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 …

Noise can cause marine mammals to interrupt their feeding, alter their vocalizations, or
leave important habitat, among other behavioural responses. The current North American …

Behavioral reactions of cetaceans to man‐made noises are highly variable, ranging from
attraction (eg bow riding by dolphins) or no response through short‐term changes in …

Arctic marine mammals face a multitude of challenges linked to climate change, including
increasing anthropogenic noise from ship traffic. The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) …

The remote and harsh environment that endemic Arctic whales (bowhead, narwhal and
beluga) reside in has so far limited their exposure to many human activities. However, Arctic …

Cetaceans are aquatic mammals living in an environment that is more suited for hearing
than vision. As such, their sensory systems largely utilize acoustic cues for navigation …

Arctic marine mammals face many challenges linked to climate change, including increasing
anthropogenic noise from vessel traffic. The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus …

Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus L., 1758) of the Eastern Canada-West Greenland
population have been hunted by Inuit for millennia. Significant commercial harvests …

The interdisciplinary field of assessing the impacts of sound on marine life has benefited
largely from the advancement of underwater acoustics that occurred after World War II …

In 1986, we recorded the MV Arctic, CCGS des Groseilliers and MV Lady Franklin during
routine icebreaking operations and travel to and from the mine at Nanisivik, Baffin Island …