Effective beam pattern of the Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) and implications for passive acoustic monitoring.

Shaffer, Jessica; Moretti, D.; Jarvis, S.; Tyack, P.; P. Johnson, Mark

doi:10.1121/1.4776177

Public

Effective beam pattern of the Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) and implications for passive acoustic monitoring.

Shared by NobleBlocks on Mar 1, 2013 • 12:00 AM UTC

Authors:

Shaffer JW

Moretti D

Jarvis S

Abstract

The presence of beaked whales in mass-strandings coincident with navy maneuvers has prompted the development of methods to detect these cryptic animals. Blainville's beaked whales, Mesoplodon densirostris, produce distinctive echolocation clicks during long foraging dives making passive acoustic det...

Discussions