EFFECTS OF ACOUSTIC DISTURBANCE CAUSED BY SHIP TRAFFIC ON COMMON FISH SPECIES IN THE HIGH ARCTIC

• Main Author: Ivanova, Silviya Vasileva
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Windsor 2016
• Subjects: Aquatic acoustic disturbance; Arctic Cod; Climate change; Documentary film; Inuit subsistence; Vessel noise; Arctic; Northwest Passage; Resolute Bay; Arctic cod; Boreogadus saida; inuit; Northwest passage
• Online Access: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5829; https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/context/etd/article/6830/viewcontent/Ivanova_uwindsor_0115O_11371.pdf

Due to climate change the high Arctic is experiencing growth in acoustic anthropogenic disturbance that may affect aquatic species, such as Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida), and Inuit residents. To our knowledge, no studies have been conducted on this topic and species. Furthermore, there is urgent nee...