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EIA Database

First indications that northern bottlenose whales are sensitive to behavioural disturbance from anthropogenic noise.

2015
Open Access Journal Article

Royal Society Open Science

Miller, P. J. O., Kvadsheim P. H., Lam F-P.A., Tyack P. L., Cure C, Deruiter S. L., Kleivane L., Sivle L. D., van IJsselmuide S. P., Visser F., Wensveen P. J., Von Benda-Beckmann A. M., Lopez L. M. Martin, Narazaki T., and Hooker S. K.

Although northern bottlenose whales were the most heavily hunted beaked whale, we have little information about this species in its remote habitat of the North Atlantic...
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Keywords: Bottlenose whales, Marine industrialization, Naval activity, Noise disturbance, Sensitivity, Underwater anthropogenic noise

Fish hearing and sensitivity to acoustic impacts - Appendix J

2012
Open Access Meeting documents, Notices

Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas, Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.

Popper, A.N.

This report considers the effects of human-generated (anthropogenic) sound on fishes, with particular reference to seismic airguns and sonars. However, since there are few data on...
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Keywords: Acoustic impacts, Fish, Hearing, Sensitivity

Updating Fisheries Sensitivity Maps in British Waters

2014
Open Access Report

Marine Scotland

Aires, C., Gonzalez-Irusta, J. and Watret, R.

The requirement to display sensitive areas relating to the life history of commercially important fish species in British waters is well recognized. Sensitive areas have previously...
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Keywords: Commercial fishing, Fisheries, Oil and gas, Report, Sensitivity