Assessment of Potential Masking of Marine Mammal Sounds by Ship Noise
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, beluga whale, marine mammals, human disturbance, communication, anthropogenic impacts, whale, noise pollution, shipping route, traffic
| Principal Investigator: | Cosens, Susan (8) |
| Licence Number: | 10098 |
| Organization: | Freshwater Institiute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1992
1991
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | L. Dueck; 1 Assistant |
Objective(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;
Project Description: 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.
