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Auditory impairment from acoustic seal deterrents predicted for harbour porpoises in a marine protected area.

Published online: 01 Oct 2021

Authors: Findlay, C. R. & Aleynik, D. & Farcas, A. & Merchant, N. D. & Risch, D. & Wilson, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management interventions to reduce human-wildlife conflict can have unintended consequences for non-target species. Acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) ...

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Stakeholder consensus suggests strategies to promote sustainability in an artisanal fishery with high rates of poaching and marine mammal bycatch.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Svolkinas, L. & Holmes, G. & Dmitrieva, L. & Ermolin, I. & Suvorkov, P. & Goodman, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Illegal fishing for high value species in artisanal fisheries drives incidental catch and declines of marine mammals and other large vertebrates of co...

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Empirical determination of severe trauma in seals from collisions with tidal turbine blades.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Onoufriou, J. & Brownlow, A. & Moss, S. & Hastie, G. & Thompson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tidal energy converters (turbines) are being developed in many countries as part of attempts to reduce reliance on hydrocarbon fuels. However, the mov...

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Balancing risks of injury and disturbance to marine mammals when pile driving at offshore windfarms.

Published online: 02 Dec 2020

Authors: Thompson, P. M. & Graham, I. M. & Cheney, B. & Barton, T. R. & Farcas, A. & Merchant, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Offshore windfarms require construction procedures that minimize impacts on protected marine mammals. Uncertainty over the efficacy of existing guidel...

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Can we manage marine mammal bycatch effectively in low-data environments?

Published online: 10 Mar 2021

Authors: Punt, A. E. & Siple, M. C. & Francis, T. B. & Hammond, P. S. & Heinemann, D. & Long, K. J. & Moore, J. & Sepúlveda Maritza & Reeves, R. R. & Sigurðsson, G. M. & Víkingsson, G. & Wade, P. R. & Williams, R. & Zerbini, A. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Determining acceptable rates of human-caused mortality in low-data situations is a concern for many taxa world-wide. An established approach for deter...

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Not all maps are equal: evaluating approaches for mapping vessel collision risk to large baleen whales.

Published online: 03 Jan 2025

Authors: Hague, E. L. & Halliday, W. D. & Dawson, J. & Ferguson, S. H. & Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. & Sogas, N. S. & Gormley, K. & Young, B. G. & McWhinnie, L. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A growing and increasingly globalised human population, requiring the movement of goods and commodities, is placing increasing demands on the maritime...

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How many seabirds do we need to track to define home-range area?

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Soanes, L. M. & Arnould, J. P. Y. & Dodd, S. G. & Sumner, M. D. & Green, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent years, marine predator and seabird tracking studies have become ever more popular. However, they are often conducted without first consideri...

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Planning ahead: dynamic models forecast blue whale distribution with applications for spatial management.

Published online: 16 Dec 2021

Authors: Barlow, D. R. & Torres, L. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resources in the ocean are ephemeral, and effective management must therefore account for the dynamic spatial and temporal patterns of ecosystems and ...

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Echolocation activity of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, shows seasonal artificial reef attraction despite elevated noise levels close to oil and gas platforms.

Published online: 14 May 2021

Authors: Clausen, K. T. & Teilmann, J. & Wisniewska, D. M. & Balle, J. D. & Delefosse, M. & Beest, F. M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Harbour porpoises frequently alter their behaviour in response to underwater sound from shipping, seismic surveys, drilling and marine renewables. Les...

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Drivers of spatiotemporal variability in bycatch of a top marine predator: first evidence for the role of water turbidity in protected species bycatch.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Luck, C. & Cronin, M. & Gosch, M. & Healy, K. & Cosgrove, R. & Tully, O. & Rogan, E. & Jessopp, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Bycatch of protected species in static net fisheries is a global conservation concern and is currently considered the dominant anthropogenic threat...

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