The effects of noise on aquatic life

Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Noise and Marine Life: Progress From Nyborg to Cork in Science and Technology to Inform Decision Making....Pages 3-9
Listening Backward: Early Days of Marine Bioacoustics....Pages 11-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Effects of Underwater Noise on Marine Mammals....Pages 17-22
Psychophysical Studies of Auditory Masking in Marine Mammals: Key Concepts and New Directions....Pages 23-27
On the Relationship Between Environmental Noise, Critical Ratios, and Comodulation Masking Release in the Bottlenose Dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus )....Pages 29-31
Direct Measurements of Subjective Loudness in a Bottlenose Dolphin....Pages 33-36
High Auditory Time Resolution in Bottlenose Dolphins Is Effective Protection Against Reverberation....Pages 37-40
Frequency Selectivity in the Bottlenose Dolphin Auditory System....Pages 41-43
Auditory Brain Stem Responses Associated with Echolocation in an Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus )....Pages 45-47
Hearing, Noise, and Echolocating Odontocetes....Pages 49-51
Evoked Potential Audiometry in Aquatic Mammals....Pages 53-56
Prediction of a Mysticete Audiogram via Finite Element Analysis of the Middle Ear....Pages 57-59
Reverse Engineering the Cetacean Ear to Extract Audiograms....Pages 61-63
Validation of a Vibroacoustic Finite Element Model Using Bottlenose Dolphin Experiments....Pages 65-68
Acoustic Function in the Peripheral Auditory System of Cuvier’s Beaked Whale ( Ziphius cavirostris )....Pages 69-72
Auditory Evoked Potential Measurement of Hearing Sensitivity in Pinnipeds....Pages 73-76
Hearing in Birds: What Changes From Air to Water....Pages 77-82
Amphibious Hearing in Sea Turtles....Pages 83-87
Hearing Capabilities of Loggerhead Sea Turtles ( Caretta caretta ) Throughout Ontogeny....Pages 89-92
Are Sharks Even Bothered by a Noisy Environment?....Pages 93-97
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Optimal Auditory Sensitivity Under Variable Background Noise Conditions: A Theoretical Model....Pages 99-100
A Critical Reevaluation of the Role of Acoustic Pressure in Source Localization by Fish....Pages 101-104
Vibration of the Otoliths in a Teleost....Pages 105-107
Hearing Sensitivity of the Painted Goby, Pomatoschistus pictus ....Pages 109-111
Acoustic Communication in Pomatoschistus spp.: A Comparison Between Closely Related Species....Pages 113-115
Importance of Hearing for Survival of Danio rerio (Zebrafish) in an Experimental Predator/Prey Environment....Pages 117-119
Lateral Line Canal Morphology and Noise Reduction....Pages 121-123
Potential for Sound Sensitivity in Cephalopods....Pages 125-128
Listening in Noise....Pages 129-134
Discovery of Sound in the Sea: An Online Resource....Pages 135-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Whistles of Bottlenose Dolphins: Group Repertoires and Geographic Variations in Brazilian Waters....Pages 141-144
Detection and Classification of Vocalizations for the Study of Marine Mammal Distributions in the Chukchi Sea....Pages 145-148
Acoustic Ecology and Behavior of Minke Whales in the Hawaiian and Marianas Islands: Localization, Abundance Estimation, and Characterization of Minke Whale “Boings”....Pages 149-153
What You See Is Not What You Hear: The Relationship Between Odontocete Echolocation Click Production and Hearing....Pages 155-156
Sound Production and Reception in Southern Sea Otters ( Enhydra lutris nereis )....Pages 157-159
Nocturnal Acoustic Activity in the Shallow Waters of the WWF-Miramare Natural Marine Reserve (Trieste, Italy)....Pages 161-164
Acoustic Ecology of the California Mantis Shrimp (Hemisquilla californiensis) ....Pages 165-168
Influence of Turbidity on the Incidence of Sound Production in Atlantic Croaker ( Micropogonias undulatus ) in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina....Pages 169-171
Propagation of Lusitanian Toadfish Sounds in Estuarine Shallow Waters....Pages 173-175
Sound Production in Some Physostomous Fish Species and Effects of Biological Sounds on Fish....Pages 177-180
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Is Biological Sound Production Important in the Deep Sea?....Pages 181-183
Unusual and Unexpected Biological Noisemakers in the Irish Sea and St. George’s Channel....Pages 185-188
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: From Animal Models to Human Trials....Pages 191-195
Auditory Effects of Underwater Noise in Odontocetes....Pages 197-202
Implementation of Acoustic Dosimeters With Recoverable Month-Long GPS/TDR Tags to Interpret Controlled-Exposure Experiments for Large Whales....Pages 203-205
Marine Mammal Auditory System Noise Impacts: Evidence and Incidence....Pages 207-212
Effect of Broadband Sounds on the Auditory Evoked Potential Thresholds in the Beluga Whale....Pages 213-216
The ESME Workbench: Simulating the Impact of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals....Pages 217-219
Using EarLab to Study Masking Due to Anthropogenic Sound....Pages 221-223
Portable Auditory Evoked Potential System to Assess Odontocete Hearing....Pages 225-227
Barotrauma in Fish and Barotrauma Metrics....Pages 229-233
Assessment of Barotrauma Injury and Cumulative Sound Exposure Level in Salmon After Exposure to Impulsive Sound....Pages 235-237
Shipboard Assessment of Hearing Sensitivity of Tropical Fishes Immediately After Exposure to Seismic Air Gun Emissions at Scott Reef....Pages 239-243
A Lack of Correlation Between Air Gun Signal Pressure Waveforms and Fish Hearing Damage....Pages 245-250
Effects of Short-and Long-Term Exposure to Boat Noise on Cortisol Levels in Juvenile Fish....Pages 251-253
Potential Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Boat Noise on the Growth, Survival, and Nutrient Retention in Juvenile Fish....Pages 255-257
Predicting Hearing Loss in Fishes....Pages 259-262
Effects of Pile-Driving Noise on Oncorhynchus mykiss (Steelhead Trout)....Pages 263-265
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Controlled Exposure Study of Dolphins and Sea Lions to Midfrequency Sonarlike Signals....Pages 269-272
A Direct Comparison of Bottlenose Dolphin and Common Dolphin Behavior During Seismic Surveys When Air Guns Are and Are Not Being Utilized....Pages 273-276
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Behavioral Reactions of Harbor Porpoise to Pile-Driving Noise....Pages 277-280
Effects of Offshore Pile Driving on Harbor Porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena )....Pages 281-284
Evaluating the Effects of Offshore Pile Driving on Phocoena phocoena (Harbor Porpoises) by Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring....Pages 285-287
Effects of Underwater Explosions on Presence and Habitat Use of Harbor Porpoises in the German Baltic Sea....Pages 289-291
Behavioral-Response Studies: Problems With Statistical Power....Pages 293-297
Detection and Tracking of Whales Using a Shipborne, 360° Thermal-Imaging System....Pages 299-301
Distribution of Bowhead Whale Calls Near an Oil Production Island With Fluctuating Underwater Sound....Pages 303-306
Assessment of the Effect of Natural and Anthropogenic Aquatic Noise on Vaquita ( Phocoena sinus ) Through a Numerical Simulation....Pages 307-309
Impacts of Anthropogenic Sounds on Phocoena phocoena (Harbor Porpoise)....Pages 311-315
Changes in Vocal Behavior of North Atlantic Right Whales in Increased Noise....Pages 317-320
Acoustic Compensation to Shipping and Air Gun Noise by Mediterranean Fin Whales ( Balaenoptera physalus )....Pages 321-321
Long-Term Monitoring of Anthropogenic Noise and Its Relationship to Bottlenose Dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) Distribution in the Cres–Lošinj Archipelago, Northern Adriatic, Croatia....Pages 323-325
Does Vessel Noise Affect the Use of Sound by Foraging Orcinus orca (Killer Whales)?....Pages 327-330
Do Silent Ships See More Fish? Comparison of a Noise-Reduced and a Conventional Research Vessel in Alaska....Pages 331-334
Behavioral Observations of Baleen Whales in Proximity of a Modern Fishing Vessel....Pages 335-338
Assessing Effects of an Acoustic Marine Geophysical Survey on the Locomotive Behavior of Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus ....Pages 339-340
Acoustic Monitoring of Beluga Whales ( Delphinapterus leucas ) in Cook Inlet, Alaska....Pages 341-344
Soundscape of a Nearshore Coral Reef Near an Urban Center....Pages 345-351
Gap Durations in Ambient Noise Impact the Communication Range of Harp Seals: A Pilot Study....Pages 353-356
Importance of Underwater Sounds for Migration of Fish and Aquatic Mammals....Pages 357-359
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Behavioral Responses of Diamondback Terrapins ( Malaclemys terrapin terrapin ) to Recreational Boat Sounds....Pages 361-362
Assessing Disturbance From Under-Ice Noise on Fishes in Boreal Lakes....Pages 363-366
Impacts of River-Based Air Gun Seismic Activity on Northern Fishes....Pages 367-369
Effects of Underwater Noise on Larval settlement....Pages 371-374
Does Vessel Noise Change the Calling Rate and Intensity of Soniferous Fishes?....Pages 375-378
Behavioral Responses of Captive Herring to Sonar Signals (1-1.6 kHz) of a Naval Frigate Throughout a Yearly Cycle....Pages 379-381
Acoustic Tagging: A Suitable Method for the Study of Natural Herring Behavior Around Spawning?....Pages 383-385
Effects of Pile Driving on the Behavior of Cod and Sole....Pages 387-388
A Novel Field Study Setup to Investigate the Behavior of Fish Related to Sound....Pages 389-391
Do Ocean-Based Wind Farms Alter the Migration Pattern in the Endangered European Silver Eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) Due to Noise Disturbance?....Pages 393-396
Effects of Vessel Engine Noise on the Acoustic Signaling Behavior of Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Damselfish)....Pages 397-401
Distribution and Potential Impact of Boat Noise on Fish Sound Production From an Autonomous Acoustic Array in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico....Pages 403-406
Cichlid Courtship Acoustics: Signals and Noise Influence Reproductive Behavior....Pages 407-409
Using Catch Statistics to Investigate Effects of Seismic Activity on Fish Catch Rates....Pages 411-413
Effects of Sounds From Seismic Air Guns on Fish Behavior and Catch Rates....Pages 415-419
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
A Bioenergetics Approach to Developing a Population Consequences of Acoustic Disturbance Model....Pages 423-426
Energetic Cost of Behaviors Performed in Response to Vessel Disturbance: One Link in the Population Consequences of Acoustic Disturbance Model....Pages 427-430
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
A Common Sense Approach to Source Metrics....Pages 433-438
Underwater Sounds From Unattenuated and Attenuated Marine Pile Driving....Pages 439-444
What is the Source Level of Pile-Driving Noise in Water?....Pages 445-448
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
Ground Roll Waves as a Potential Influence on Fish: Measurement and Analysis Techniques....Pages 449-452
Assessment of Cumulative Sound Exposure Levels for Marine Piling Events....Pages 453-457
Modeling the Propagation of Transient Sounds in Very Shallow Water Using Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Calculations....Pages 459-461
Proximate Measurements of Acoustic Emissions Associated with the Installation and Operation of an Exploration Jackup Drilling Rig in the North Sea....Pages 463-463
Measurement of Underwater Noise Arising From Marine Aggregate Operations....Pages 465-468
Svein Vaage Broadband Air Gun Study....Pages 469-471
Cetacean Hearing-Damage Zones Around a Seismic Source....Pages 473-476
Modeling Cumulative Sound Exposure Over Large Areas, Multiple Sources, and Long Durations....Pages 477-479
Sound-Recording Systems for Measuring Sound Levels During Seismic Surveys....Pages 481-484
First Description of the Sound Pressure and Particle Velocity Components of the Ambient Noise and Boat Noise Recorded at the WWF-Miramare Natural Marine Reserve, Trieste, Italy....Pages 485-488
Underwater Particle Acceleration Induced by a Wind Turbine in the Baltic Sea....Pages 489-492
Is the Ocean Really Getting Louder?....Pages 493-494
Front Matter....Pages 495-495
The Complexity of Noise Impact Assessments: From Birdsong to Fish Behavior....Pages 497-500
Extrapolating Beyond Chinchillas: Behavioral Response Ambiguity Through the Lens of Variable Human Responses to Moderate Wind Farm Noise....Pages 501-504
Underwater Noise Effects From Wave Energy Devices on Marine Mammals: A Possible Approach....Pages 505-507
Physical Biologists and Biological Physicists: Combining Biology and Physics in Research on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life....Pages 509-513
“So, Am I Correct in My Understanding That a Decibel Is the Same as a Hertz?”: The Quest for Informed, Objective Environmental Impact Analysis of Marine Anthropogenic Noise....Pages 515-517
Environmental Assessment of Offshore Wind Power Generation: Effect on a Noise Budget....Pages 519-522
Development and Implementation of Criteria for Exposure of Western Gray Whales to Oil and Gas Industry Noise....Pages 523-528
Strategic Assessment of the Risk Posed to Marine Mammals by the Use of Air Guns in the Antarctic: Concepts, Methods, Results, and Controversies....Pages 529-531
Front Matter....Pages 495-495
Establishing a Safety Zone for Marine Mammals Due to Underwater Blasting....Pages 533-536
The Marine Mammal Protection Act: A Regulatory Approach to Identifying and Minimizing Acoustic-Related Impacts on Marine Mammals....Pages 537-539
Noise-Related Stress and Cumulative Impact Assessment....Pages 541-543
Interim Criteria for Injury to Fish From Pile-Driving Activities: Recent Experiences....Pages 545-549
Marine Mammal Acoustics Exposure Analysis Models Used in US Navy Environmental Impact Statements....Pages 551-556
Status of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Guidelines for Assessing Impacts of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals....Pages 557-561
Regulatory Assessments of the Effects of Noise: Moving From Threshold Shift and Injury to Behavior....Pages 563-565
United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement: Filling Data Gaps to Better Understand the Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on Marine Life....Pages 567-570
Regulation of Sound in the Ocean: Recent and Future Possible Changes....Pages 571-574
Marine Bioacoustics and the Regulation of Fisheries....Pages 575-577
Update From the OEER Association on Research Findings Associated With the Assessment of the Impacts of Seismic Exploration on Marine Invertebrates....Pages 579-581
Managing Underwater Noise in European Waters: Implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive....Pages 583-585
Front Matter....Pages 587-587
Acoustic-Based Cetacean Detection in Irish Waters....Pages 589-592
Real-Time Monitoring of Noise in Cetacean Acoustic Niches....Pages 593-596
What Does Ecosystem Acoustics Reveal About Marine Mammals in the Bering Sea?....Pages 597-600
Ship Traffic Noise Distribution in the Strait of Gibraltar: An Exemplary Case for Monitoring Global Ocean Noise Using Real-Time Technology Now Available for Understanding the Effects of Noise on Marine Life....Pages 601-604
Are There Technological Alternatives to Air Guns for Oil and Gas Exploration to Reduce Potential Noise Impacts on Cetaceans?....Pages 605-607
Modeling Cumulative Sound Exposure Along a Seismic Line to Assess the Risk of Seismic Research Surveys on Marine Mammals in the Antarctic Treaty Area....Pages 609-611
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Marine Mammal Risk Mitigation Principles and Guidelines....Pages 613-615
Mitigating Impacts of Underwater Noise From Dredging on Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska....Pages 617-619
Front Matter....Pages 587-587
Exploration and Production Sound and Marine Life Joint Industry Programme: Research Progress and Applications....Pages 621-624
Managing Anthropogenic Underwater Noise in the Northwest Territories, Canada....Pages 625-627
SIRENA ’10: Beyond the Mediterranean....Pages 629-631
Planning Is Critical to Ensure Effective Mitigation of Naval Activities....Pages 633-635
Standardizing Protected Species Observer Requirements in the United States....Pages 637-639
Using Passive Acoustics to Monitor the Presence of Marine Mammals During Naval Exercises....Pages 641-643
Development of a National Database and Standards for Protected Species Observer Data in the United States....Pages 645-647
Coordinated Management of Anthropogenic Noise From Offshore Construction Off Sakhalin Island for Protection of the Western Gray Whale....Pages 649-653
Front Matter....Pages 655-655
Workshop One: Risk Analysis....Pages 657-659
Workshop Two: Long-Term and Cumulative Effects of Acoustic Exposure Along With Other Stressors....Pages 661-664
Workshop Three: Approaches to Behavioral Analysis of Responses to High-Energy Acoustic Sources....Pages 665-667
Workshop Four: International Regulatory Issues....Pages 669-672
Summing Up....Pages 673-680
Erratum....Pages E1-E4
Back Matter....Pages 681-695