Behavioural Responses of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to Two Acoustic Deterrent Devices in a Northern Feeding Ground off Iceland

Location

Skjálfandi Bay and Eyjafjörður, Iceland

Article

Behavioural Responses of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to Two Acoustic Deterrent Devices in a Northern Feeding Ground off Iceland

Target catch

none

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

n/a

Effect on bycatch species

swimming speed increased, surface feeding decreased

Bycatch species

Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale)

Reduction technique

Acoustic deterrent devices