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Research of feeding ecology of baleen whales using acoustic biologging technique

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24405037
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypePartial Multi-year Fund
Section海外学術
Research Field General fisheries
Research InstitutionFisheries Research Agency

Principal Investigator

AKAMATSU TOMONARI  独立行政法人水産総合研究センター, 水産工学研究所, その他 (00344333)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥14,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Keywords生物音響 / バイオロギング / 資源管理 / ヒゲクジラ / 摂餌生態
Outline of Final Research Achievements

For the sustainable use of fisheries resources, feeding pressure of baleen whales is not negligible. However amount of feeding and species of prey could be observed in stomach contents by capturing of these species. Present study revealed that the feeding events of blue whales and humpback whales could be observed directly using acoustic biologging technique. In addition, three dimensional reconstruction of underwater feeding behavior was conducted. Analysis of the vocalizations logged on the animals provided phonating rate and source levels, which is published in an international scientific journal.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • 2012 Annual Research Report

Research Products

(4 results)

All 2014 2013 Other

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Acoustically invisible feeding blue whales in Northern Icelandic waters2014

    • Author(s)
      Akamatsu, T., Rasmussen, M. and Iversen, M.
    • Journal Title

      J. Acoust. Soc. Am.

      Volume: 136 Pages: 939-944

    • DOI

      10.1121/1.4887439

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Acoustic and diving behaviour of two Mysticete species, humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and blue whales(Balaenoptera musculus) during feeding in Northeast Iceland2013

    • Author(s)
      Rasmussen, M.H., Akamatsu, T., Iversen, M.
    • Organizer
      20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals,Dunedin
    • Place of Presentation
      New Zealand
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Acoustically invisible blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) during feeding in Northeast Iceland2013

    • Author(s)
      Tomonari Akamatsu, Marianne Helene Rasmussen, Maria Iversen
    • Organizer
      27th European Cetacean Society Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Setubal, Portugal
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://cse.fra.affrc.go.jp/akamatsu/

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2012-04-23   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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