Observations on the Behavioral Responses of Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) to Active Geophysical Vessels in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Ljungblad, Donald K., Würsig, Bernd, Swartz, Steven L., Keene, James M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1988
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Bowhead whales; Environmental impacts; Noise; Seismic surveys; Underwater acoustics; Alaskan Beaufort Sea; Baleine; Arctic; Balaena mysticetus; Beaufort Sea; bowhead whale
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64771

The responses of bowhead whales to controlled approaches by geophysical vessels producing airgun blasts were observed during the course of four field experiments conducted in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea in September 1984. Behavioral responses included shorter surfacing and dive times, fewer blows per s...