Scientific Advice on Matters Related to the Management of Seal Populations
1. Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were the first mammals to be protected by an Act of Parliament in the UK and are currently protected under UK,...
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The Joint Framework for Ocean Noise in the Atlantic Seas (JONAS) project, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through INTERREG Atlantic Area Programme, aims...
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There is high spatial overlap between grey seals and shipping traffic, and the functional hearing range of grey seals indicates sensitivity to underwater noise emitted by...
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QUIETMED – Joint programme on noise (D11) for the implementation of the Second Cycle of the MSFD in the Mediterranean Sea
The QUIETMED Project is funded by DG Environment of the European Commission within the call “DG ENV/MSFD Second Cycle/2016”. This call funds the next phase of...
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Dr Ainslie’s book provides a long-awaited complete and modern treatment of sonar performance modelling (SPM). In this context, the word “sonar” is used in a broad...
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The Wadden Sea is an important habitat for harbour seals and grey seals. They regularly haul-out on sandbanks and islands along the coast. Comparably little is...
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Stantec Consulting Ltd. (Stantec), by request from BP Canada Energy Group ULC (BP), has engaged JASCO Applied Sciences (JASCO) to perform acoustic field modelling of underwater...
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The purpose of this study is to show that a mathematical model of the biomechanics of the peripheral auditory system in fishes (Danak and Hastings, 2001;...
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The inshore, continental shelf waters of British Columbia (BC), Canada is busy with ship traffic. South coast waters are heavily trafficked by ships using the ports...
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Exposure to anthropogenic sound can have a range of negative behavioral and physical effects on marine species and is of increasing ecological and regulatory concern. In...
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