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

Offshore wind energy development is rapidly ramping up in United States (US) waters in
order to meet renewable energy goals. With a diverse suite of endangered large whale …

Harbour porpoises are under pressure from increasing human activities. This includes the
detonation of ammunition that was dumped in large amounts into the sea during and after …

Estimating impacts of offshore windfarm construction on marine mammals requires data on
displacement in relation to different noise levels and sources. Using echolocation detectors …

Common marine spatial planning challenges include lack of data on the marine
environment, high mobility of both animals and humans, and plan implementation …

Knowing the abundance of a population is a crucial component to assess its conservation
status and develop effective conservation plans. For most cetaceans, abundance estimation …

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), the only resident cetacean species of the Baltic
Sea is formed of two subpopulations populations, occurring in the western Baltic, Belt Seas …

Microplastic ingestion by lower trophic level organisms is well known, whereas information
on microplastic ingestion, egestion and accumulation by top predators such as cetaceans is …

Evaluating potential impacts on marine animals or increased sound levels resulting from
offshore wind energy construction requires the establishment of baseline data records from …

Harbor porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, off California, comprise four recognized population
stocks: Morro Bay (MOR), Monterey Bay (MRY), San Francisco‐Russian River (SFRR), and …