Behavioral responses of herring (Clupea harengus) to 1–2 and 6–7 kHz sonar signals and killer whale feeding sounds
Military antisubmarine sonars produce intense sounds within the hearing range of most clupeid fish. The behavioral reactions of overwintering herring Clupea harengus to sonar signals of two different frequency ranges 1–2 and 6–7 kHz , and to playback of killer whale feeding sounds, were tested in co...
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ftunivbergen:oai:bora.uib.no:1956/4732 2023-05-15T17:03:24+02:00 Behavioral responses of herring (Clupea harengus) to 1–2 and 6–7 kHz sonar signals and killer whale feeding sounds Doksæter, Lise Godø, Olav Rune Handegard, Nils Olav Kvadsheim, Petter H. Lam, Frans-Peter A. Donovan, Carl Miller, Patrick J. O. 2009 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1956/4732 https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3021301 eng eng Acoustical Society of America http://hdl.handle.net/1956/4733 http://hdl.handle.net/1956/4732 https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3021301 Acoustical Society of America Copyright 2009 Acoustical Society of America Behavioural sciences Bioacoustics Military radar Sonar Zoology VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497 VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920 Peer reviewed Journal article 2009 ftunivbergen https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3021301 2023-03-14T17:40:41Z Military antisubmarine sonars produce intense sounds within the hearing range of most clupeid fish. The behavioral reactions of overwintering herring Clupea harengus to sonar signals of two different frequency ranges 1–2 and 6–7 kHz , and to playback of killer whale feeding sounds, were tested in controlled exposure experiments in Vestfjorden, Norway, November 2006. The behavior of free ranging herring was monitored by two upward-looking echosounders. A vessel towing an operational naval sonar source approached and passed over one of them in a block design setup. No significant escape reactions, either vertically or horizontally, were detected in response to sonar transmissions. Killer whale feeding sounds induced vertical and horizontal movements of herring. The results indicate that neither transmission of 1–2 kHz nor 6–7 kHz have significant negative influence on herring on the received sound pressure level tested 127–197 and 139–209 dBrms re 1 Pa, respectively . Military sonars of such frequencies and source levels may thus be operated in areas of overwintering herring without substantially affecting herring behavior or herring fishery. The avoidance during playback of killer whale sounds demonstrates the nature of an avoidance reaction and the ability of the experimental design to reveal it. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Killer Whale Vestfjorden Killer whale University of Bergen: Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA-UiB) Norway The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 125 1 554 564 |
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Behavioural sciences Bioacoustics Military radar Sonar Zoology VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497 VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920 Doksæter, Lise Godø, Olav Rune Handegard, Nils Olav Kvadsheim, Petter H. Lam, Frans-Peter A. Donovan, Carl Miller, Patrick J. O. Behavioral responses of herring (Clupea harengus) to 1–2 and 6–7 kHz sonar signals and killer whale feeding sounds |
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Military antisubmarine sonars produce intense sounds within the hearing range of most clupeid fish. The behavioral reactions of overwintering herring Clupea harengus to sonar signals of two different frequency ranges 1–2 and 6–7 kHz , and to playback of killer whale feeding sounds, were tested in controlled exposure experiments in Vestfjorden, Norway, November 2006. The behavior of free ranging herring was monitored by two upward-looking echosounders. A vessel towing an operational naval sonar source approached and passed over one of them in a block design setup. No significant escape reactions, either vertically or horizontally, were detected in response to sonar transmissions. Killer whale feeding sounds induced vertical and horizontal movements of herring. The results indicate that neither transmission of 1–2 kHz nor 6–7 kHz have significant negative influence on herring on the received sound pressure level tested 127–197 and 139–209 dBrms re 1 Pa, respectively . Military sonars of such frequencies and source levels may thus be operated in areas of overwintering herring without substantially affecting herring behavior or herring fishery. The avoidance during playback of killer whale sounds demonstrates the nature of an avoidance reaction and the ability of the experimental design to reveal it. publishedVersion |
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Doksæter, Lise Godø, Olav Rune Handegard, Nils Olav Kvadsheim, Petter H. Lam, Frans-Peter A. Donovan, Carl Miller, Patrick J. O. |
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Doksæter, Lise Godø, Olav Rune Handegard, Nils Olav Kvadsheim, Petter H. Lam, Frans-Peter A. Donovan, Carl Miller, Patrick J. O. |
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Behavioral responses of herring (Clupea harengus) to 1–2 and 6–7 kHz sonar signals and killer whale feeding sounds |
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Behavioral responses of herring (Clupea harengus) to 1–2 and 6–7 kHz sonar signals and killer whale feeding sounds |
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Behavioral responses of herring (Clupea harengus) to 1–2 and 6–7 kHz sonar signals and killer whale feeding sounds |
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Behavioral responses of herring (Clupea harengus) to 1–2 and 6–7 kHz sonar signals and killer whale feeding sounds |
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Behavioral responses of herring (Clupea harengus) to 1–2 and 6–7 kHz sonar signals and killer whale feeding sounds |
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behavioral responses of herring (clupea harengus) to 1–2 and 6–7 khz sonar signals and killer whale feeding sounds |
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