Noise pollution is an anthropogenic stressor that is increasingly recognized for its negative
impact on the physiology, behavior and fitness of marine organisms. Driven by the recent …

Common marine spatial planning challenges include lack of data on the marine
environment, high mobility of both animals and humans, and plan implementation …

Machine learning algorithms, including recent advances in deep learning, are promising for
tools for detection and classification of broadband high frequency signals in passive …

Widespread use of unregulated acoustic technologies in maritime industries raises concerns
about effects on acoustically sensitive marine fauna worldwide. Anthropogenic noise can …

Until the 1990s, beaked whales were one of the least understood groups of large mammals.
Information on northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) and Baird's beaked …

The Protocol on Environmental Protection of the Antarctic Treaty stipulates that the
protection of the Antarctic environment and associated ecosystems be fundamentally …

While beaked whales are the poorest-known family of cetaceans overall, the behavior and
ecology of two species of beaked whales, Cuvier's (Ziphius cavirostris) and Blainville's …

Marine acoustic sources are widely used for geophysical imaging, oceanographic sensing,
and communicating with and tracking objects or robotic vehicles in the water column. Under …

Regulations designed to mitigate the effects of man-made sounds on marine mammal
hearing specify maximum daily sound exposure levels. The limits are lower for impulsive …

Sperm whales are an ideal species to study using passive acoustic technology because
they spend the majority of their time underwater and produce echolocation clicks almost …