Successful First Phase of Tagless BPRS Wraps Up
Our research team collaborating on a Behavioral and Physiological Response Study (BPRS) using integrated methods of monitoring the behavior and potential responses of groups of different dolphin species wrapped up yesterday with several final successes. We...
Tagless Behavioral and Physiological Response Study (BPRS) Kicks Off in Channel Islands
Our research team working on the tagless behavioral and physiological response study (BPRS) in the Channel Islands off southern California kicked off our fall 2019 field effort this week. It has been a fantastic and productive start to this research collaboration with...
New Publication on Behavioral Responses of Blue Whales
SEA is proud to announce the publication of our most recent paper documenting fine-scale aspects of the responses of endangered blue whales to military sonar. This study includes one of the largest sample sizes ever accomplished in a controlled experimental field...
SEA Leads Publication of Updated Marine Mammal Noise Exposure Criteria
Dr. Brandon Southall, SEA’s lead scientist, and colleagues from around the world recently published an important new paper updating marine mammal noise exposure criteria first released over a decade ago. This long-awaited publication updates threshold estimates and...
SEA Accomplishments – The First Decade
At Southall Environmental Associates, it’s been an amazing ride these first 10 years. We’ve been so fortunate to work with so many great people all over the world! Much of our work in the field has been in behavioral response studies in three different oceans working...