scholarly journals Summertime foraging ecology of North Atlantic right whales

2003 ◽  
Vol 264 ◽  
pp. 123-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
MF Baumgartner ◽  
BR Mate
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Foraging Ecology ◽  
Right Whales ◽  
North Atlantic Right Whales

scholarly journals Dangerous dining: surface foraging of North Atlantic right whales increases risk of vessel collisions

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Parks ◽  
Joseph D. Warren ◽  
Karen Stamieszkin ◽  
Charles A. Mayo ◽  
David Wiley
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Foraging Ecology ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Cape Cod ◽  
Late Winter ◽  
Right Whale ◽  
Suction Cup ◽  
Right Whales ◽  
North Atlantic Right Whales

North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered and, despite international protection from whaling, significant numbers die from collisions with ships. Large groups of right whales migrate to the coastal waters of New England during the late winter and early spring to feed in an area with large numbers of vessels. North Atlantic right whales have the largest per capita record of vessel strikes of any large whale population in the world. Right whale feeding behaviour in Cape Cod Bay (CCB) probably contributes to risk of collisions with ships. In this study, feeding right whales tagged with archival suction cup tags spent the majority of their time just below the water's surface where they cannot be seen but are shallow enough to be vulnerable to ship strike. Habitat surveys show that large patches of right whale prey are common in the upper 5 m of the water column in CCB during spring. These results indicate that the typical spring-time foraging ecology of right whales may contribute to their high level of mortality from vessel collisions. The results of this study suggest that remote acoustic detection of prey aggregations may be a useful supplement to the management and conservation of right whales.

Tracking calling depths and movements of North Atlantic right whales using multipath localization

2012 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 2009-2009
Author(s):  
Robert D. Valtierra ◽  
Sofie M. VanParijs ◽  
R. G. Holt ◽  
Danielle M. Cholewiak
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Right Whales ◽  
North Atlantic Right Whales

Exploring the vocal ontogeny of North Atlantic right whales

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (4) ◽  
pp. 2196-2196
Author(s):  
Holly Root-Gutteridge ◽  
Dana Cusano ◽  
Lisa Conger ◽  
Sofie Van Parijs ◽  
Susan Parks
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Right Whales ◽  
North Atlantic Right Whales
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