Acoustic ecology and behavior of minke whales: Localization, abundance estimation and characterization of minke whale 'boings'

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A primary goal of this study is to compare characteristics of boings recorded in the Hawaiian Islands (central North Pacific) to other regions in the central and western and North Pacific (e.g. the Northern Mariana Islands). These results will be used to elucidate stock identities and population characteristics for Balaenoptera acutorostrata in the Pacific Islands. Another goal is to estimate the local abundance of calling Balaenoptera acutorostrata for our main study sites off the Hawaiian Island of Kauai and around the Marianas Islands. Finally, we are collecting information which is being used to assess the calling rates of Balaenoptera acutorostrata.