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Atlantic BRS – First CEE of 2021
On July 30, we conducted a successful Controlled Exposure Experiment (CEE) with thirteen satellite-tagged Cuvier’s beaked whales Ziphius cavirostris, off Cape Hatteras. These whales were exposed to Mid-Frequency Active Sonar (MFAS) […]
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First Tag Deployments for Atlantic BRS 2021
After a long wait for good weather and engine repairs to the R/V Richard T. Barber, we were very excited to kick off the first round of tag deployments for […]
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Atlantic BRS 2020 – First CEE
On Wednesday, July 16th we completed a successful experimental playback of Mid-Frequency Active Sonar (MFAS) signals to an adult male Cuvier’s beaked whale off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, as part of […]
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Atlantic BRS 2019 – Multi-Scale CEE
On August 6th, we conducted a successful Controlled Exposure Experiment with a group of four Cuvier’s beaked whales that included an individual equipped with a satellite-linked dive recorder (Zc93) and […]
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Atlantic BRS 2019 Underway
The first field season of our 2019 Atlantic Behavioral Response Study (BRS) is underway. The primary objective of our field work is to examine the behavioral response of Cuvier’s beaked […]
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2018 BRS – Second Phase – First Update
Last week we welcomed Jessica Aschettino to our field team to deploy satellite-linked dive recorders for the second phase of the 2018 Behavioral Response Study, funded by NAVFAC Atlantic (U.S. […]
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Wrapping Up The First Phase of the 2018 Atlantic BRS
We have just wrapped up field work in the first phase of the 2018 Atlantic Behavioral Response Study. We’ll take a month off and then start again in the middle […]
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Atlantic BRS 2018 Field Work Second Update
During the past week we finished deploying satellite tags for the first leg of the 2018 Atlantic Behavioral Response (BRS) study. Then we conducted our first Controlled Exposure Experiment (CEE) […]
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Atlantic BRS 2018 Field Work Update
Despite more unsettled weather, we made significant progress on the Atlantic BRS project this past week. We spent three very long days on the water with two, and sometimes three, […]
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Field Work Underway for Atlantic BRS 2018
It has been a challenging start to field work for the 2018 Atlantic Behavioral Response Study. Windy conditions have kept us off the water on several days and when we […]
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Vaquita CPR
Andy is in San Felipe this month, participating in the Vaquita CPR project. The objective is to catch as many of the remaining vaquitas as possible and bring them […]
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Atlantic BRS 2017 Update
Last week we completed the first component of field work in the 2017 Atlantic Behavioral Response Study (ABRS). In this first phase of the field experiment we worked with Daniel […]
