No global synthesis of the status of baleen whales has been published since the 2008 IUCN
Red List assessments. Many populations remain at low numbers from historical commercial …

The continued development of maritime transportation around the world, and increased
recognition of the direct and indirect impacts of vessel activities to marine resources, has …

Marine ecosystems are under increasing anthropogenic pressures from marine and
terrestrial activities. Ship traffic, the major cause of change in the open ocean, and its …

Low-frequency ocean ambient noise is dominated by noise from commercial ships, yet
understanding how individual ships contribute deserves further investigation. This study …

Collisions with vessels are a serious threat to a number of endangered large whale species,
the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in particular. In late 2008, the US …

Marine spatial planning provides a comprehensive framework for managing multiple uses of
the marine environment and has the potential to minimize environmental impacts and …

In 2016, the world ship** fleet grew by 3.5%. Even if the annual growth rate remains at its
lowest since 2013, the global situation is still in overcapacity (UNCTAD 2016). Ninety …

This work tries to discuss and evaluate the advantages and superiorities of the extended
Efficiency Analysis Technique with Input and Output Satisficing (EATWIOS) method based …

Low frequency (10–100 Hz), deep water ambient sound levels in the Northeast Pacific
Ocean have increased at approximately 3dB/decade (0.55 dB/yr) up until the 1980s (Ross …

Underwater radiated noise from merchant ships was measured opportunistically from
multiple spatial aspects to estimate signature source levels and directionality. Transiting …