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Assessment of coastal and marine ecosystems in West Africa: The case of Ghana

2023
Open Access Research Article

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Takyi, R., Mahrad, B.E., Addo, C., Essandoh, J., Hadary, E., M.,Adade, R., Buadi, E.J., Botwe, B.O., Nunoo, F.K.E.

Summation of coastal ecosystems in Ghana. Identification of anthropogenic noise as key selection pressure in current climate. Identified as source of habitat degradation. Assessment of biomass...
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Keywords: Biomass assessment., Habitat degradation, Selection pressure ., Soundscape

Anthropogenic sound field and noise mapping in an Arctic fjord during summer

2021
Open Access Research Article

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Sanjana M.C., Latha G., Raguraman G.,

Assessment of anthropogenic contribution to Arctic Sea soundscape during summer. Spectral distribution and average sound level at 1/3-octave band from 63 Hz to 5000 Hz has...
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Keywords: Arctic Sea, Contours., Soundscape, Spectral distribution

Underwater sound levels in the Canadian Arctic, 2014–2019

2021
Open Access Research Article

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Halliday, W.D., Barclay, D., Barkley, A.N., Cook, E., Dawson, J., Hilliard, R.C., Hussey, N.E., Jones, J.M., Juanes, f., Marcoux, M., Niemi, A., Nudds, S., Pine, M.K., Richards, C., Scharffenberg, K., Westdal, K., Insley, S.J.

Baseline assessment of soundscape of Canadian Arctic, 2014 – 2019. analyses of 39 PAM datasets. SPL found to correlate positively with wind speed and shipping....
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Keywords: Baseline, Canadian arctic, Soundscape, SPL, Wind speed. Shipping

Comparison of the marine soundscape before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in dolphin habitat in Sarasota Bay, FL

2022
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Longden, E.G., Gillespie, D., Mann, D.A., McHugh, K.A., Rycyk, A.M., Wells, R.S., Tyack, P.L.

Comparison of marine soundscape before, during, and after COVID-19 pandemic in Sarasota bay, FL. Vessel activity increased during COVID-19 restrictions by almost 80% at one site...
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Keywords: COVID, Sarasota Bay, Small vessels., Soundscape, Vessel noise

Marine soundscape research—Are we making progress?

2023
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Erbe, C.

Review of major developments in marine soundscape research in last 20 years....
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Keywords: Energy Budget, Literature review, Sound propagation., Soundscape

Modelled underwater sound levels in the Pan-Arctic due to increased shipping: Analysis from 2013 to 2019

2024
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Heaney, K.D., Verlinden, C.M.A., Seger, K.D., Brandon, J.A.,

Pan-arctic’s unique soundscape is highly sensitive to changes in shipping noise resulting from reduction in sea ice. Study presents long term, basin-scale, model of shipping noise...
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Keywords: Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Bering Chukchi Sea, Sea ice, Shipping noise, Soundscape, Sub Arctic

Review on Existing Data on Underwater Sounds Produced by the Oil and Gas Industry

2020
Open Access Project Report

Seiche Ltd.

Jiménez-Arranz,G., Banda, N., Cook, S., Wyatt, R.

Updated catalogue of measurements from intentional or unintentional sounds introduced in the sea by activities carried out by the oil and gas industry....
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Keywords: Anthropogenic sound, Industrial, Noise, Oil and gas, Soundscape, Underwater sound

Review on Existing Data on Underwater Sounds from Pile Driving Activities

2020
Open Access Project Report

Seiche Ltd.

Jiménez-Arranz, G., Banda, N., Cook, S., Wyatt, R.

Review of published acoustic data from pile driving activity. Majority come from wind farm operations. Very little public data available from Oil & Gas sector....
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Keywords: Anthropogenic sound, Industrial, Noise, Pile driving, Soundscape, Underwater sound

Establishing baselines for predicting change in ambient sound metrics, marine mammal, and vessel occurrence within a US offshore wind energy area

2023
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Van Parijs, S.M., DeAngelis, A. I., Aldrich, T. Gordon, R., Holdman, A., McCordic, J.A., Mouy, X., Rowell, T.J., Tennant, S., Westell, A., Davis, G.E.

Baseline Soundscape developed near offshore wind farm in New England along with accompanying population variation over calendar year....
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Keywords: Baseline, New England, Offshore wind, Soundscape

Comparing the Underwater Soundscapes of Four U.S. National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries

2019
Open Access Article

Frontiers in Marine Science

Haver, Samara M., Fournet Michelle E. H., Dziak Robert P., Gabriele Christine, Gedamke Jason, Hatch Leila T., Haxel Joseph, Heppell Scott A., McKenna Megan F., Mellinger David K., and Van Parijs Sofie M.

Passive acoustic sensors provide a cost-effective tool for monitoring marine environments. Documenting acoustic conditions among habitats can provide insights into temporal changes in ecosystem composition and...
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Keywords: Acoustic environment, Ecoacoustics, Marine protected areas, Ocean noise management, Passive acoustic monitoring, Soundscape

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