Class 112 home: 2011 fall
Research theme: Acoustic exploration of orcas and their environment
Dates: Sunday August 21 – Saturday October 29 (10 weeks)
Students:
| Laura Moe, Eckerd College Variations in S6, S10, and S19 calls in Southern Resident Killer Whales 5 Qs | Proposal | Poster | Paper | Blogbook |
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| Sharon Bannick, Colorado State University Movement and Surface Active Behavior of Southern Resident Killer Whales in Response to Current Velocity and Salinity 5 Qs | Proposal | Poster | Paper | Blogbook |
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| Charla Basran, University of British Columbia Correlating Southern Resident Orca Sightings with Pacific Salmon Densities 5 Qs | Proposal | Poster | Paper | Blogbook |
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| Hayley Dorrance, University of New Mexico Can clicks tell us anything about the foraging behavior of the southern resident Orcinus orca? 5 Qs | Proposal | Poster | Paper | Blogbook |
Teachers:
| Dr. Robin Kodner | Bio | Blogbook |
| Dr. Val Veirs | Bio | Blogbook |
| Cpt. Todd Shuster | Bio | Blogbook |
| Dr. Scott Veirs | Bio | Blogbook |
Highlights:
The fall 2011 class initiated our long-term monitoring project at Lime Kiln lighthouse, a collaboration with The Whale Museum, and made the first simultaneous observations of surface biology (environmental variables, including temperature and salinity, as well as phytoplankton sampling), underwater biology (using a Splashcam), and underwater sound. We also helped Jason Wood of SMRU and The Whale Museum test and deploy a set of CPODS to complement our surface surveys for harbor porpoises, Dall’s porpoises, and Pacific White-sided dolphins. It was particularly gratifying to observe schools of migrating salmon, forage fish, and bottom fish on the underwater camera.
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