Assessing variability in marine traffic exposure between baleen whale species off the Galician Coast, Spain
Increases in marine traffic represent a growing issue for marine wildlife, posing threats through the impacts of ship strikes and noise pollution. Baleen whales are especially vulnerable to these impacts, yet regional and species-specific information on exposure to such threats is lacking. This stud...
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ftulancaster:oai:eprints.lancs.ac.uk:181093 2023-08-27T04:08:38+02:00 Assessing variability in marine traffic exposure between baleen whale species off the Galician Coast, Spain Bland, Rhian Methion, Severine Sharp, Stuart P. Diaz Lopez, Bruno 2023-01-31 text https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/181093/ https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/181093/1/Rhian_Bland_et_al_revised.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114439 en eng https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/181093/1/Rhian_Bland_et_al_revised.pdf Bland, Rhian and Methion, Severine and Sharp, Stuart P. and Diaz Lopez, Bruno (2023) Assessing variability in marine traffic exposure between baleen whale species off the Galician Coast, Spain. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 186. ISSN 0025-326X creative_commons_attribution_noncommercial_noderivatives_4_0_international_license Journal Article PeerReviewed 2023 ftulancaster https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114439 2023-08-03T22:42:31Z Increases in marine traffic represent a growing issue for marine wildlife, posing threats through the impacts of ship strikes and noise pollution. Baleen whales are especially vulnerable to these impacts, yet regional and species-specific information on exposure to such threats is lacking. This study uses AIS and observational data to provide the first assessment of baleen whale exposure to vessel traffic on the NW coast of Spain. Overlap with vessel traffic was detected for all areas where whales were sighted, indicating that these species may be at risk of vessel exposure and its associated impacts. Level of exposure to vessel traffic experienced by whales was species-specific, with risk of exposure appearing highest for minke whales. Vessel exposure also displayed intra- and inter-annual variability and a significant influence of feeding behaviour highlighting the need for dynamic management tools to minimise interactions between baleen whales and marine traffic off the Galician Coast. Article in Journal/Newspaper baleen whale baleen whales Lancaster University: Lancaster Eprints Marine Pollution Bulletin 186 114439 |
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Increases in marine traffic represent a growing issue for marine wildlife, posing threats through the impacts of ship strikes and noise pollution. Baleen whales are especially vulnerable to these impacts, yet regional and species-specific information on exposure to such threats is lacking. This study uses AIS and observational data to provide the first assessment of baleen whale exposure to vessel traffic on the NW coast of Spain. Overlap with vessel traffic was detected for all areas where whales were sighted, indicating that these species may be at risk of vessel exposure and its associated impacts. Level of exposure to vessel traffic experienced by whales was species-specific, with risk of exposure appearing highest for minke whales. Vessel exposure also displayed intra- and inter-annual variability and a significant influence of feeding behaviour highlighting the need for dynamic management tools to minimise interactions between baleen whales and marine traffic off the Galician Coast. |
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Assessing variability in marine traffic exposure between baleen whale species off the Galician Coast, Spain |
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https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/181093/1/Rhian_Bland_et_al_revised.pdf Bland, Rhian and Methion, Severine and Sharp, Stuart P. and Diaz Lopez, Bruno (2023) Assessing variability in marine traffic exposure between baleen whale species off the Galician Coast, Spain. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 186. ISSN 0025-326X |
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