Project Description

This is an interdisciplinary project looking at the impacts of humpback whale predation at salmon hatchery release sites. I use acoustics to characterize the natural and hatchery prey patches available to humpback whales at hatchery release sites and in wild foraging conditions. I use animal-borne biologging tags to asses energy expenditure while foraging. Finally, I use economic modeling to assess the impact of whale-avoidance release strategies employed at release sites.

Project Funding

Alaska Sea Grant
Amount: $106,069
Start Date: 2014-02-00
End Date: 2016-02-00

 

Research Team