Narwhals hit moorings—questioning safety assumptions of oceanographic monitoring in the Arctic

Narwhals hit moorings—questioning safety assumptions of oceanographic monitoring in the Arctic

A double-tusked narwhal harvested in the study area by Inughuit hunters and used for analysis, Inglefield Bredning Fjord, Northwest Greenland (Photo: E. A. Podolskiy, August 2023).[/caption] Underwater passive acoustic recording is vital for researchers to monitor and study marine animals in their natural environment with minimal disturbance. “Using passive acoustic monitoring to detect acoustically active […]