Fishes use a variety of sensory systems to learn about their environments and to
communicate. Of the various senses, hearing plays a particularly important role for fishes in …

Anthropogenically driven environmental changes affect our planet at an unprecedented
scale and are considered to be a key threat to biodiversity. According to the World Health …

Sound waves in water have both a pressure and a particle‐motion component, yet few
studies of underwater acoustic ecology have measured the particle‐motion component of …

Identifying important sites for biodiversity is vital for conservation and management.
However, there is a lack of accessible, easily applied tools that enable practitioners to …

There are several environmental and ecological effects of shipping. However, these are
rarely assessed in total in the scientific literature. Thus, the aim of this study was to …

Marine recreational fishing (MRF) is a popular activity that involves millions of people
worldwide. While the impacts of recreational fishing on freshwater ecosystems received …

The aquatic environment is increasingly bombarded by a wide variety of noise pollutants
whose range and intensity are increasing with each passing decade. Yet, little is known …

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

The increase in urbanization and the progressive development of marine industries have led
to the appearance of a new kind of pollution called “noise pollution”. This pollution exerts an …

Most fish and invertebrates use sound for vital life functions. This review of 115 primary
studies encompasses various human-produced underwater noise sources, 66 species of …