Global warming has led to rapid warming in the Arctic region and continuous melting of ice
and snow, and the seaworthiness of the Arctic ship** routes is increasing significantly …

Marine recreational fishing (MRF) is a popular activity that involves millions of people
worldwide. While the impacts of recreational fishing on freshwater ecosystems received …

Offshore wind farms are proliferating around the world, and their presence is expected to
expand substantially within US waters. Wind farm lifetimes involve 40–50-year …

Anthropogenic noise is a major pollutant in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Since the
industrial revolution, human activities have become increasingly noisy, leading to both acute …

Most fish and invertebrates use sound for vital life functions. This review of 115 primary
studies encompasses various human-produced underwater noise sources, 66 species of …

Noise pollution is an anthropogenic stressor that is increasingly recognized for its negative
impact on the physiology, behavior and fitness of marine organisms. Driven by the recent …

Globally, coral reefs have drastically degraded due to local and global environmental
stressors. Concurrently, coral reef tourism is rapidly growing in develo** economies …

Ecoacoustics is a recent ecological discipline focusing on the ecological role of sounds.
Sounds from the geophysical, biological, and anthropic environment represent important …

The human population is increasingly reliant on the marine environment for food, trade,
tourism, transport, communication and other vital ecosystem services. These services …

The increasingly stringent requirements—in terms of limiting pollutants and the constant
need to make maritime transport safer—generated the necessity to foresee different …