Our Publications This is an up-to-date list of our publications from work in the Arctic. Links to the publication on the publisher website are provided when available. We have uploaded PDF copies of the publication for any open access publications. If you need a copy of any of the other publications, email William Halliday (whalliday@wcs.org). We have also written plain language summaries of our publications (click here to access these). Authors from WCS Canada are listed in bold font.
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105473
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. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12732
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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02701-7
Halliday WD, Pine MK, Insley SJ (2020) Underwater noise and Arctic marine mammals: review and policy recommendations. Environmental Reviews 28: 438-448. https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2019-0033
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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02665-8
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. https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2019-0022 PDF
Halliday WD (2020) Literature review of ship strike risk to whales. Report written for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 28 February 2020. PDF
Halliday WD (2020) Vessel traffic trends in the Arctic and overlap with important marine mammal areas. Report written for PAME [Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment working group of the Arctic Council]. PDFPresentation of the report
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. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic69294
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. PDF 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. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2018-0077
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. https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2017-0021 PDFSummary Material
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.08.035
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.07.031
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.03.042
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.027
Insley SJ, Halliday WD, de Jong T (2017) Seasonal patterns in ocean ambient noise near Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories. Arctic 70: 239-248. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4662 PDFAppendix