Underwater noise, whether of natural or anthropogenic origin, has the ability to interfere with
the way in which marine mammals receive acoustic signals (ie, for communication, social …

This document reviews the history, development, and use of auditory weighting functions for
noise impact assessment in humans and marine mammals. Advances from the modern era …

As the Arctic warms and sea ice decreases, increased shipping will lead to higher ambient
noise levels in the Arctic Ocean. Arctic marine mammals are vulnerable to increased noise …

The impact of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) on marine mammals remains poorly
documented despite their increasing use. In the high‐Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard, where …

Anthropogenic noise is an increasing threat to marine mammals that rely on sound for
communication, navigation, detecting prey and predators, and finding mates. Auditory …

Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) are semi-aquatic marine mammals with a circumpolar Arctic
distribution. In this study, we investigate the amphibious hearing capabilities of ringed seals …

In-air hearing in birds has been thoroughly investigated. Sound provides birds with auditory
information for species and individual recognition from their complex vocalizations, as well …

Existing evidence suggests that some pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses) can detect
underwater sound at frequencies well above the traditional high-frequency hearing limits for …

In psychophysical studies of noise-induced hearing loss with marine mammals, exposure
conditions are often titrated from levels of no effect to those that induce significant but …

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are marine predators that forage on a wide array of cryptic,
benthic invertebrates. Observational studies and anatomical investigations of the sea otter …