Noise pollution is increasing globally, and as oceans are excellent conductors of sound, this
is a major concern for marine species reliant on sound for key life functions. Loud, impulsive …

Cetaceans use sound in many contexts, such as in social interactions, as well as to forage
and to react in dangerous situations. Little information exists to describe how they respond …

The ability to perceive biologically important sounds is critical to marine mammals, and
acoustic disturbance through human-generated noise can interfere with their natural …

Acoustic noise is considered a contaminant of emerging concern in the oceans (Weis,
2014). This is because we are still far from understanding how the~ 200,000 known species …

Although northern bottlenose whales were the most heavily hunted beaked whale, we have
little information about this species in its remote habitat of the North Atlantic Ocean …

The use of commercial echosounders for scientific and industrial purposes is steadily
increasing. In addition to traditional navigational and fisheries uses, commercial sonars are …

Marine sound, natural or anthropogenic, has long fascinated scientists, mariners, and the
general public. The haunting songs of humpback whales and the pings of antisubmarine …

Long‐term distribution data for cetaceans are lacking, inhibiting the ability of management
bodies to assess trends and react appropriately. Such is true even along the US Atlantic …

Ocean noise pollution is of special concern for cetaceans, as they are highly dependent on
sound as their principal sense. Sound travels very efficiently underwater, so the potential …

Assessing marine soundscapes provides an understanding of the biological, geological and
anthropogenic composition of a habitat, including species diversity, community composition …