High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena )
Shipping is the dominant marine anthropogenic noise source in the world’s oceans, yet we know little about vessel encounter rates, exposure levels and behavioural reactions for cetaceans in the wild, many of which rely on sound for foraging, communication and social interactions. Here, we used anima...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/c553b644-7051-47e1-8774-3008d51194e7 2024-10-13T14:10:18+00:00 High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) Wisniewska, Danuta Maria Johnson, Mark Teilmann, Jonas Siebert, Ursula Galatius, Anders Dietz, Rune Madsen, Peter Teglberg 2018-02-14 https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/publications/c553b644-7051-47e1-8774-3008d51194e7 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2314 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wisniewska , D M , Johnson , M , Teilmann , J , Siebert , U , Galatius , A , Dietz , R & Madsen , P T 2018 , ' High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) ' , Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , vol. 285 , no. 1872 , 20172314 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2314 Anthropogenic disturbance Behavioural response DTAG Exposure rates Fitness consequences Foraging article 2018 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2314 2024-09-26T14:11:27Z Shipping is the dominant marine anthropogenic noise source in the world’s oceans, yet we know little about vessel encounter rates, exposure levels and behavioural reactions for cetaceans in the wild, many of which rely on sound for foraging, communication and social interactions. Here, we used animal-borne acoustic tags to measure vessel noise exposure and foraging efforts in seven harbour porpoises in highly trafficked coastal waters. Tagged porpoises encountered vessel noise 17-89% of the time and occasional high-noise levels coincided with vigorous fluking, bottom diving, interrupted foraging and even cessation of echolocation, leading to significantly fewer prey capture attempts at received levels greater than 96 dB re 1 µPa (16 kHz third-octave). If such exposures occur frequently, porpoises, which have high metabolic requirements, may be unable to compensate energetically with negative long-term fitness consequences. That shipping noise disrupts foraging in the high-frequency-hearing porpoise raises concerns that other toothed whale species may also be affected. Article in Journal/Newspaper Phocoena phocoena toothed whale University of St Andrews: Research Portal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285 1872 20172314 |
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Shipping is the dominant marine anthropogenic noise source in the world’s oceans, yet we know little about vessel encounter rates, exposure levels and behavioural reactions for cetaceans in the wild, many of which rely on sound for foraging, communication and social interactions. Here, we used animal-borne acoustic tags to measure vessel noise exposure and foraging efforts in seven harbour porpoises in highly trafficked coastal waters. Tagged porpoises encountered vessel noise 17-89% of the time and occasional high-noise levels coincided with vigorous fluking, bottom diving, interrupted foraging and even cessation of echolocation, leading to significantly fewer prey capture attempts at received levels greater than 96 dB re 1 µPa (16 kHz third-octave). If such exposures occur frequently, porpoises, which have high metabolic requirements, may be unable to compensate energetically with negative long-term fitness consequences. That shipping noise disrupts foraging in the high-frequency-hearing porpoise raises concerns that other toothed whale species may also be affected. |
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Wisniewska, Danuta Maria Johnson, Mark Teilmann, Jonas Siebert, Ursula Galatius, Anders Dietz, Rune Madsen, Peter Teglberg |
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Wisniewska, Danuta Maria Johnson, Mark Teilmann, Jonas Siebert, Ursula Galatius, Anders Dietz, Rune Madsen, Peter Teglberg |
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High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) |
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High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) |
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High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) |
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High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) |
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High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) |
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high rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises ( phocoena phocoena ) |
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Wisniewska , D M , Johnson , M , Teilmann , J , Siebert , U , Galatius , A , Dietz , R & Madsen , P T 2018 , ' High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) ' , Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , vol. 285 , no. 1872 , 20172314 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2314 |
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