Potential Effects of LFS on Mysticete Whales: An Analysis of Bioacoustic Signals from IUSS Under Normal and Conditions of Human-made Acoustic Activity.

• Main Author: Clark, Christopher W.
• Other Authors: CORNELL UNIV ITHACA NY
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Biology; Acoustics; Meteorology; *ACOUSTIC SIGNALS; *LOW FREQUENCY; *BIOACOUSTICS; *WHALES; MAMMALS; ACOUSTIC DETECTION; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; MANMADE; PROTECTION; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUND PITCH; *MYSTICETE WHALES; *BIOACOUSTIC SIGNALS; IUSS(INTEGRATED UNDERSEA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM); LFS(LOW FREQUENCY SOUND); LANTIUSS FACILITIES; BLUE WHALES; FINBACK WHALES; MINKE WHALES; HUMPBACK WHALES; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA327168; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA327168

The objective of this research was to describe seasonal variations in acoustic signals, distributions, and movements for blue, finback, and minke whales in the north Atlantic using data from LANTIUSS facilities. Data on seasonal occurrence of humpback whales were also analyzed. Such data provides an essential baseline for assessing impacts of man-made low-frequency sound (LFS) on whales, and for evaluating Navy compliance with marine mammal protection regulations.