Baleen and sperm whales, known collectively as the great whales, include the largest
animals in the history of life on Earth. With high metabolic demands and large populations …

How to feed, house, clothe and power 11 billion of us without eliminating very many species
and wrecking Earth's climate is perhaps this century's greatest challenge. We must obviously …

Imaging underwater environments is of great importance to marine sciences, sustainability,
climatology, defense, robotics, geology, space exploration, and food security. Despite …

The overexploitation of sharks has become a global environmental issue in need of a
comprehensive and multifaceted management response. Tracking studies are beginning to …

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 …

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 …

We present the design, implementation, and evaluation of Van Atta Acoustic Backscatter
(VAB), a technology that enables long-range, ultra-low-power networking in underwater …

Growing ship traffic worldwide has led to increased vessel noise with possible negative
impacts on marine life. Most research has focused on low frequency components of ship …

Governance projects to measure and organize socio-natural spaces have often resulted in
the marginalization of human communities (eg, national parks) or in the destruction of …

Over the last two decades, marine noise pollution has become increasingly recognized as
an issue of major significance. The issue has become a primary focus of marine mammal …