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 …

Marine mammals may be negatively affected by anthropogenic noise. Behavioural response
studies (BRS) aim to establish a relationship between noise exposure conditions (dose) …

Noise from shipping activity in North Atlantic coastal waters has been steadily increasing
and is an area of growing conservation concern, as it has the potential to disrupt the …

A multivariate mixed hidden Markov model for blue whale behaviour and responses to sound
exposure Page 1 The Annals of Applied Statistics 2017, Vol. 11, No. 1, 362–392 DOI …

Underwater noise is an important issue globally. Underwater noise can cause auditory
masking, behavioural disturbance, hearing damage, and even death for marine animals …

Mid-frequency active sonar (MFAS), used for antisubmarine warfare (ASW), has been
associated with multiple beaked whale (BW) mass stranding events. Multinational naval …

This study measured the degree of behavioral responses in blue whales (Balaenoptera
musculus) to controlled noise exposure off the southern California coast. High-resolution …

Minke whales comprise some of the most widely distributed species of baleen whales, some
populations of which are still regularly targeted by commercial whaling. Here, we review the …

Anthropogenic underwater noise impacts have become a hot topic for environmental
managers and regulators in Europe and beyond. Sounds from human activity at sea include …

The risks military sonar poses to cetaceans received international attention with a highly-
publicized mass stranding of Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris), Blainville's …