Marine megafauna are critical for marine ecosystem health and their removal can cause
food webs to collapse. Methods to reduce marine megafauna mortality can result in conflict …

Several populations of odontocete cetaceans, including at least 19 species, have modified
their behavior and adapted to foraging in association with trawlers. We review information …

Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear represents a substantial proportion of
global marine plastic pollution and can cause significant environmental and socio-economic …

Compared with our cousins on the Tree of Life, humans are poor listeners. 1 Below the
lower end of human hearing lies deep infrasound: the realm of thunder and tornadoes …

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

The F-POD, an echolocation-click logging device, is commonly used for passive acoustic
monitoring of cetaceans. This paper presents the first assessment of the error-rate of fully …

Bycatch is the most significant threat to marine megafauna (sea turtles, marine mammals,
elasmobranchs, seabirds) worldwide, and the leading cause of the decline of several …

Bycatch of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in commercial trawl fisheries in the Bay of
Biscay (NE Atlantic) is of concern and its mitigation a priority. Active acoustic deterrent …

High numbers of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) end up as bycatch in gillnets
every year. Acoustic alarms (**ers) have been demonstrated to be an efficient mitigation …

A measure proven successful in mitigating harbor porpoise bycatch, is the use of acoustic
deterrents, ie, **ers. However, most **ers are audible to seals. This may lead to seals …