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Multivariate analysis of behavioral response experiments in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Australia
Target catch
N/A
Effect on bycatch species
Humpback whales responded to 'tones' by moving offshore and surfacing more often, perhaps trying to avoid the stimuli. Responses to social sounds were more variable.
Effect on target catch
N/A

Multivariate analysis of behavioral response experiments in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Australia
Target catch
N/A
Effect on bycatch species
Humpback whales responded to 'tones' by moving offshore and surfacing more often, perhaps trying to avoid the stimuli. Responses to social sounds were more variable.
Effect on target catch
N/A

Multivariate analysis of behavioral response experiments in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Australia
Target catch
N/A
Effect on bycatch species
Humpback whales responded to 'tones' by moving offshore and surfacing more often, perhaps trying to avoid the stimuli. Responses to social sounds were more variable.
Effect on target catch
N/A

North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) ignore ships but respond to alerting stimuli

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Bay of Fundy
Target catch
na
Effect on bycatch species
Whales showed a strong response to alert signals.
Effect on target catch
N/A

North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) ignore ships but respond to alerting stimuli

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Bay of Fundy
Target catch
na
Effect on bycatch species
Whales showed a strong response to alert signals.
Effect on target catch
N/A

North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) ignore ships but respond to alerting stimuli

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Bay of Fundy
Target catch
na
Effect on bycatch species
Whales showed a strong response to alert signals.
Effect on target catch
N/A

North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) ignore ships but respond to alerting stimuli

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Bay of Fundy
Target catch
na
Effect on bycatch species
Whales showed a strong response to alert signals.
Effect on target catch
N/A