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dc.contributor.authorCato, D.
dc.contributor.authorNoad, M.
dc.contributor.authorDunlop, R.
dc.contributor.authorMcCauley, R.
dc.contributor.authorSalgado Kent, Chandra
dc.contributor.authorGales, N.
dc.contributor.authorKniest, E.
dc.contributor.authorNoad, J.
dc.contributor.authorPaton, D.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-15T22:23:21Z
dc.date.available2017-03-15T22:23:21Z
dc.date.created2017-03-08T06:39:36Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationCato, D. and Noad, M. and Dunlop, R. and McCauley, R. and Salgado Kent, C. and Gales, N. and Kniest, E. et al. 2011. Behavioural response of Australian humpback whales to seismic surveys. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 129 (4): pp. 2396-2400.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50203
dc.identifier.doi10.1121/1.3587792
dc.description.abstract

The first of four major experiments in project behavioural response of australian humpback whales to seismic surveys (BRAHSS) was conducted on the east coast of Australia in September and October 2010. The project aims to understand how humpback whales respond to seismic surveys and to provide the information that will allow these surveys to be conducted efficiently with minimal impact on whales. It also aims to determine how the whales react to ramp up or soft start, and to assess how effective this is in mitigation. The 2010 experiment used a single air gun. Four air guns will be used in the next two experiments and a full seismic array in the final experiment in 2013. During the 2010 experiment, behavior and tracks of whales were recroded by four theodolite stations on elevated coastal positions and DTAGs used on some whales. Vocalizing whales were tracked with a wide base line hydrophone array. A further four acoustic recorders were used to measure propagation loss and to characterize the sound field throughout the area. A wide range of variables likely to affect whale response was measured. [Work sponsored by the JIP E&P Sound & Marine Life and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.]

dc.publisherAcoustical Society of America
dc.titleBehavioural response of Australian humpback whales to seismic surveys
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume129
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage2396
dcterms.source.endPage2400
dcterms.source.issn0001-4966
dcterms.source.titleJournal of the Acoustical Society of America
curtin.departmentCentre for Marine Science and Technology
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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