Song of the Whale 2013
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Song of the Whale (74ZG) |
| Cruise identifier | 2013 |
| Cruise period | 2013-07-18 — 2013-07-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The project had several aims: to fill the significant remaining systematic survey 'gaps' for sperm whales in the Mediterranean; investigate the waters of the northern reaches of the Aegean Sea for the presence of harbour porpoises and, to provide data to help identify risks posed by shipping to cetaceans such as noise pollution and ship-strikes. As such, background noise measurements were routinely collected using a calibrated hydrophone. Furthermore, Automatic Identification System (AIS) data were recorded to enable shipping traffic density estimations to be derived. |
| Cruise report |  (4.61 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Aegean Sea (The Archipelago) (Mediterranean Sea) |
