Effects of ATOC Sounds on the Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina Richardsi, in Monterey Bay

• Main Authors: Harvey, James T., Eguchi, Tomoharu
• Other Authors: MOSS LANDING MARINE LABS CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Biology; Acoustics; *UNDERWATER SOUND; *SEALS(STOPPERS); *AQUATIC ANIMALS; *SEALS(MAMMALS); *SOUND GENERATORS; SUNSET; DEPTH; VARIABLES; CALIFORNIA; NIGHT; MONITORS; BEHAVIOR; RANGE(DISTANCE); HEART RATE; BEACHES; LOW FREQUENCY; HARBORS; DIVING; TRANSMISSION LOSS; SUBMARINE CANYONS; SEAMOUNTS; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI; Lobos; Yankee; harbor seal; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA330718; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA330718

The purpose of this study was to determine any effects of ATOC signals (low frequency sounds) on the diving behavior and heart rate of harbor seals near Point Sur, California. Harbor seals (n=149; 92 males, 57 females) were captured in Elkhorn Slough, California between June 1994 and November 1996....