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Marine Mammal and Acoustic Research

Scientists at LGL have expertise working with:

  • Cetaceans (whales, porpoises, dolphins)
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus)
  • Polar Bears

Objectives of projects can include:

  • Environmental Impact Assessments
  • Mitigation and Monitoring of Potential Effects of Development and Disturbance
  • Seasonal Distribution and Abundance
  • Foraging Ecology
  • Habitat Use Assessment
  • Photography and Photo-identification/Cataloguing

Specialized Services:

  • Aerial, Vessel, and Shore-Based Surveys
  • Marine Mammal Observers
  • Passive Acoustic Monitoring
  • Radio and Satellite Telemetry
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Remote Sensing
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • IHA Permit Applications
  • Environmental Management and Planning

LGL has conducted over 25 years of marine mammal research and monitoring along the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic coasts of Canada as well as numerous projects overseas.

Highlights:

Marine Mammals & Noise
LGL and associates literally "wrote the book" on effects of noise on marine mammals. After years of studies of the effects of industrial disturbance on whales and other marine mammals in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans, LGL scientists compiled their information with collaborating partners to publish a comprehensive treatise on the subject (Marine Mammals and Noise, 1995, Academic Press).