2017 SMM Biennial
22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 22-27 October 2017
Beaked whale distribution and seasonality in Southern California
The goals of this study were to determine seasonal abundance, habitat use, and distribution patterns of dolphins in St. Andrew Bay and adjacent coastal waters.
Harbor seal distribution along the United States (U.S.) Atlantic coast appears to be expanding. During the fall of 2014, we began an investigation of harbor seal presence in the lower Chesapeake Bay, VA (Figure 1). The study is ongoing
in 2017-2018…
U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) training events have the potential to affect marine mammals. The EOD team locates simulated underwater mines and “neutralizes” them using an explosive charge. Acoustic and visual monitoring for marine…
