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Assessment of Marine Mammal Vocal Response to Sonar
Atlantic
AFTT
Project Objectives
Develop analytic methods to evaluate the vocal response of odontocetes and mysticetes to sonar from navy training activities
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Current
Marine Mammal Sightings During CalCOFI Cruises
Pacific
HCTT/HSTT
Project Objectives
Determine what species and populations of marine mammals are present in Southern California and estimate the abundance and density across seasons
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Current
Mid-Atlantic Offshore Cetacean Study
Atlantic
AFTT
Project Objectives
Assess occurrence, habitat use, and baseline behavior of cetaceans in the offshore and continental shelf break region of the VACAPES OPAREA
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Complete
Occurrence, Distribution, and Density of Marine Mammals Near Naval Station Norfolk and Virginia Beach
Atlantic
AFTT
Project Objectives
Assess occurrence, seasonality, and abundance of Tursiops in the coastal waters of Hampton Roads military installations
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Complete
Occurrence, Ecology, and Behavior of Deep-diving Odontocetes
Atlantic
AFTT
Project Objectives
Establish behavioral baseline and foraging ecology. Assess behavioral response to acoustic stimuli and Navy training activities
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Whales of Summer
Atlantic
AFTT
N/A
Bottlenose dolphin
Common dolphin
Risso's dolphin
Loggerhead turtle
Baleen whale
Fin whale
Humpback whale
North Atlantic right whale
Pilot whale
Sei whale
Passive acoustics
Visual surveys
N/A
June 10, 2024
In the mid-Atlantic, baleen whale sightings typically occur during the colder months, with peak activity in December and January. Sightings of humpback and right whales usually decrease by late March…
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Banner day tagging odontocetes at Hatteras!
Atlantic
AFTT
Cascadia Research Collective
Duke University
Clymene dolphin
Common dolphin
Goose-beaked whale
Odontocete
Pilot whale
Photo ID
Tagging
Visual surveys
June 1, 2016
A busy field day in NC.
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Great Day for a Mid-Atlantic Offshore Survey
Atlantic
AFTT
HDR
Baleen whale
Fin whale
Humpback whale
Minke whale
Bottlenose dolphin
Common dolphin
Delphinids
Odontocete
Pilot whale
Photo ID
Visual surveys
April 20, 2015
Pelagic cetaceans and sea turtle sightings.
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Tagging Whales Off Cape Hatteras
Atlantic
AFTT
Cascadia Research Collective
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Duke University
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Beaked whale
Common dolphin
Goose-beaked whale
Pilot whale
Photo ID
Tagging
Visual surveys
May 21, 2014
Learning about the movements of odontocetes.
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Assessing ‘Observer effect’ from an aerial platform during marine mammal focal observations on Risso’s dolphins, short-beaked common dolphins and killer whales in the Southern California Bight
Pacific
HCTT/HSTT
SES
Texas A&M University
Johns Hopkins University
Common dolphin
Risso's dolphin
Killer whale
Visual surveys
Behavior and Group Characteristics Differ in Mixed-Species Associations (MSA) of Cetaceans in the Southern California Bight
Pacific
HCTT/HSTT
NAVFAC
SES
Texas A&M University
Common dolphin
Pacific white-sided dolphin
Risso's dolphin
California sea lion
Fin whale
Gray whale
Humpback whale
Minke whale
North Atlantic right whale
Sperm whale
Visual surveys
Comparisons of the behavioral ecology of three delphinid and three baleen whale species: risks and rewards of group living
N/A
N/A
HDR
NAVFAC
SES
Texas A&M University
Bottlenose dolphin
Common dolphin
Risso's dolphin
Blue whale
Gray whale
Photo ID
Visual surveys
Do cetaceans alter their vocal behaviour in response to military sonar?
Atlantic
AFTT
University of St. Andrews
Cornell University
NAVFAC Atlantic
Common dolphin
Striped dolphin
Minke whale
Pilot whale
Short-finned pilot whale
Sperm whale
Passive acoustics
Intraspecific variability in delphinid whistle structure: implications for acoustic species identification
N/A
N/A
Bio-Waves, Inc.
Bottlenose dolphin
Common dolphin
Rough-toothed dolphin
Striped dolphin
Pilot whale
Passive acoustics
N/A
Longitudinal comparisons of digital photography of marine mammals from aircraft and shore
Pacific
HCTT/HSTT
Dolphin Biology & Conservation
NAVFAC
SES
Texas A&M University
Common dolphin
Gray whale
Photo ID
Patterns of cetacean occurrence in the deep waters off Virginia and North Carolina
Atlantic
AFTT
Duke University
NAVFAC Atlantic
Bottlenose dolphin
Clymene dolphin
Common dolphin
Risso's dolphin
Spotted dolphin
Striped dolphin
Baleen whale
Short-finned pilot whale
Visual surveys
Patterns of cetacean species occurrence, distribution, and density at three sites along the continental shelf break of the U.S. Atlantic coast
Atlantic
AFTT
Duke University
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Bottlenose dolphin
Clymene dolphin
Common dolphin
Fraser's dolphin
Risso's dolphin
Spotted dolphin
Striped dolphin
Blue whale
Goose-beaked whale
Fin whale
Humpback whale
Minke whale
North Atlantic right whale
Short-finned pilot whale
Sperm whale
Biopsy sampling
Passive acoustics
Photo ID
Visual surveys
Patterns of residency of odontocetes along the shelf break of the U.S. east coast
Atlantic
AFTT
U.S. Fleet Forces Command
Duke University
NAVFAC Atlantic
Bottlenose dolphin
Common dolphin
Northern bottlenose whale
Short-finned pilot whale
Photo ID
Visual surveys