Browsing Oceanography Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Author "Kenney, Robert D."

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  • Probability and mitigation of vessel encounters with North Atlantic right whales 

    Vanderlaan, Angelia SM, James J. Corbett, Shannon L. Green, John A. Callahan, et al. 2009. "Probability and mitigation of vessel encounters with North Atlantic right whales." Endangered Species Research 6(3): 273-285.
    Successful mitigation of vessel-whale encounters requires quantitative estimates of vessel strikes, how strike rates change over time, where strikes are most likely to occur, and options for minimizing strikes. In addressing ...

  • Reducing the risk of lethal encounters: vessels and right whales in the Bay of Fundy and on the Scotian Shelf 

    Vanderlaan, Angelia S. M., Christopher T. Taggart, Anna R. Serdynska, Robert D. Kenney, et al. 2008. "Reducing the risk of lethal encounters: vessels and right whales in the Bay of Fundy and on the Scotian Shelf." Endangered Species Research 4(3): 283-297.
    The North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis is endangered, in part, due to vessel-strike mortality. We use vessel traffic and right whale survey data (similar to 3 nautical miles [n miles], similar to 5.6 km resolution) ...