The “ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative”(ASI) is a pilot programme aimed at establishing an
integrated and coordinated monitoring system for cetaceans across the Agreement on the …

Noise pollution is increasing globally, and as oceans are excellent conductors of sound, this
is a major concern for marine species reliant on sound for key life functions. Loud, impulsive …

The main observed effects of climate change on marine mammals globally have been
geographical range shifts and loss of habitat through ice cover loss, changes to the food …

For odontocetes, passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) can be used to differentiate between
occurrence and foraging through analysis of click characteristics. Feeding buzzes and …

The renewable energy transition is a priority for many researchers, policy makers, and
political leaders because it is projected to stop the dependence of economic growth on …

Abstract The Marine Strategy Framework Directive's (MSFD) goal of achieving Good
Environmental Status (GES) in European waters presents Member States (MS) with a …

In the early 1990s, the high bycatch of harbour porpoise in gillnet fisheries in the North and
Celtic Seas prompted researchers from Range States to develop a project to survey these …

Risk-based Approaches (RBA) are increasingly playing an explicit and important role in a
number of environmental regulations across Europe and globally. In this paper, we …

The short‐beaked common dolphin is one of the most numerous cetacean species in the
North‐East Atlantic and plays a key functional role within the ecosystem as a top predator …

Even though incidental captures in fisheries are one of the major threats to seabirds, bycatch
has been difficult to quantify and specific risk areas are rarely identified. The present study …