The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean

CM Duarte, L Chapuis, SP Collin, DP Costa… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Sound is the sensory cue that travels farthest through the ocean and is used
by marine animals, ranging from invertebrates to great whales, to interpret and explore the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of anthropogenic noise on marine life: Publication patterns, new discoveries, and future directions in research and management

R Williams, AJ Wright, E Ashe, LK Blight… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic underwater noise is now recognized as a world-wide problem, and recent
studies have shown a broad range of negative effects in a variety of taxa. Underwater noise …

Vessel noise cuts down communication space for vocalizing fish and marine mammals

RL Putland, ND Merchant, A Farcas… - Global change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic noise across the world's oceans threatens the ability of vocalizing marine
species to communicate. Some species vocalize at key life stages or whilst foraging, and …

[HTML][HTML] A decade of underwater noise research in support of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

ND Merchant, RL Putland, M André, E Baudin… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Underwater noise from human activities is now widely recognised as a threat to marine life.
Nevertheless, legislation which directly addresses this source of pollution is lacking. The first …

Past, present, and future of the satellite-based automatic identification system: Areas of applications (2004–2016)

M Fournier, R Casey Hilliard, S Rezaee… - WMU journal of maritime …, 2018 - Springer
In 2016, the world shipping fleet grew by 3.5%. Even if the annual growth rate remains at its
lowest since 2013, the global situation is still in overcapacity (UNCTAD 2016). Ninety …

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 …

Teasing out the detail: How our understanding of marine AIS data can better inform industries, developments, and planning

RL Shelmerdine - Marine Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Automatic identification system (AIS) is becoming increasingly popular with marine vessels
providing accessible, up-to-date information on vessel activity in the marine environment …

[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] Fine-scale spatial variability of marine acoustic environment corresponds with habitat utilization of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Hong Kong waters

YW Ho, TH Lin, T Akamatsu, L Karczmarski - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Acoustic properties of the underwater environment are important in maintaining biological
processes of various marine organisms. However, with the increasing level of underwater …