Best Practice Guidelines for Cetacean Tagging
Animal-borne electronic instruments (tags) are valuable tools for collecting information on cetacean physiology, behaviour and ecology, and for enhancing conservation
Concurrent visual and acoustic tracking of fin whales in offshore Southern California
Ocean acoustic techniques can be used to monitor whale presence within a region over long time periods. However, using the number
Research on large whales off California, Oregon, and Washington: Annual report for 2003
This report summarizes fieldwork conducted by Cascadia Research and collaborators in 2003 on humpback, blue, fin and gray whales off
Satellite tagging of fin whales off California and Washington in 2010 to identify movement patterns, habitat use, and possible stock boundaries
Though fin whales from the California/Oregon/Washington stock are listed as endangered under the ESA and ‘depleted’ under the MMPA, little
Sound Production and Associated Behavior of Tagged Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Southern California Bight
Background: For marine animals, acoustic communication is critical for many life functions, yet individual calling behavior is poorly understood for most
Understanding the Impacts of Anthropogenic Sound on Beaked Whales
This review considers the effect of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales². Two major conclusions are presented: (1) gas-bubble disease, induced
Trackline and Point Detection Probabilities for Acoustic Surveys of Cuvier’s and Blainville’s Beaked Whales
Acoustic survey methods can be used to estimate density and abundance using sounds produced by cetaceans and detected using hydrophones
Biologically Important Areas for Selected Cetaceans Within U.S. Waters – West Coast Region
In this review, we combine existing published and unpublished information along with expert judgment to identify and support the delineation