Oceanography and underwater acoustics in Resolute Bay, Nunavut: 2012-2015

• Main Author: O'Neill, Caitlin
• Other Authors: Vagle, Svein, Dosso, Stanley Edward
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Underwater Acoustics; Oceanography; Resolute Bay; Canadian Arctic; ambient sound; marine mammal vocalizations; Arctic Bay; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Nunavut; Parry; Arctic Archipelago; Arctic bay; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; Erignathus barbatus; narwhal*; Parry Channel; Pusa hispida
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7399

Resolute Bay, a remote Arctic bay opening into Parry Channel, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, hosts diverse populations of marine mammals and fish at various times each year. These animals migrate through the bay following patterns linked to food availability and oceanographic conditions; howeve...