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 …

Offshore wind power provides a valuable source of renewable energy that can help reduce
carbon emissions. Technological advances are allowing higher capacity turbines to be …

Highlights•Technological advances provide new insights into marine mammal
behaviour.•We highlight four areas of technological advances.•Aerial systems …

Underwater noise from human activities is now widely recognised as a threat to marine life.
Nevertheless, legislation which directly addresses this source of pollution is lacking. The first …

Marine mammals (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, sea cows) use sound both actively and
passively to communicate and sense their environment, covering frequencies from a few …

Aquatic animals use and produce sound for critical life functions, including reproduction.
Anthropogenic noise is recognized as a global source of environmental pollution and …

Managing the nonlethal effects of disturbance on wildlife populations has been a long‐term
goal for decision makers, managers, and ecologists, and assessment of these effects is …

Changes in natural patterns of animal behaviour and physiology resulting from
anthropogenic disturbance may alter the conservation status of a population if they affect the …

Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and
noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine …

Over the past several years, many investigators interested in the effects of man-made
sounds on animals have come to realize that there is much to gain from studying the broader …