Responses of Marine Mammals to Vessel Noise
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, beluga whale, marine mammals, whale, impact analysis, noise pollution, noise, shipping route
| Principal Investigator: | Cosens, Susan (8) |
| Licence Number: | 12071 |
| Organization: | Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | L. Dueck; R. Seepaul; two assistants from Sachs Harbour; one student |
Objective(s): To test playback as a method of studying responses of beluga whales to underwater vessel noise; to conduct a playback experiment with beluga whales along ice edge in the Beaufort Sea and quantify responses to underwater noise.
Project Description: The research will test playback as a method of studying responses of beluga whales to underwater vessel noise.
