Ultrasonic antifouling devices negatively impact Cuvier’s beaked whales near Guadalupe Island, México

Jennifer S. Trickey; Gustavo Cárdenas-Hinojosa; Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho; Gregory S. Schorr; Brenda K. Rone; Eva Hidalgo-Pla; Ally Rice; Simone Baumann-Pickering

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03959-9

Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

Ultrasonic antifouling devices negatively impact Cuvier’s beaked whales near Guadalupe Island, México

Jennifer S. Trickey,
Gustavo Cárdenas-Hinojosa,
Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho,
Gregory S. Schorr,
Brenda K. Rone,
Eva Hidalgo-Pla,
Ally Rice,
Simone Baumann-Pickering

Affiliations

Jennifer S. Trickey: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Gustavo Cárdenas-Hinojosa: Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, SEMARNAT
Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho: Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, SEMARNAT
Gregory S. Schorr: Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research
Brenda K. Rone: Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research
Eva Hidalgo-Pla: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Ally Rice: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Simone Baumann-Pickering: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03959-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Underwater noise made by ultrasonic antifouling devices near Guadalupe Island, a marine protected area, resulted in the reduced presence of Cuvier’s beaked whales.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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