As marine aquaculture expands around the world, there is increased concern for impacts to
protected species. Documented cases of marine mammal, sea turtle, seabird, and shark …

The use of satellite systems and manned aircraft surveys for remote data collection has been
shown to be transformative for sea turtle conservation and research by enabling the …

Drones are being increasingly used in innovative ways to enhance environmental research
and conservation. Despite their widespread use for wildlife studies, there are few …

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 …

This Technical Report presents the outcome of a Working Group that was established to
determine broadly applicable sound exposure guidelines for fishes and sea turtles. After …

Anthropogenic noise is a common but evolutionarily recent influence on communicating
animals and evidence is accumulating of its adverse impacts on human health, therefore it …

Rapid anthropogenic environmental changes, including changing ecosystems due to habitat
contamination, degradation, and climate change, have far-reaching effects on biological …

The middle ear of turtles differs from other reptiles in being separated into two distinct
compartments. Several ideas have been proposed as to why the middle ear is …

Anthropogenic noise is a pollutant of global concern. While the effects of underwater noise
pollution have been frequently studied in fish and mammals, our understanding of how this …

All fish behaviors have their basis in the receipt and processing of sensory information.
Finely tuned receptors for and responses to sensory stimuli evolved over millennia, but since …