound Healing

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology

Technology Areas

  • Space