Bowhead Whales and acoustic seismic surveys in the Beaufort Sea
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 Inte...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400005398 2024-03-03T08:42:57+00:00 Bowhead Whales and acoustic seismic surveys in the Beaufort Sea Reeves, Randall R. Ljungblad, Donald K. Clarke, Janet T. 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400005398 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400005398 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 22, issue 138, page 271-280 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1984 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400005398 2024-02-08T08:37:59Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaena mysticetus Beaufort Sea Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 22 138 271 280 |
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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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Bowhead Whales and acoustic seismic surveys in the Beaufort Sea |
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