Implications of wind and vessel noise on the sound fields experienced by southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca in the Salish Sea

• Published in: Endangered Species Research
• Main Authors: RE Burnham, S Vagle, P Thupaki, SJ Thornton
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2023
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Canada; British Columbia; Lanes; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01217; https://doaj.org/article/b48ecd7990644fc2af0be76e3b552ed6

The soundscape of critical habitat for southern resident killer whale (SRKW) Orcinus orca in the Salish Sea, the waters around southern British Columbia, Canada, and northern Washington State, USA, is shaped by wind and wave noise as well as heavy commercial and recreational vessel traffic loads. Fi...