Publications
Scientific Publications
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Heike Vester & Marc Timme, 2010. “Call for cooperation to contain damage by Chile’s salmon farms”, Nature, Vol.465 pp. 869 / 17 June 2010. PDF AysenThreatenNature2010[1]
Carlos Olavarría, Jorge Acevedo, Heike I. Vester, José Zamorano-Abramson, Francisco A. Viddi, Jorge Gibbons, Emma Newcombe, Juan Capella, A. Rus Hoelzel, Marcelo Flores, Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete & Juan Pablo Torres-Flórez, 2010. “Southernmost distribution of common Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the eastern South Pacific”, Aquatic Mammals, Vol 36 (3), pp 288-293. PDF 36_3_Olavarría
Andrew D. Foote, Julia Vilstrup, Renaud de Stephanis, Philippe Verborgh, Sandra C. Abel Nielsen, Morten Rasmussen, Robert J. Reid, Kelly M. Robertson, Lars Kleivane, Nils Øien, Tiu Similä, Heike Vester, Gísli A. Vikingsson, Robert Deaville, Emer Rogan, Eske Willerslev, M. Thomas P. Gilbert and Stuart B. Piertney, 2010. “Genetic differentiation within a North Atlantic killer whale ecotype” Molecular Ecology, PDF Foote et al 2010 Mol Ecol
Vester, H., 2007. “Whale watching and ecotourism – a field study from Northern Norway” Proc. of the Global Ecotourism Conference 2007 in Oslo.
Vester, H.I., Folkow, L.P. and A.S. Blix, February 2004. “Click sounds produced by cod (Gadus morhua)”, J.Acoust.Soc.Am. Vol. 115, No. 2, pp. 914-919. PDF codclicks-hvester-etal-2004
Vester, H.I., L.P. Folkow and A. Schytte Blix, 2001. “Underwater vocalisation of captive hooded and harp seals during live fish hunting.”Proc. Soc.Mar.Mamm.Conf. in Vancouver, November 2001.
Vester, H.I., L.P. Folkow and A. Schytte Blix, 2001. “Click sounds produced by cod (Gadus morhua) – a possible anti-predator behaviour?” Proc. ICA conference in Rome, September 2001.
Other publications
“Whales and Seascapes of Lofoten”, mulit media DVD, H.Vester & G. Reichtert, 2010.
“Marine Mammals and Fish of Vesteraalen and Lofoten”, H. Vester, Audio CD in cooperation with Gruenrekorder.de, 2009.
2008 Master project by Silke Nielebock from the University of Oldenburg in Germany. Her thesis was completed 2008 and can be downloaded in German: okotourismus-in-norwegen-touristenprofil-des-okotourismusbetriebs-ocean-sounds-auf-den-lofoten.
2008 article by Silke Nielebock AK Norden “Okoturismus in Norwegen”
2008 Philosophy student Martin Lee Miller spent some time with us in 2007 to study the north, the whales and the visitors. He completed his thesis: “Symphony of Silence” at the University of Oslo.
Whale Watching Guidelines (H. Vester & R. Eriksson, Ocean Sounds & WWF Norway, 2007):
With our 5 years research experience and the help of the WWF Norway, we created a leaflet with new whale watching guidelines. Whale watching in Norway is totally unregulated and there is a need of regulating the boat traffic and human activities around the whales. Whales and whale watching boats are often disturbed by the presence of many boats or boats that drive irresponsible. Please use our guidelines, distribute them and if you go on whale watching tours in Norway, show them to your skipper and guide and ask them to follow it. If you are interested please send us an email: info@ocean-sounds.com
Presentations
“Whale and Dolphin communication in Vestfjorden, northern Norway”, speaker at the Aquadyne Technology Awareness Seminar 29th – 30th September 2010 in Oslo
“Who says what in the Vestfjord – whale communication”, public lecture at the University of Bodoe, northern Norway, 07.10.2009.
“Ocean Sounds and Scientific Tourism”, public lecture organised by the Center for Research in Patagonian Ecosystems (CIEP) in Coyhaique, Patagonia, Chile, 24.03.2009.
“Benefits and risks of whale watching – a case study of northern Norway” Workshop on scientific tourism organised by Center for Research in Patagonian Ecosystems (CIEP) in Coyhaique, Patagonia, Chile, 22 -29 of April 2008. (http://ciep.cl/blog/)
“Whale watching and ecotourism – a field study from Northern Norway”. Speaker at the Global Ecotourism Conference in Oslo, 15th of May 2007.
Participating at the UNEP/GRID workshop: “Linking tourism and conservation” in Arendal in Norway 12-13 May 2007.