Fishes use a variety of sensory systems to learn about their environments and to
communicate. Of the various senses, hearing plays a particularly important role for fishes in …

There is increasing concern about the effects of pile driving and other anthropogenic
(human‐generated) sound on fishes. Although there is a growing body of reports examining …

Increasing attention is being paid to the ecological consequences of underwater noise
generated by human activities such as shipping and maritime industries including, but not …

In this paper we reconsider the designation of fishes as being either “hearing specialists” or
“hearing generalists,” and recommend dropping the terms. We argue that this classification …

Many fish species are threatened worldwide by overfishing, contamination, coastal
development, climate change, and other anthropogenic activities. Marine renewable energy …

Directional hearing may enable fishes to seek out prey, avoid predators, find mates, and
detect important spatial cues. Early sound localization experiments gave negative results …

Different types of benthic habitats likely produce distinct soundscapes due to differences in
the physical and biological contributors to ambient sound. Despite their potential importance …

Fish are able to perceive the surrounding weak flow and pressure variations with their
mechanosensory lateral line system, which consists of a superficial lateral line for flow …

The soundscapes of the ocean have been underappreciated for far too long. The notion that
the sea was a silent world was conveyed early in the history of scuba diving (Cousteau & …

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC)(MSFD) requires that the European
Commission (by 15 July 2010) should lay down criteria and methodological standards to …