Finally...some difinitive numbers.
Blue Whale 190 dB (avg. 145-172) Vocalizations: Low frequency moans Cummings and Thompson, 1971a; Edds, 1982.
Fin Whale 188 dB (avg. 155-186) Vocalizations: Pulses, moans Watkins, 1981b; Cummings et al., 1986; Edds, 1988.
Humpback Whale 180 dB (avg. 175-180) Fluke and flipper slaps Thompson et al., 1986.
Bowhead Whale 180 dB (avg. 152-180) Vocalizations: Songs Cummings and Holiday, 1987.
Right Whale 175 dB (avg. 172-175) Vocalizations: Pulsive signal Cummings et al., 1972; Clark 1983.
Gray Whale 175 dB (avg. 175) Vocalizations: moans Cummings et al., 1968; Fish et al., 1974; Swartz and Cummings, 1978.
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