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Bowhead Whales and acoustic seismic surveys in the Beaufort Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Randall R. Reeves ,
Donald K. Ljungblad  and
Janet T. Clarke
Randall R. Reeves
Affiliation:
c/o Arctic Biological Station, 555 St-Pierre Blvd Ste-Anne de Bellevue, PQ, H9X 3R4Canada
Donald K. Ljungblad
Affiliation:
Naval Ocean Systems Center, Code 5141 San Diego, CA 92152USA
Janet T. Clarke
Affiliation:
SEACO Inc., 2845 Nimitz Blvd, San Diego, CA 92106USA
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Abstract

Seismic survey activities in the western Beaufort Sea, involving ships and sound production, were monitored in autumn 1982 for their possible effects on migrating Bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus. The study, begun in 1981 by die Minerals Management Service of the US Department of the Interior, covered offshore waters between the Alaskan coast and 72°N. Distribution, behaviour and numbers of whales were recorded, and procedures were established for monitoring and controlling seismic activities in their presence.

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Polar Record , Volume 22 , Issue 138 , 01 September 1984 , pp. 271 - 280
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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