Beaked whale group deep dive behavior from passive acoustic monitoring

Abstract

While much information is known about individual beaked whale behavior at depth from Digital acoustic recording Tags (DTags), little is known about beaked whale group dive behavior at depth. This lack of information makes it difficult to interpret the results of single animal exposures to anthropogenic noise, and their impact on long term foraging success and population health. The objective of this study is to provide novel information on beaked whale group foraging dive behavior using Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC).

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Aug 08, 2016
Source ID
N000141512649

Entities

People

  • Diane Claridge

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology