Responses of marine mammals to vessel noise
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: biology, beluga whale, human disturbance, whale, animal behaviour, noise pollution
| Principal Investigator: | Cosens, Susan (8) |
| Licence Number: | 12351 |
| Organization: | Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | L. Dueck, R. Seepaul plus two assistants from Sachs Harbour |
Objective(s): To test playback as a method of studying responses of beluga whales to underwater vessel noise; to quantify responses of whales to underwater noise.
Project Description: In this final year of the study, the researcher will be testing the responses of beluga whales to previously recorded underwater (background) and boat noise. The whales' behaviour to the recorded noises will be measured as a way to determine if belugas alter their behaviour to boat traffic.
