Behavioral Responses of Odontocetes to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds
The long-term goal of this research project is to safely study responses of beaked whales to naval sounds in order to understand the causal chain of events leading from sound exposure to risks of stranding and to measure the exposure required to elicit responses that are safe but indicate potential...
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ftdtic:ADA505155 2023-05-15T17:10:16+02:00 Behavioral Responses of Odontocetes to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds Tyack, Peter L. WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA 2008 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA505155 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA505155 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA505155 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC Biological Oceanography Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Acoustic Detection and Detectors Miscellaneous Detection and Detectors Marine Engineering Naval Surface Warfare Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare *CETACEA *WHALES *SOUND *RESPONSE(BIOLOGY) *BEHAVIOR NAVY TEAMS(PERSONNEL) ORIENTATION(DIRECTION) OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA BASE LINES MARINE BIOLOGY RECORDING SYSTEMS WOUNDS AND INJURIES CALIBRATION MONITORS HYDROPHONES OCEANS UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS SONAR LABELED SUBSTANCES LABELS AQUATIC ANIMALS MARINE BIOLOGICAL NOISE SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS SOUND GENERATORS BAHAMA ISLANDS OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT ACOUSTIC RANGES PARAMETERS MODELS EXPOSURE(GENERAL) CANYONS MEASUREMENT RISK *BEAKED WHALES *ODONTOCETES *WHOI(WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION) *DTAG(DIGITAL ARCHIVE TAG) *AUTEC(ATLANTIC UNDERSEA TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER) MFA(MID FREQUENCY ACTIVE) TOTO(TONGUE OF THE OCEAN) NUWC(NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER) BMMRO(BAHAMAS MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION) Text 2008 ftdtic 2016-02-22T21:17:08Z The long-term goal of this research project is to safely study responses of beaked whales to naval sounds in order to understand the causal chain of events leading from sound exposure to risks of stranding and to measure the exposure required to elicit responses that are safe but indicate potential for risk. The project is designed to provide critical information required to develop measures to protect beaked and other whales from risk of exposure to sonar and other sounds. A critical objective for understanding possible links between sonar exposure and injury or stranding involves developing techniques to safely study how beaked whales respond to sound. This project will establish, test and refine new protocols for studying beaked whales using established sound playback experiment paradigms; define responses of beaked whales and other species of odontocete whales to mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar and natural sounds such as those from killer whales; and measure exposure parameters for sounds that evoke a behavioral response. The approach for this study involves controlled exposures to tagged whales where the scientific team controls the sound source. The WHOI team helped design and plan the study, built, tested and calibrated sound and orientation recording tags (Digital Archival Tag - DTAG), tagged beaked and pilot whales, and is helping to analyze and write up the results. Field efforts were conducted at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) on Andros Island, Bahamas, adjacent to the deep canyon of the Tongue of the Ocean (TOTO). AUTEC has a 600 square mile, permanent range of 82 bottom mounted hydrophones which can be used for detecting and locating cetaceans on the range using the NUWC marine mammal monitoring equipment. Tagging research has been conducted on this site to establish baseline data and continued collaboration will occur with the Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization (BMMRO) for vessels and staff. Text Marine Mammal Monitoring Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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Biological Oceanography Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Acoustic Detection and Detectors Miscellaneous Detection and Detectors Marine Engineering Naval Surface Warfare Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare *CETACEA *WHALES *SOUND *RESPONSE(BIOLOGY) *BEHAVIOR NAVY TEAMS(PERSONNEL) ORIENTATION(DIRECTION) OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA BASE LINES MARINE BIOLOGY RECORDING SYSTEMS WOUNDS AND INJURIES CALIBRATION MONITORS HYDROPHONES OCEANS UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS SONAR LABELED SUBSTANCES LABELS AQUATIC ANIMALS MARINE BIOLOGICAL NOISE SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS SOUND GENERATORS BAHAMA ISLANDS OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT ACOUSTIC RANGES PARAMETERS MODELS EXPOSURE(GENERAL) CANYONS MEASUREMENT RISK *BEAKED WHALES *ODONTOCETES *WHOI(WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION) *DTAG(DIGITAL ARCHIVE TAG) *AUTEC(ATLANTIC UNDERSEA TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER) MFA(MID FREQUENCY ACTIVE) TOTO(TONGUE OF THE OCEAN) NUWC(NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER) BMMRO(BAHAMAS MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION) |
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Biological Oceanography Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Acoustic Detection and Detectors Miscellaneous Detection and Detectors Marine Engineering Naval Surface Warfare Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare *CETACEA *WHALES *SOUND *RESPONSE(BIOLOGY) *BEHAVIOR NAVY TEAMS(PERSONNEL) ORIENTATION(DIRECTION) OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA BASE LINES MARINE BIOLOGY RECORDING SYSTEMS WOUNDS AND INJURIES CALIBRATION MONITORS HYDROPHONES OCEANS UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS SONAR LABELED SUBSTANCES LABELS AQUATIC ANIMALS MARINE BIOLOGICAL NOISE SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS SOUND GENERATORS BAHAMA ISLANDS OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT ACOUSTIC RANGES PARAMETERS MODELS EXPOSURE(GENERAL) CANYONS MEASUREMENT RISK *BEAKED WHALES *ODONTOCETES *WHOI(WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION) *DTAG(DIGITAL ARCHIVE TAG) *AUTEC(ATLANTIC UNDERSEA TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER) MFA(MID FREQUENCY ACTIVE) TOTO(TONGUE OF THE OCEAN) NUWC(NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER) BMMRO(BAHAMAS MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION) Tyack, Peter L. Behavioral Responses of Odontocetes to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds |
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Biological Oceanography Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Acoustic Detection and Detectors Miscellaneous Detection and Detectors Marine Engineering Naval Surface Warfare Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare *CETACEA *WHALES *SOUND *RESPONSE(BIOLOGY) *BEHAVIOR NAVY TEAMS(PERSONNEL) ORIENTATION(DIRECTION) OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA BASE LINES MARINE BIOLOGY RECORDING SYSTEMS WOUNDS AND INJURIES CALIBRATION MONITORS HYDROPHONES OCEANS UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS SONAR LABELED SUBSTANCES LABELS AQUATIC ANIMALS MARINE BIOLOGICAL NOISE SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS SOUND GENERATORS BAHAMA ISLANDS OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT ACOUSTIC RANGES PARAMETERS MODELS EXPOSURE(GENERAL) CANYONS MEASUREMENT RISK *BEAKED WHALES *ODONTOCETES *WHOI(WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION) *DTAG(DIGITAL ARCHIVE TAG) *AUTEC(ATLANTIC UNDERSEA TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER) MFA(MID FREQUENCY ACTIVE) TOTO(TONGUE OF THE OCEAN) NUWC(NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER) BMMRO(BAHAMAS MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION) |
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The long-term goal of this research project is to safely study responses of beaked whales to naval sounds in order to understand the causal chain of events leading from sound exposure to risks of stranding and to measure the exposure required to elicit responses that are safe but indicate potential for risk. The project is designed to provide critical information required to develop measures to protect beaked and other whales from risk of exposure to sonar and other sounds. A critical objective for understanding possible links between sonar exposure and injury or stranding involves developing techniques to safely study how beaked whales respond to sound. This project will establish, test and refine new protocols for studying beaked whales using established sound playback experiment paradigms; define responses of beaked whales and other species of odontocete whales to mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar and natural sounds such as those from killer whales; and measure exposure parameters for sounds that evoke a behavioral response. The approach for this study involves controlled exposures to tagged whales where the scientific team controls the sound source. The WHOI team helped design and plan the study, built, tested and calibrated sound and orientation recording tags (Digital Archival Tag - DTAG), tagged beaked and pilot whales, and is helping to analyze and write up the results. Field efforts were conducted at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) on Andros Island, Bahamas, adjacent to the deep canyon of the Tongue of the Ocean (TOTO). AUTEC has a 600 square mile, permanent range of 82 bottom mounted hydrophones which can be used for detecting and locating cetaceans on the range using the NUWC marine mammal monitoring equipment. Tagging research has been conducted on this site to establish baseline data and continued collaboration will occur with the Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization (BMMRO) for vessels and staff. |
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Behavioral Responses of Odontocetes to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds |
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Behavioral Responses of Odontocetes to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds |
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Behavioral Responses of Odontocetes to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds |
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Behavioral Responses of Odontocetes to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds |
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Behavioral Responses of Odontocetes to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds |
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behavioral responses of odontocetes to playback of anthropogenic and natural sounds |
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2008 |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA505155 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA505155 |
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Marine Mammal Monitoring |
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Marine Mammal Monitoring |
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