Ebook: The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life

The Second International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life will take place in Ireland August 15-20, 2010. The main emphasis of the conference will be on defining the current state of knowledge. However, we will also assess progress in the three years since the First conference. The Second conference will place strong emphasis on recent research results, the sharing of ideas, discussion of experimental approaches, and analysis of regulatory issues.

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