A5082307324- Marine animal studies overview
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Marine and fisheries research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Music Technology and Sound Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Music and Audio Processing
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
University of Waikato
2020-2025
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2019-2023
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center
2017-2020
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2017-2020
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
2020
University of Auckland
2009-2016
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is located in Massachusetts Bay off the densely populated northeast coast of United States; subsequently, marine inhabitants area are exposed to elevated levels anthropogenic underwater sound, particularly due commercial shipping. The current study investigated alteration estimated effective communication spaces at three spawning locations for populations commercially and ecologically important fishes, Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) haddock...
Aquatic environments encompass the world’s most extensive habitats, rich with sounds produced by a diversity of animals. Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is an increasingly accessible remote sensing technology that uses hydrophones to listen underwater world and represents unprecedented, non-invasive method monitor environments. This information can assist in delineation biologically important areas via detection sound-producing species or characterization ecosystem type condition, inferred...
The larvae of a number crab species have been found to orientate and swim toward ambient underwater sound emanating from coastal settlement habitats. This current study examined whether also has the potential trigger responses in larvae. effect exposure reef on behavior time metamorphosis (TTM) was megalopae 5 common species, 3 temperate waters 2 tropical waters. all showed marked changes swimming significant decrease TTM when exposed replayed compared with silent (control) treatment....
While sound is a useful cue for guiding the onshore orientation of larvae because it travels long distances underwater, also has potential to convey valuable information about quality and type habitat at source. Here, we provide, our knowledge, first evidence that settlement-stage coastal crab species can interpret show strong settlement metamorphosis response habitat-related differences in natural underwater sound. Laboratory- field-based experiments demonstrated time common varied...
ABSTRACT Effective management of protected species requires a comprehensive understanding their ecology. Within the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Area (FMA) in south‐western Aotearoa/New Zealand, two four recognised bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) subpopulations are considered resident to discrete fiord systems. Opportunistic sightings outside Patea/Doubtful and Tamatea/Dusky Sound complexes, however, indicate these occupy larger space than is currently recognised. To...
A small number of studies have demonstrated that settlement stage decapod crustaceans are able to detect and exhibit swimming, metamorphosis responses ambient underwater sound emanating from coastal reefs. However, the intensity acoustic cue required initiate response, therefore potential range over which this may operate, is not known. The current study determined behavioural response thresholds four species New Zealand brachyuran crab megalopae by exposing them different levels broadcast...
Soundscapes offer rich descriptions of composite acoustic environments. Characterizing marine soundscapes simply through sound levels results in incomplete descriptions, limits the understanding unique features, and impedes meaningful comparisons. Sources that contribute to level metrics shift time space with changes biological patterns, physical forces, human activity. The presence a constant or chronic source is often interwoven episodic sounds. Further, intensity sources can influence...
A working group from the Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds effort collaborated with World Register Marine Species (WoRMS) to create an inventory species confirmed or expected produce sound underwater. We used several existing inventories and additional literature searches compile a dataset categorizing scientific knowledge sonifery for 33,462 subspecies across marine mammals, other tetrapods, fishes, invertebrates. found 729 documented as producing active and/or passive sounds...
Monitoring compliance and enforcing laws are integral to ensuring the success of marine protected areas (MPAs), but traditional monitoring techniques costly resource demanding. Three SoundTrap 300 recorders were deployed for one month between 1 July September 12, 2018 collect acoustic data in two parks off southeastern Australia: recorder Cod Grounds Marine Park (CGMP) Solitary Islands National Zone (SIMP NPZ). Extractive activities such as fishing not permitted these zones. Raven Pro 2.0...
The post-larval or puerulus stage of spiny, rock, lobsters (Palinuridae) swim many kilometres from open oceans into coastal waters where they subsequently settle. orientation cues used by the for this migration are unclear, but presumed to be critical finding a place Understanding process may help explain biological processes dispersal and settlement, useful developing realistic models. In study, we examined use reef sound as an cue southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii. Experiments were...
Tank-based bioacoustic experiments are useful for recording organisms' produced sounds and responses to in a controlled environment, but care must be taken accurately measure thoroughly report in-tank acoustic fields. For studies involving particle-motion sensitive fish or invertebrates, particle motion should directly measured since it cannot calculated from sound pressure without use of complex propagation models enclosed spaces. We present high-spatial resolution, empirical dataset pile...
Quantifying the number of recreational fishers is important for many aspects managing coastal resources. Unfortunately, quantifying boaters in offshore settings has proven difficult due to their distance from shore and a lack cost-effective methods monitor small boats (<10 m length). We investigated visitor-use at an marine protected area (MPA) southeastern USA. used multiple counting (satellites, buoy camera, passive acoustics, boat-based observations) generalized linear modeling approach...
Globally billions of dollars are spent each year on attempting to reduce marine biofouling commercial vessels, largely because it results in higher fuel costs due increased hydrodynamic drag. Biofouling has been long assumed be primarily the availability vacant space surface hull. Here, is shown that addition noise emitted through a vessel's hull port increases settlement and growth organisms within four weeks clean surfaces being placed sea. More than twice as many bryozoans, oysters,...
Black sea bass (Centropristis striata) is an important fish species in both commercial and recreational fisheries of southern New England the mid-Atlantic Bight. Due to intense urbanization these waters, this subject a wide range anthropogenic noise pollution. Concerns that C. striata are negatively affected by pile driving construction predominate areas earmarked for energy development. However, as yet, hearing unknown, making it hard evaluate potential risks. This study first step...
Abstract The nutritional condition of seed mussels (spat) at the time seeding is thought to play a major role in influencing spat losses on mussel farms, with nutritionally compromised be more likely lost from aquaculture substrata than those good condition. New Zealand's Greenshell ™ ( Perna canaliculus ) industry relies almost exclusively (∼85%) wild caught spat, vast majority, typically > 90%, shortly after being seeded onto coastal farms. This study sought quantify extent variability...
Soundscapes represent an intrinsic aspect of a habitat which, particularly in protected areas, should be monitored and managed to mitigate human impacts. Soundscape ecology characterizes acoustic interactions within environment, integrating biological, anthropogenic, climatological, geological sound sources. Monitoring soundscapes marine areas is important due the reliance many species on for biological functions, including communication reproduction. In this study we establish baseline...