Recreational vessels without Automatic Identification System (AIS) dominate anthropogenic noise contributions to a shallow water soundscape

L Hermannsen, L Mikkelsen, J Tougaard… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Recreational boating is an increasing activity in coastal areas and its spatiotemporal overlap
with key habitats of marine species pose a risk for negative noise impacts. Yet, recreational …

[HTML][HTML] Ship noise causes tagged harbour porpoises to change direction or dive deeper

CK Frankish, AM von Benda-Beckmann… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Shipping is the most pervasive source of marine noise pollution globally, yet its impact on
sensitive fauna remains unclear. We tracked 10 harbour porpoises for 5–10 days to …

[HTML][HTML] Validated shipping noise maps of the Northeast Atlantic

A Farcas, CF Powell, KL Brookes… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Underwater noise pollution from shipping is globally pervasive and has a range of adverse
impacts on species which depend on sound, including marine mammals, sea turtles, fish …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring ship noise to assess the impact of coastal developments on marine mammals

ND Merchant, E Pirotta, TR Barton… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
The potential impacts of underwater noise on marine mammals are widely recognised, but
uncertainty over variability in baseline noise levels often constrains efforts to manage these …

Assessing sound exposure from shipping in coastal waters using a single hydrophone and Automatic Identification System (AIS) data

ND Merchant, MJ Witt, P Blondel, BJ Godley… - Marine pollution …, 2012 - Elsevier
Underwater noise from shipping is a growing presence throughout the world's oceans, and
may be subjecting marine fauna to chronic noise exposure with potentially severe long-term …

Underwater noise levels in UK waters

ND Merchant, KL Brookes, RC Faulkner… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Underwater noise from human activities appears to be rising, with ramifications for
acoustically sensitive marine organisms and the functioning of marine ecosystems …

High frequency components of ship noise in shallow water with a discussion of implications for harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

L Hermannsen, K Beedholm, J Tougaard… - The Journal of the …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Growing ship traffic worldwide has led to increased vessel noise with possible negative
impacts on marine life. Most research has focused on low frequency components of ship …

Harbour porpoises react to low levels of high frequency vessel noise

M Dyndo, DM Wiśniewska, L Rojano-Doñate… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Cetaceans rely critically on sound for navigation, foraging and communication and are
therefore potentially affected by increasing noise levels from human activities at sea …

The effects of ship noise on marine mammals—a review

C Erbe, SA Marley, RP Schoeman, JN Smith… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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 …

High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

DM Wisniewska, M Johnson… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Shipping is the dominant marine anthropogenic noise source in the world's oceans, yet we
know little about vessel encounter rates, exposure levels and behavioural reactions for …