The use of drones to study marine animals shows promise for the examination of numerous
aspects of their ecology, behaviour, health and movement patterns. However, the responses …

No global synthesis of the status of baleen whales has been published since the 2008 IUCN
Red List assessments. Many populations remain at low numbers from historical commercial …

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 …

Anthropogenic underwater noise levels have generally increased as industrial activities in
the ocean have become more prevalent. Because of the central nature of sound in the lives …

Natural resource extraction is increasing rapidly in tropical forests, but we lag behind in
understanding the impacts of these disturbances on biodiversity. In high diversity tropical …

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 …

As awareness of the effects of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals has grown,
research has broadened from evaluating physiological responses, including injury and …

Marine seismic surveys use intense (eg≥ 230 decibel [dB] root mean square [RMS]) sound
impulses to explore the ocean bottom for hydrocarbon deposits, conduct geophysical …

Seismic surveys are widely used in marine geophysical oil and gas exploration, employing
airguns to produce sound-waves capable of penetrating the sea floor. In recent years …

Seismic surveys are frequently a matter of concern regarding their potentially negative
impacts on marine mammals. In the Southern Ocean, which provides a critical habitat for …