Distribution, Abundance and Population Structuring of Beaked Wales in the Great Bahama Canyon, Northern Bahamas

Abstract

This project is providing key information on the baseline population ecology of beaked whales m the Great Bahama Canyon to better understand and help mitigate the impacts of naval activities within this area High densities of beaked whales were found in the Cul de Sac region of the Andros-AUTEC Operating Areas which has implications for its future management uses. Chemical analyses and photographic mark-recapture findings suggest site fidelity and fine-scale population structuring of beaked whales.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 02, 2012
Accession Number
ADA564263

Entities

People

  • David Herman
  • Diane E. Claridge
  • Gina Ylitalo
  • John W. Durban
  • Phillip A Morin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aleutian Islands
  • Animals
  • Cetaceans
  • Detection
  • Environmental Protection
  • Genetic Structures
  • Genetics
  • Geographic Regions
  • Habitats
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Mammals
  • Oceans
  • Odontocetes
  • Reliability
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tongue Of The Ocean
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology