Behavior, disturbance responses and distribution of bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus in the eastern Beaufort Sea, 1980-84: a summary

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6847583

Richardson, W J; Greene, C R; Wuersig, B

The behavior of bowhead whales summering in the eastern (Canadian) Beaufort Sea, and their reactions to industrial activities, were studied during five summers in the report. The objective was to provide data needed to assess the possible effects of offshore oil exploration and development in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea on this endangered species.

• Research Organization: LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc., Bryan, TX (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6847583
• Report Number(s): PB-87-124368/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
BEAUFORT SEA
OFFSHORE DRILLING
CETACEANS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
AIRCRAFT
DISTURBANCES
DREDGING
ENDANGERED SPECIES
NOISE POLLUTION
REVIEWS
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARCTIC OCEAN
DISTRIBUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRILLING
INDUSTRY
MAMMALS
POLLUTION
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
VERTEBRATES
520100* - Environment
Aquatic- Basic Studies- (-1989)
020900 - Petroleum- Environmental Aspects