Using drifting passive echolocation loggers to study harbour porpoises in tidal-stream habitats
Moored passive acoustic detectors (e.g. C-PODs) are widely used to study harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution and relative abundance, but their use in tidal-stream habitats is complicated by the need for retrievable flow-resistant seabed fixings and the occurrence of flow-induced noise in...
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ftuhipublicatio:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/5f0f6929-2ff1-41df-93e8-163bc42e9d86 2024-01-28T10:06:18+01:00 Using drifting passive echolocation loggers to study harbour porpoises in tidal-stream habitats Wilson, Ben Benjamins, Steven Elliott, Jim 2013-12-02 application/pdf https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/5f0f6929-2ff1-41df-93e8-163bc42e9d86 https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00538 https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/1353118/Wilson_et_al_13_Drifting_Porpoise_Detectors_in_Tidal_Streams.pdf http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr_oa/n022p125.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wilson , B , Benjamins , S & Elliott , J 2013 , ' Using drifting passive echolocation loggers to study harbour porpoises in tidal-stream habitats ' , Endangered Species Research , vol. 22 , pp. 125-143 . https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00538 Phocoena phocoena Tidal stream Marine renewable energy Survey Methodology Drifter article 2013 ftuhipublicatio https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00538 2024-01-04T23:20:52Z Moored passive acoustic detectors (e.g. C-PODs) are widely used to study harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution and relative abundance, but their use in tidal-stream habitats is complicated by the need for retrievable flow-resistant seabed fixings and the occurrence of flow-induced noise in the resultant data. In this study, we explored the use of a new method aimed at tidal-stream habitats, which are of increasing interest for marine renewable energy generation. Porpoise detectors (C-PODs) were attached to multiple drifters and repeatedly set adrift at a tidal-stream site in western Scotland during May 2010 and August 2011. Porpoise vocalisations were successfully detected under varying tidal conditions during approximately 63 h of drifting. Harbour porpoise distribution, as determined by the drifting detectors, was similar to that found using the traditional, yet more logistically intensive, visual and acoustic boat-based surveys and to an extent that found by moored C-PODs. Drifting detectors also mapped tidally driven spatiotemporal variability in ambient noise levels which could influence porpoise detection. In summary, drifters equipped with passive acoustic detectors offer a new, rapid and inexpensive tool for investigating porpoise occurrence and behaviour in tidal-stream habitats, and should be considered as part of a comprehensive marine mammal monitoring approach of these energetic environments in the context of marine renewable energy development and other industries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Harbour porpoise Marine Mammal Monitoring Phocoena phocoena University of the Highlands and Islands: Research Database of UHI Endangered Species Research 22 2 125 143 |
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Moored passive acoustic detectors (e.g. C-PODs) are widely used to study harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution and relative abundance, but their use in tidal-stream habitats is complicated by the need for retrievable flow-resistant seabed fixings and the occurrence of flow-induced noise in the resultant data. In this study, we explored the use of a new method aimed at tidal-stream habitats, which are of increasing interest for marine renewable energy generation. Porpoise detectors (C-PODs) were attached to multiple drifters and repeatedly set adrift at a tidal-stream site in western Scotland during May 2010 and August 2011. Porpoise vocalisations were successfully detected under varying tidal conditions during approximately 63 h of drifting. Harbour porpoise distribution, as determined by the drifting detectors, was similar to that found using the traditional, yet more logistically intensive, visual and acoustic boat-based surveys and to an extent that found by moored C-PODs. Drifting detectors also mapped tidally driven spatiotemporal variability in ambient noise levels which could influence porpoise detection. In summary, drifters equipped with passive acoustic detectors offer a new, rapid and inexpensive tool for investigating porpoise occurrence and behaviour in tidal-stream habitats, and should be considered as part of a comprehensive marine mammal monitoring approach of these energetic environments in the context of marine renewable energy development and other industries. |
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Using drifting passive echolocation loggers to study harbour porpoises in tidal-stream habitats |
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Using drifting passive echolocation loggers to study harbour porpoises in tidal-stream habitats |
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Using drifting passive echolocation loggers to study harbour porpoises in tidal-stream habitats |
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Wilson , B , Benjamins , S & Elliott , J 2013 , ' Using drifting passive echolocation loggers to study harbour porpoises in tidal-stream habitats ' , Endangered Species Research , vol. 22 , pp. 125-143 . https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00538 |
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