Six baleen whale species are found in the temperate western North Atlantic Ocean, with
limited information existing on the distribution and movement patterns for most. There is …

This multi-year study investigated the density and distribution of six large whale species in
the New York Bight (NYB): the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), fin whale (B. physalus) …

Offshore wind energy development (OWED), while a key strategy for reducing carbon
emissions, has potential negative effects to wildlife that should be examined to inform …

In 2018, the giant manta ray was listed as threatened under the US Endangered Species
Act. We integrated decades of sightings and survey effort data from multiple sources in a …

The simultaneous effects of human activities in the ocean and climate change have already
produced a series of responses from the marine ecosystems. With the potential increment of …

Spatial models of density and abundance are widely used in both ecological research (eg.,
to study habitat use) and wildlife management (eg, for population monitoring and …

Visual line transect (VLT) surveys are central to the monitoring and study of marine
mammals. However, for cryptic species such as deep diving cetaceans VLT surveys alone …

In the United States (US), national laws protect marine mammals. The Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) prohibits intentional or incidental killing, injuring, or harassment of …

In 2009–2014, autonomous hydrophones were deployed on established long-term
moorings in the Fram Strait and Greenland Sea to record multi-year, seasonal occurrence of …

Density surface models (DSMs) are an important tool in the conservation and management
of cetaceans. Most previous applications of DSMs have adopted a two-step approach to …