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dc.contributor.authorKleivane, Lars
dc.contributor.authorKvadsheim, Petter Helgevold
dc.contributor.authorVinje, Anna Victoria Pyne
dc.contributor.authorMulsow, Jason
dc.contributor.authorØlberg, Rolf-Arne
dc.contributor.authorTeilmann, Jonas
dc.contributor.authorHarms, Craig
dc.contributor.authorHouser, Dorian
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-24T13:29:36Z
dc.date.available2024-10-24T13:29:36Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractKnowledge about species-specific hearing is vital to assessing how anthropogenic noise impacts marine mammals. Unfortunately, no empirical audiogram exists for any mysticete whale. We therefore developed a catch-and-release method to assess hearing in a small mysticete, the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Stationary lead nets were placed to intercept migratory routes and direct the whales into an ocean basin enclosed by nets and islets, while another net was pulled across the entrance once a whale entered the basin. The minke whales were then slowly corralled into a modified aquaculture pen using a net suspended between two boats. Subsequently, the water volume available to the whales was gradually reduced by raising the pen net by hand until the whales were secured in a “hammock” between the floating pen ring and a raft. From the raft, researchers could access the whales to monitor their health, apply instruments for hearing tests, or perform other research objectives, and then attach tags to monitor the movements and diving behavior of the whale post-release. The method is a slow and controlled procedure, allowing continuous monitoring and quick release of the whales, if needed. In the first three field seasons employing the method, three minke whales were caught for research procedures. Initial hearing measurements using auditory evoked potentials were successfully completed. After release, the whales resumed migration, and dive behavior was considered normal. Our observations demonstrated that minke whales can be guided safely via moored net barriers, corralled into an aquaculture pen, and safely handled for research purposes, before being released back into the wild.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKleivane, Kvadsheim, Vinje, Mulsow, Ølberg, Teilmann, Harms, Houser. Capture and Release of Minke Whales Offers New Research Opportunities, Including Measurements of Mysticete Hearing. Aquatic Mammals. 2024;50(4):352-368en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2291600
dc.identifier.doi10.1578/AM.50.4.2024.352
dc.identifier.issn0167-5427
dc.identifier.issn1996-7292
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/35331
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAquatic Mammalsen_US
dc.relation.journalAquatic Mammals
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleCapture and Release of Minke Whales Offers New Research Opportunities, Including Measurements of Mysticete Hearingen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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