Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
étiquettes: physical sciences, beluga whale, marine mammals, human disturbance, communication, anthropogenic impacts, whale, noise pollution, shipping route, traffic
| chercheur principal: | Cosens, Susan (8) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 10098 |
| Organisation: | Freshwater Institiute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
| Année(s) de permis: |
1993
1992
1991
1990
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| Délivré: | janv. 01, 1990 |
| Équipe de projet: | L. Dueck; 1 Assistant |
Objectif(s): To continue a study to determine whether underwater shipping noise interferes with beluga communication; to record whale calls and measure their source dB levels in relation to normal background noise and to vessel noise;
Description du projet: In consultation and co-operation with the community of Arctic Bay, the Researcher and team will record sounds made by beluga whales. This study is part of a program that was begun in 1986 to determine whether underwater shipping noise interferes with beluga communication.
