Measuring behavioural impacts of seismic surveys on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

• Main Authors: Noad, Michael, Cato, Douglas, Dunlop, Rebecca, McCauley, Robert
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Australian Marine Sciences Association 2011
• Subjects: Brisbane; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:267966

Seismic airguns are devices used to find oil and gas deposits under the seafloor. They produce a loud percussive sound every 10 to 20 seconds usually for extended periods, and there is concern that these sounds may have a negative impact on nearby marine mammals. Determining the impacts of various i...