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 …

Offshore wind power provides a valuable source of renewable energy that can help reduce
carbon emissions. Technological advances are allowing higher capacity turbines to be …

Marine mammals (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, sea cows) use sound both actively and
passively to communicate and sense their environment, covering frequencies from a few …

Changes in natural patterns of animal behaviour and physiology resulting from
anthropogenic disturbance may alter the conservation status of a population if they affect the …

Over the past several years, many investigators interested in the effects of man-made
sounds on animals have come to realize that there is much to gain from studying the broader …

Assessing the non-lethal effects of disturbance and their population-level consequences is a
significant ecological and conservation challenge, because it requires extensive baseline …

Energetic tidal-stream environments are characterized by frequent, variable, yet broadly
predictable currents containing ephemeral flow structures that change across multiple spatio …

Underwater sounds from human sources can have detrimental effects upon aquatic animals,
including fishes. Thus, it is important to establish sound exposure criteria for fishes, setting …

With the rapid expansion of offshore windfarms (OWFs) globally, there is an urgent need to
assess and predict effects on marine species, habitats, and ecosystem functioning. Doing so …

The Protocol on Environmental Protection of the Antarctic Treaty stipulates that the
protection of the Antarctic environment and associated ecosystems be fundamentally …