Dear colleagues,
My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent paper:
Anthropogenic underwater noise degrades the quality of whale habitats, affecting vital functions which may compromise the
recovery of species at risk exposed to chronic vessel-based activities. The endangered St. Lawrence Estuary (SLE)
beluga (Delphinapterus
leucas) lives downstream from industrial activities in a highly accessible coastal environment. Many approaches were deployed in the Saguenay–St.
Lawrence Marine Park to address the issue of cohabitation between whales and vessels. Place-based conservation measures aimed at protecting and restoring the tranquility of key areas of SLE beluga critical habitat by managing vessel-based activities were implemented
through a marine
spatial planning approach. They involved protecting the quietness of the South Channel by avoiding rerouting shipping, establishing of a regulatory
area closure in Baie Sainte-Marguerite and of a beluga conservation area without commercial whale-watching in the Upper SLE. Compliance monitoring show that these efforts are effective to enhance the protection and restoration of the acoustic habitat.
The article is available here: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1eSgO,asi2D-E
Best,
Cristiane C. de Albuquerque Martins, Ph.D.
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Scientifique des écosystèmes II, chargée du projet de Conservation et Restauration
Mieux cohabiter avec le béluga
Parc marin du Saguenay–Saint-Laurent
Parcs Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
182, rue de l'Église, Tadoussac (Québec), G0T 2A0
cristiane.albuquerque@pc.qc.ca/ Tél. : 418 8032116
Ecosystem Scientist II
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, manager of the Conservation and Restauration project
Sharing waters with belugas
Parks Canada / Government of Canada
182, rue de l'Église, Tadoussac (Québec), G0T 2A0
cristiane.albuquerque@pc.qc.ca /
Tel. : 418 8032116