The number of marine watercraft is on the rise—from private boats in coastal areas to
commercial ships crossing oceans. A concomitant increase in underwater noise has been …

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 …

Underwater noise is an important issue globally. Underwater noise can cause auditory
masking, behavioural disturbance, hearing damage, and even death for marine animals …

Coastal areas, and thus coastal species, are at increasing risk from human activities.
Sections of the coastline of Western Australia are undergoing intense coastal development …

Sound is essential for marine life and, as anthropogenic noise in the marine environment
increases, the scientific community becomes more aware of its negative impacts on marine …

The short‐beaked common dolphin is one of the most numerous cetacean species in the
North‐East Atlantic and plays a key functional role within the ecosystem as a top predator …

Deep seabed mining operations, if permitted, could present significant risks to ocean
ecosystems. Disturbance on any scale is likely to be long lasting and irreversible. Scant …

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

Anthropogenic noise has been identified as a major threat for the recovery of the
endangered Cook Inlet beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, population, but little is known about …

It is generally accepted that vessel activity causes various behavioral responses of
cetaceans and undermines individual fitness. Whether or how it can lead to a demographic …