Scientific and Technical Publications

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Copies of reports are available from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management free of charge, as long as supplies last by contacting the Alaska Region at akwebmaster@boem.gov. Once the supply is exhausted, copies can be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at www.ntis.gov, or borrowed through an Interlibrary Loan from the Alaska Resources Library & Information Services (ARLIS) or reviewed at participating Federal Depository libraries.

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ESU-001Aerial Surveys of Bowhead Whales, North Slope, Alaska - Fall 1979
ESU-002Investigation of the Occurrence and Behavior Patterns of Whales in the Vicinity of the Beaufort Sea Lease Area, 1979
ESU-003Aerial Surveys of Endangered Whales in the Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea and Northern Bering Sea, Fall 1980
ESU-004Bowhead Whales in the Beaufort Sea: A Summary of Their Seasonal Distribution and Activities, and Potential Disturbance by Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Development
ESU-005Final Report to the BLM on Development of Large Cetacean Tagging and Tracking in OCS Lease Area
ESU-006Behavior, Disturbance Responses and Feeding of Bowhead Whales in the Beaufort Sea, 1990
ESU-007Tissue Structural Studies and Other Investigations on the Biology of Endangered Whales in the Beaufort Sea, Volumes I and II
ESU-008Aerial Surveys of Endangered Whales in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Northern Bering Seas
ESU-009Aerial Surveys of Endangered Whales in the Beaufort, Eastern Chukchi, and Northern Bering Seas
ESU-010Behavior, Disturbance Responses and Feeding of Bowhead Whales, Balaena Mysticetus, in the Beaufort Sea, 1980-1981  
ESU-011  Observed Densities of Bowhead Whales in the Beaufort Sea in Relation to the Barrier Islands between 146' and 150' W Longitude
ESU-012Feasibility of Tracking Whales Using the ARGOS Satellite System
ESU-013The Effects of Oil on the Feeding Mechanism of the Bowhead Whale
ESU-014Report on Studies to Monitor the Interaction between Offshore Geophysical Exploration Activities and Bowhead Whales in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea
ESU-015Behavior, Disturbance Responses and Distribution of Bowhead Whales, Balaena Mysticetus, in the Eastern Beaufort Sea
ESU-016Ambient Industrial and Biological Sounds Recorded in the Northern Bering, Eastern Chukchi and Alaskan Beaufort Seas during the Seasonal Migrations of the Bowhead Whale
ESU-017Radio Tagging of Finback Whales - Iceland
ESU-018Design and Testing of a New Radio-Tag for Instrumenting Large Whales
ESU-019An Evaluation of Three Radio Tags Applied to Gray Whales and Their Utility in Assessing Whale Movements and Dive Characteristics
ESU-020Investigations of the Potential Effects of Under-Water Noise from Petroleum Industry Activities on Migrating Gray Whale Behavior
ESU-022Satellite Monitoring of Humpback Whale Diving Behavior and Movements, Progress Report
ESU-023Behavior, Disturbance Responses and Distribution of Bowhead Whales, Balaena Mysticetus, in the Eastern Beaufort Sea
ESU-024Feasibility of Dynamic Models of the Interaction of Potential Oil Spills with Bowhead and Gray Whales in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas
ESU-025Investigations of the Potential Effects of Underwater Noise from Petroleum Industry Activities on Migrating Gray Whale Behavior  
ESU-026Fall 1983 Beaufort Sea Seismic Monitoring and Bowhead Whale Behavior Studies
ESU-028Bowhead and Gray Whale Migration Model Description, Interim Report #1
ESU-029  Aerial Surveys of Endangered Whales in the Northern Bering, Eastern Chukchi, and Alaskan Beaufort Seas, 1983: With a Five-Year Review 1979-1983