A5028702707- Marine animal studies overview
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center
2021-2024
Whaleman Foundation
2017-2021
Integrated Statistics (United States)
2021
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2021
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
2021
Syracuse University
2013-2015
College of the Atlantic
2013
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mothers and their calves predominantly avoid social interactions with conspecifics. However, observations from East Australia indicate that mother–calf pairs occasionally associate other pairs. We investigated the prevalence, composition, behaviour of multiple-mother-calf (multi-MC) groups in 2009 to 2023. In 2010, data were collected two tropical breeding areas (Port Douglas Whitsunday Islands) coastal migratory locations (Hervey Bay Eden). No...
The concurrent increase in marine tourism and vessel traffic around the world highlights need for developing responsible whale watching guidelines. To determine impact of presence on humpback behaviors Maui Nui, a land-based study was conducted from 2015 to 2018 Maui, Hawai'i. Theodolite tracks were used summarize swim speed, respiration rate, dive time, path directness potential impacts various types behavior. Vessel presence, proximity, approach type conjunction with biological parameters...
Abstract Evaluating potential impacts on marine animals or increased sound levels resulting from offshore wind energy construction requires the establishment of baseline data records which to draw inference. This study provides 2 years cetacean species’ presence, vessel activity, and ambient in southern New England area. With eight species/families present area for at least 9 months year, this represents an important habitat cetaceans. Most species showed seasonality, with peak daily...
Remote acoustic monitoring is a non-invasive tool that can be used to study the distribution, behavior, and habitat use of sound-producing species. The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) an endangered baleen species produces variety stereotyped signals. One these signals, "gunshot" sound, has only been recorded from adult male whales thought function for reproduction, either as reproductive advertisement females or agonistic signal toward other males. This uses remote analyze...
As in other populations of killer whales, Orcinus orca , prey selectivity the North Atlantic population may indicate behaviourally or ecologically distinct types whales. Some whale ecotypes are known to on large but ecological impact such predation events is unknown. Since attacks humpback Megaptera novaeangliae rarely witnessed, resultant scars be used determine frequency non-fatal predatory interactions. Using images from Humpback Whale Catalogue (NAHWC), we examined flukes for presence...
The Hawaiian Islands, and particularly the Maui 4-island region, are a critical breeding calving habitat for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) belonging to Hawaii distinct population segment. Our aims were test use of platforms-of-opportunity determine trends in mother-calf pod region present opportunistic platforms as an alternative method long-term, cross-seasonal monitoring. Data collected from whale watching vessels over 4-year period analyzed using occupancy models probability...
Biological sources are significant contributors to aquatic soundscapes. Soniferous fish can dominate the soundscape in certain locations, at specific times and frequencies, particularly during production of choruses. Passive acoustic monitoring choruses provide important ecological information about soniferous populations. This study presents Australian Fish Chorus Catalogue, an inventory detected from 83 locations estuarine marine waters. The Catalogue contains data on chorus occurrence...
Soundscapes represent an intrinsic aspect of a habitat which, particularly in protected areas, should be monitored and managed to mitigate human impacts. Soundscape ecology characterizes acoustic interactions within environment, integrating biological, anthropogenic, climatological, geological sound sources. Monitoring soundscapes marine areas is important due the reliance many species on for biological functions, including communication reproduction. In this study we establish baseline...
Tourism activities are expanding in both terrestrial and marine environments, which can have detrimental effects on the target species. Balancing amount of disturbance a population animals receives against educational value tourism requires localised research adaptive management. This study examined distribution humpback whales within Hervey Bay, Queensland, using data spanning 2004–16, just before implementation commercial ‘swim-with-whales’ program. Spatial temporal patterns whale calves...
The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis), an endangered baleen species, produces a variety of stereotyped acoustic signals. One signal, the “gunshot” sound, has only been recorded from adult males and is thought to function for reproduction, either as advertisement females or agonistic signal toward other males. This study uses remote monitoring analyze presence gunshots over two-year period at two sites on Scotian Shelf determine if there evidence that whales use these locations...
According to the source-filter hypothesis proposed for human speech, physical attributes of vocal production mechanism combine independently result in individually distinctive vocalizations. In case stereotyped calls with all individuals producing a similar frequency contour, filtering signal resulting from shape and size tract may be more likely contain information than parameters measured fundamental vibrating source. However, formant structure such has been historically undervalued...