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April 27, 2026

Assessment of goose-beaked whale responses to mid-frequency active sonar using a hierarchical hidden Markov model

DeRuiter, Stacy L., Erin A. Falcone, Shannon N. Coates, Brenda K. Rone, David A. Sweeney, Karin A. Dolan, Susan M. Jarvis, Russel D. Andrews, Stephanie L. Watwood, Gregory S. Schorr Movement Ecology : 14 (28)

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April 24, 2026

Vocalizations of North Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata) with direct visual observation off Florida

Carroll, Alexandra, Z. Swaim, D. Risch, and K. Dolan JASA Express Letters : 6 (4)

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February 13, 2026

A framework for passive acoustic localization and tracking using a wide-baseline array demonstrated with Rice’s whales (Balaenoptera ricei)

Tenorio-Hallé, Ludovic, Kaitlin E. Frasier, Héloïse Frouin-Mouy, Lance P. Garrison, Pina Gruden, John A. Hildebrand, Eva-Marie Nosal, Melissa S. Soldevilla Journal of the Acoustical Society of America : 159, 802–815 (2026)

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January 9, 2026

Behavioral responses of goose-beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) to simulated military sonar

Southall, Brandon L., R. S. Schick, W. R. Cioffi, S. L. DeRuiter, H. J. Foley, C. M. Harris, A. E. Harshbarger, J. E. Joseph, T. Margolina, D. P. Nowacek, N. J. Quick, Z. T. Swaim, L. Thomas, D. M. Waples, D. L. Webster, J. H. Wisse, A. J. Read Ecosphere : Volume17, Issue1

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September 19, 2025

A Comparison of Diving Behavior of Goose-beaked Whales and Dense-beaked Whales From Tagging Studies in Multiple Ocean Basins

Barlow, J., Baird, R.W., Badger, J., Schorr, G.S., Falcone, E., Coates, S.N., Tyack, P.L., Read, A.J., Hickmott, L.S., Durbin, J.W., Claridge, D., de Soto, N.A., Gonzales, D.M., Visser, F., Oudejans, M.G., DeRuiter, S., Sweeney, D.A., Rone, B.K., Watwood, S.L. Marine Mammal Science : mms70070

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September 9, 2025

Overwintering humpback whales adapt foraging strategies to shallow water environments at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA

Shearer, J.M., H.J. Foley, Z.T. Swaim, V.M. Janik, and A.J. Read Marine Mammal Science : e13184

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August 14, 2025

Vessel strike encounter risk model informs mortality risk for endangered North Atlantic right whales along the United States east coast

Blondin, Hannah; Garrison, Lance P.; Adams, Jeffrey D.; Roberts, Jason J.; Good, Caroline P.; Gahm, Meghan P.; Lisi, Niki E.; Patterson, Eric M. Scientific Reports : 736 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84886-z

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August 8, 2025

Variation in Social Structure Among Multiple Stocks of Island-Associated Common Bottlenose Dolphins in Hawaiian Waters

Corsi, Enrico; Baird, Robin; Harnish, Annette; Gorgone, Antoinette; Currie, Jens; Stack, Stephanie; Kiszka, Jeremy Marine Mammal Science : 10.1111/mms.70051

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July 21, 2025

Exploring the biodiversity of cetacean communities along the western North Atlantic Ocean shelf-break

Haver, Samara, Peter Corkeron, Annamaria DeAngelis, Simone Baumann-Pickering, Danielle Cholewiak, Genevieve Davis, Kaitlin Frasier, Natalie Posdaljian, Macey Kadifa, Alba Solsona-Berga, Annabel Westell; Sofie Van Parijs Royal Society : 12 (7): 241658

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February 14, 2025

Habitat utilization by beaked whales in the western North Atlantic Ocean using passive acoustics

DeAngelis AI, Westell A, Baumann-Pickering S, Bell J and others Marine Ecology Progress : 754:137-153