The Ecology and Acoustic Behavior of Wintering Minke Whales in the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands

• Main Author: Martin, Stephen W.
• Other Authors: SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA MARINE MAMMAL SCIENTIFIC AND VETERINARY SUPPORT BRANCH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Biological Oceanography; Acoustic Detection and Detectors; *CETACEA; *ACOUSTIC RANGES; FIELD TESTS; HYDROPHONES; OCEAN BOTTOM; POSITION(LOCATION); SIGNAL PROCESSING; ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; MARINE MAMMALS; MINKE WHALE BOINGS; DECAF(DENSITY ESTIMATION FOR CETACEANS USING ACOUSTIC FIXED SENSORS); ACOUSTIC DENSITY ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES; Pacific; minke whale
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA531360; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA531360

This effort is in support of a long-term goal for better knowledge of marine mammal species densities at U.S. Navy instrumented ranges. By knowing the seasonal densities of various species at a range facility (baseline), one can better understand significance of changes observed from activities such as mid frequency active sonar at that facility.