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​2021
Halliday WD, Pine MK, Citta J, Harwood L, Hauser DDW, Hilliard RC, Lea E, Loseto LL, Quakenbush L, Insley SJ (in press) Potential exposure of beluga and bowhead whales to underwater noise from ship traffic in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. Ocean and Coastal Management. 

Insley SJ, Tauzer LM, Halliday WD, Illasiak J, Green R, Kudlak A, Kuptana J (in press) Ringed seal diet and condition in the Amundsen Gulf region, eastern Beaufort Sea. Arctic. 

Heimrich AF, Halliday WD, Frouin-Mouy H, Pine MK, Juanes F, Insley SJ (2021) Vocalizations of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) and their influence on the soundscape of the western Canadian Arctic. Marine Mammal Science 37: 173-192.

2020
Pine MK, Halliday WD, Juanes J, Insley SJ (2020) Fish sounds near Sachs Harbour and Ulukhaktok in Canada’s Western Arctic. Polar Biology 43: 1207-1216. 

Halliday WD, Pine MK, Insley SJ (2020) Underwater noise and Arctic marine mammals: review and policy recommendations. Environmental Reviews 28: 438-448.

Halliday WD, Pine MK, Mouy X, Kortsalo P, Hilliard RC, Insley SJ (2020) The coastal Arctic marine soundscape near Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada. Polar Biology 43: 623-636.

Halliday WD, Scharffenberg K, Whalen D, MacPhee S, Loseto LL, Insley SJ (2020) The summer soundscape of a shallow-water estuary used by beluga whales in the western Canadian Arctic. Arctic Science 6: 361-383.

2019
Halliday WD, Scharffenberg K, MacPhee S, Hilliard RC, Mouy X, Whalen D, Loseto L, Insley SJ (2019) Beluga vocalizations decrease in response to vessel traffic in the Mackenzie River estuary. Arctic 72: 337-346. 

Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)* (2019) Underwater Noise in the Arctic: A State of Knowledge Report. Rovaniemi, May 2019. PAME Secretariat, Akureyri. *Report written by Halliday WD, Pine MK, and Insley SJ.
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Halliday WD, Pine MK, Insley SJ, Soares RN, Kortsalo P, Mouy X (2019) Acoustic detections of Arctic marine mammals near Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories. Canadian Journal of Zoology 97: 72-80.

2018
Halliday WD, Insley SJ, de Jong T, Mouy X (2018) Seasonal patterns in acoustic detections of marine mammals near Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories. Arctic Science 4: 259-278.

Halliday WD, Têtu P-L, Dawson J, Insley SJ, Hilliard RC (2018) Tourist vessel traffic in important whale areas in the western Canadian Arctic: risks and possible management solutions. Marine Policy 97: 72-81. 

Pine MK, Hannay DE, Insley SJ, Halliday WD, Juanes F (2018) Assessing vessel slowdown for reducing auditory masking for marine mammals and fish of the western Canadian Arctic. Marine Pollution Bulletin 135: 290-302.

McWhinnie L, Halliday WD, Hilliard C, Insley SJ, Canessa R (2018) Vessel traffic in the Canadian Arctic: management solutions for minimizing impacts on whales in a changing Northern region. Ocean and Coastal Management 160: 1-17. 

2017
Halliday WD, Insley SJ, Hilliard RC, de Jong T, Pine MK (2017) Potential impacts of shipping noise on marine mammals in the western Canadian Arctic. Marine Pollution Bulletin 123: 73-82.

Insley SJ, Halliday WD, de Jong T (2017) Seasonal patterns in ocean ambient noise near Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories. Arctic 70: 239-248.