Perhaps of interest to @marinemammalogy.bsky.social @marinemammalsau.bsky.social @imma-network.bsky.social

Perhaps of interest to the Cetacean and Bioacoustical research and conservation communities: @acs-ps.bsky.social @cetaceanacoustics.bsky.social @cetaceanaction.bsky.social @iucn-cetaceansg.bsky.social @bioacousticsau.bsky.social @parksbabel.bsky.social @whalesorg.bsky.social

🐋 Passive acoustic monitoring may inadvertently affect narwhal behavior. Field observations of narwhals in Greenland show they repeatedly interact with seafloor moorings, possibly mistaking them for food, raising concerns for cetacean conservation. @jehiko.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Endemic Arctic whales, narwhals, were seen interacting with underwater recording devices, suggesting that passive monitoring might not be as non-invasive as previously assumed. More details in a press release: www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/news/24139/

Our new paper is out: "Repeated narwhal interactions with moorings challenge safety assumptions of passive acoustic monitoring in the Arctic" www.nature.com/articles/s42...