Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic
Arctic marine mammals face a multitude of challenges linked to climate change, including increasing anthropogenic noise from ship traffic. The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), a predominately Arctic endemic cetacean, relies heavily on acoustic communication, with documented overlap between thei...
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ftunivwindsor:oai:scholar.uwindsor.ca:ibiopub-1166 2024-06-23T07:49:01+00:00 Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic Martin, Morgan J. Halliday, William D. Storrie, Luke Citta, John J. Dawson, Jackie Hussey, Nigel E. Juanes, Francis Loseto, Lisa L. MacPhee, Shannon A. Moore, Lisa Nicoll, Adrian O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory Insley, Stephen J. 2023-04-01T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/ibiopub/167 https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12978 https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/context/ibiopub/article/1166/viewcontent/Marine_Mammal_Science___2022___Martin___Exposure_and_behavioral_responses_of_tagged_beluga_whales__Delphinapterus_leucas_.pdf unknown Scholarship at UWindsor https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/ibiopub/167 doi:10.1111/mms.12978 https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/context/ibiopub/article/1166/viewcontent/Marine_Mammal_Science___2022___Martin___Exposure_and_behavioral_responses_of_tagged_beluga_whales__Delphinapterus_leucas_.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Integrative Biology Publications acoustic disturbance anthropogenic noise Arctic automatic identification system avoidance behavior behavioral response beluga whale bio-logging tags cetacean disturbance threshold ship traffic Integrative Biology text 2023 ftunivwindsor https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12978 2024-06-04T14:21:51Z Arctic marine mammals face a multitude of challenges linked to climate change, including increasing anthropogenic noise from ship traffic. The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), a predominately Arctic endemic cetacean, relies heavily on acoustic communication, with documented overlap between their vocalizations and hearing range and ship noise. Some belugas migrate through areas with the highest levels of ship traffic in the Pacific Arctic and exposure to ship noise is highly probable. Here, we document the responses of nine satellite-tagged Eastern Beaufort Sea belugas to encounters with ships in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas during July–December 2018. We report 177 occasions when ships were within 125 km of tagged belugas and quantified changes in lateral and vertical movements to investigate individual behavioral responses to ship approaches within 50 km (n = 23). Belugas' swim speed was negatively correlated with ship distance, showing possible changes in swim speed up to 79 km away. Changes in lateral and vertical movements, indicating disruption of behavior, were observed when some ships passed within 50 km. These findings corroborate previous studies that have shown behavioral responses of belugas to ships at distances far beyond visual range, implying belugas react to low-amplitude ship noise near ambient levels. Text Arctic marine mammals Arctic Beaufort Sea Beluga Beluga whale Beluga* Chukchi Climate change Delphinapterus leucas Pacific Arctic University of Windsor, Ontario: Scholarship at UWindsor Arctic Pacific Marine Mammal Science 39 2 387 421 |
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acoustic disturbance anthropogenic noise Arctic automatic identification system avoidance behavior behavioral response beluga whale bio-logging tags cetacean disturbance threshold ship traffic Integrative Biology Martin, Morgan J. Halliday, William D. Storrie, Luke Citta, John J. Dawson, Jackie Hussey, Nigel E. Juanes, Francis Loseto, Lisa L. MacPhee, Shannon A. Moore, Lisa Nicoll, Adrian O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory Insley, Stephen J. Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic |
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Arctic marine mammals face a multitude of challenges linked to climate change, including increasing anthropogenic noise from ship traffic. The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), a predominately Arctic endemic cetacean, relies heavily on acoustic communication, with documented overlap between their vocalizations and hearing range and ship noise. Some belugas migrate through areas with the highest levels of ship traffic in the Pacific Arctic and exposure to ship noise is highly probable. Here, we document the responses of nine satellite-tagged Eastern Beaufort Sea belugas to encounters with ships in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas during July–December 2018. We report 177 occasions when ships were within 125 km of tagged belugas and quantified changes in lateral and vertical movements to investigate individual behavioral responses to ship approaches within 50 km (n = 23). Belugas' swim speed was negatively correlated with ship distance, showing possible changes in swim speed up to 79 km away. Changes in lateral and vertical movements, indicating disruption of behavior, were observed when some ships passed within 50 km. These findings corroborate previous studies that have shown behavioral responses of belugas to ships at distances far beyond visual range, implying belugas react to low-amplitude ship noise near ambient levels. |
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Martin, Morgan J. Halliday, William D. Storrie, Luke Citta, John J. Dawson, Jackie Hussey, Nigel E. Juanes, Francis Loseto, Lisa L. MacPhee, Shannon A. Moore, Lisa Nicoll, Adrian O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory Insley, Stephen J. |
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Martin, Morgan J. Halliday, William D. Storrie, Luke Citta, John J. Dawson, Jackie Hussey, Nigel E. Juanes, Francis Loseto, Lisa L. MacPhee, Shannon A. Moore, Lisa Nicoll, Adrian O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory Insley, Stephen J. |
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Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic |
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Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic |
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Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic |
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Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic |
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Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic |
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exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the pacific arctic |
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