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 …

Anthropogenically driven environmental changes affect our planet at an unprecedented
scale and are considered to be a key threat to biodiversity. According to the World Health …

Living resources of the sea and fresh water have long been an important source of food and
economic activity. With fish stocks continuing to be over-exploited, there is a clear focus on …

In this paper we reconsider the designation of fishes as being either “hearing specialists” or
“hearing generalists,” and recommend dropping the terms. We argue that this classification …

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Models of larval dispersal rarely incorporate the behavior of larvae, yet many potential
settlers of marine invertebrates and fishes may navigate toward suitable settlement sites by …

The current high demand for fish and increased awareness of the role of the environment in
supporting human well being has led to a situation where attitudes to inland water resources …

A recent survey lists more than 100 papers utilizing the auditory evoked potential (AEP)
recording technique for studying hearing in fishes. More than 95% of these AEP-studies …

Offshore wind farms are proliferating around the world, and their presence is expected to
expand substantially within US waters. Wind farm lifetimes involve 40–50-year …

For the 119 species of marine mammals, as well as for some other aquatic animals, sound is
the primary means of learning about the environment and of communicating, navigating, and …