Marine dredging is an excavation activity carried out worldwide by many industries. Concern
about the impact dredging has on marine life, including marine mammals (cetaceans …

Mineral extraction from the seabed has experienced a recent surge of interest from both the
mining industry and marine scientists. While improved methods of geological investigation …

Dredging can have significant impacts on aquatic environments, but the direct effects on fish
have not been critically evaluated. Here, a meta‐analysis following a conservative approach …

As we seek to pursue sustainable development, we all need an understanding of the ways–
environmental, social and economic–in which we humans interact with the world around us …

The exponential growth of the human population and its increasing industrial development
often involve large scale modifications of the environment. In the marine context, coastal …

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 …

Construction-related loss of habitat, degradation of existing habitat, noise pollution, and
vessel activity are growing issues for Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) that …

The deep oceans harbor a wide variety of mineral resources that are characterized by their
abundance and high quality. Nations worldwide are actively pursuing the exploration and …

Dredging is an excavation activity used worldwide in marine and freshwater environments to
create, deepen, and maintain waterways, harbours, channels, locks, docks, berths, river …

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