Assessment of Potential Masking of Marine Mammal Sounds by Ship Noise

Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region

étiquettes: physical sciences, beluga whale, marine mammals, whale, impact analysis, noise pollution, noise, shipping route

chercheur principal: Cosens, Susan (8)
Nᵒ de permis: 12070
Organisation: Freshwater Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Année(s) de permis: 1993 1992 1991 1990
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: L. Dueck; R. Seepaul; two assistants from Sachs Harbour, one student

Objectif(s): To study whether underwater shipping noise interferes with beluga communication; to record whale calls using a hydrophone array and measure their source dB levels in relation to normal background noise and underwater vessel noise.

Description du projet: In Sachs Harbour, the researchers will continue to study whether underwater shipping noise interferes with beluga communication. They will record whale calls and measure their source decibel levels in relation to normal background noise and underwater vessel noise. ship noise.