Transmission loss patterns from acoustic harassment and deterrent devices do not always follow geometrical spreading predictions

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-67

  Shapiro, Ari D ^a   Tougaard, Jakob ^b   Jørgensen, Poul Boel ^b   Kyhn, Line A ^b   Balle, Jeppe Dalgaard ^c   Bernardez, Cristina ^d   Fjälling, Arne ^e   Karlsen, Junita ^f   Wahlberg, Magnus ^g  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^f Nordsocentret   (Denmark)

^g Fjord and Bælt ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acoustic deterrent device (ADD); Acoustic harassment device (AHD); Bycatch; Interactions; Marine mammal fisheries; Multipath interference; Non geometrical acoustic spreading; Sound exposure level

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; ACOUSTIC METHOD; AVOIDANCE REACTION; FISHERY; MAMMAL; MODELING; PREDICTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 58349099098     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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