Conservation
A Place for Orcas to Call Home
Orcas face increasing threats from human related activities and marine noise pollution. Is there somewhere quiet they can call home?
Tag: Noise pollution
Sensory Systems
Hearing Hardships: How sharks hear in a human-dominated world
Sharks can smell blood and detect heartbeats from great distances away. But did you know they have good ears too?
Behavior Human impacts
Killer Consequences: How boats affect the behavior of endangered killer whales
Killer whales are famous for their intelligence and athletic prowess in (and leaping out of) the water. However, for some…
Human impacts
Ocean Noise Pollution Changes How Fish Grow
The noise we make pollutes natural soundscapes and can impede how animals communicate, move, and behave. Researchers now have evidence…
Behavior Biological oceanography Biology Noise
Sounds, Stress, and Stingrays
Have you ever wondered if stingrays can hear noise? Sharks, skates, and rays have multiple sensory organs to help then…
Coral
Lost in the sound: coral planulae habitat selection affected by boat noise
It can be hard to cut through the noises that surround us and focus on the task in front of…
Conservation Coral Human impacts Noise
Small boats drowning out natural reef noise?
Don’t you hate when noises interfere with your daily activities and conversations? We create lots of noise in the environment…
Biology Coastal Management Evolution Human impacts Modeling
Baleen whales have a bone to pick with noise pollution
CT scans of the skull of a beached whale has helped a pair of researchers figure out how baleen whales…