Behavioral reactions of cetaceans to man-made noises are highly variable, ranging from attraction (e.g. bow riding by dolphins) or no response through short-term changes in behaviour...
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Behavioural reactions of bowhead whales to seven 30–40 min underwater playbacks of recorded drillship and dredge noise were determined in 1982–1984. Some (but not all) bowheads...
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Underwater sound recordings were obtained from the Noble Kolskaya jackup gas-exploration drilling rig in the North Sea on the Dogger Bank. The aim was to document...
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Recordings of sounds underwater and in air, and of iceborne vibrations, were obtained at Northstar Island, an artificial gravel island in the Beaufort Sea near Prudhoe...
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As part of a general study of underwater industrial noises and their effects on bowhead whales, sounds from drilling and dredging operations were measured in the...
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Two sets of field trials were performed from offshore installations in the German Entenschnabel sector of the Dogger Bank, North Sea. Trial 1 was undertaken from...
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Underwater sound and the potential impacts on marine life has received increased attention in recent years, with measures to assess underwater sound having been included within...
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Anthropogenic sound is created in the ocean both purposefully and unintentionally. The result is noise pollution that is high-intensity and acute, as well as lower-level and...
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The proposed Neptune LNG project will deliver LNG to offshore deepwater ports for regasification and shipment to shore by pipeline. Details of the project are discussed...
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This volume is a review of literature concerning the effects of man-made noise on marine mammals....
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