
The overall goal of the CHAOZ study is to document the distribution and relative abundance of bowhead, humpback, right, fin, gray, and other whales in areas of potential seismic surveying, drilling, construction, and production activities and relate changes in those variables to oceanographic conditions, indices of potential prey density, and anthropogenic activities. This study has four component projects: oceanography, passive acoustics, zooplankton, and climate modeling. Passive acoustic moorings, deployed concurrently with bio-physical moorings will provide previously unattainable year-round assessments of the seasonal occurrence of bowhead, humpback, right, fin, gray, and other whales in this planning area and their response to environmental changes (including oceanographic conditions, climate, indices of potential prey density, and anthropogenic activities). The CHAOZ study is a collaborative effort between MML, the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), the Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering Division (RACE) at AFSC, and Cornell University; funded through an Inter-Agency agreement between MML and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
Contracted Reports- CHAOZ Final Report
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Oct 2014
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Jul 2014
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Apr 2014
- CHAOZ Annual Report 2013
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Nov 2013
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Jul 2013
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Apr 2013
- CHAOZ Annual Report 2012
- CHAOZ Cruise Report 2012
- CHAOZ Cruise Summary 2012
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Oct 2012
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Jul 2012
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Apr 2012
- CHAOZ Annual Report 2011
- CHAOZ Cruise Report 2011
- CHAOZ Cruise Summary 2011
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Oct 2011
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Jul 2011
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Apr 2011
- CHAOZ Annual Report 2010
- CHAOZ Cruise Report 2010
- CHAOZ Cruise Summary 2010
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Oct 2010
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Jul 2010
- CHAOZ Cruise Qtr Report Apr 2010