• Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) vocalizations across seasons and habitat types in Svalbard, Norway 

      Llobet, Samuel M.; Ahonen, Heidi; Lydersen, Christian; Berge, Jørgen; Ims, Rolf Anker; Kovacs, Kit M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-17)
      Male bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) use vocal displays to attract females and to compete with other males during the mating season. This makes it possible to monitor breeding populations of this species using passive acoustic monitoring (PAM). This study analysed year-round acoustic data records from AURAL instruments in Svalbard (Norway) to investigate seasonal variation in the acoustic presence ...
    • Cetacean presence on the northern Mid Atlantic Ridge revealed through passive acoustic monitoring 

      Dunning, Katherine; Ahonen, Heidi; Menze, Sebastian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-09-16)
      Cetaceans are known to utilise the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a key topographical feature in the Atlantic Ocean, for migratory and feeding purposes. Passive acoustic monitoring was used over a one-year period (2007/2008) to identify cetacean vocalisations that occurred on a location near the Charlie Gibbs Fracture Zone. Using species-specific vocalisations that have previously been documented in the North ...
    • Changes in humpback whale song structure and complexity reveal a rapid evolution on a feeding ground in Northern Norway 

      Tyarks, Saskia C.; Aniceto, Ana Sofia; Ahonen, Heidi; Pedersen, Geir; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-09)
      Singing behaviour by male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) has traditionally been associated with low-latitude breeding grounds. However, in recent years, this vocal behaviour has been increasingly reported outside these areas. All singers in a given population sing the same version of a song and this song is continually evolving over time with modifications on different levels within the ...
    • Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Song on a Subarctic Feeding Ground 

      Martin, Saskia C.; Aniceto, Ana Sofia; Ahonen, Heidi; Pedersen, Geir; Lindstrøm, Ulf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-24)
      Male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known to produce long complex sequences of structured vocalizations called song. Singing behavior has traditionally been associated with low latitude breeding grounds but is increasingly reported outside these areas. This study provides the first report of humpback whale songs in the subarctic waters of Northern Norway using a long-term bottom-moored ...
    • Report from a krill focused survey with RV Kronprins Haakon and land-based predator work in Antarctica during 2018/2019 

      Krafft, Bjørn Arne; Bakkeplass, Kjell Gunnar; Berge, Terje; Biuw, Martin; Erices, Julio Alberto; Jones, Elizabeth Marie; Knutsen, Tor; Kubilius, Rokas; Kvalsund, Merete; Lindstrøm, Ulf; Macaulay, Gavin; Renner, Angelika; Rey, Alina; Søiland, Henrik; Wienerroither, Rupert; Ahonen, Heidi; Goto, Jade; Hoem, Nils; Huerta, Magdelena; Höfer, Juan; Iden, Oda; Jouanneau, William; Kruger, Lucas; Liholt, Håvard; Lowther, Andy; Makhado, Azwianewi B.; Mestre, Mireia; Narvestad, Audun; Oosthuisen, Chris; Rodrigues, Jose Antonio Canseco; Øyerhamn, Rune (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2019)
      The primary objective for this krill research activity was twofold 1) to conduct a survey that provides updated estimates of the biomass and distribution of krill which are used in models to estimate sustainable yield in CCAMLR Area 48 and 2) to develop knowledge on the marine environment essential for the implementation of a Feed-Back Management (FBM) system. The survey follows a similar design ...