Impacts of recreational motorboats on fishes: A review

Biomarkers of environmental stress in gills of Pinna nobilis (Linnaeus 1758) from Balearic Island

“…It was also determined in a previous studies, that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) levels in the soft tissues of P. nobilis were more than 20-fold higher compared to the ones found in M. galloprovincialis (Sureda et al, 2011;Sureda et al, 2013b). In accordance, it has been reported that fish eggs, larvae and juveniles have been affected by combustion derived products from boat engines and nutrients increase due to wastewaters (Whitfield and Becker, 2014;Leon and Warnken, 2008). In a previous study, it has been evidenced that P. nobilis individuals in eutrophic environments showed higher growth rates than those in oligotrophic environments, but had lower survival rates with a density ranging from 5.2 to 8.8 ind/100 m 2 in Santa Maria Bay (Cabrera), whereas mean density was about 1.8 ind/100 m 2 in Magaluf (Vázquez-Luis et al, 2014;Hendriks et al, 2013).…”

Evaluating stable isotopic signals in bivalve Pinna nobilis under different human pressures

“…It has been demonstrated that physical damage to benthic organisms by recreational boating can impact seabed (Hendriks et al, 2013); but also, combustion derived products from boat engines and nutrients increase due to wastewaters can be produced (Davenport and Davenport, 2006;Leon and Warnken, 2008). In fact, it has been noted that fish eggs, larvae and juveniles have been affected by diesel, mixtures of petroleum and oil fuels and fumes derived from functioning engines (Whitfield and Becker, 2014). Consequently, P. nobilis along with two other benthic invertebrates (Cerastoderma glaucum and Ostrea edulis) has shown higher bioaccumulation of hydrocarbons in locations close to port and wastewater effluents (León et al, 2013) reflecting effects on the physiognomy of these organisms.…”

The effect of motorboat sound on Australian snapper Pagrus auratus inside and outside a marine reserve

“…For example, there were 12.5 million registered motorboats in the United States in 2010 (NMMA 2011) and 0.25 million recreational motorboats centered on Auckland, New Zealand, which represents one boat for every six residents. Therefore, motorboats are a common and increasing source of human‐generated sound, with emerging evidence that this sound could affect communication, orientation, and territorial behavior in fish (Whitfield & Becker, 2014). Unlike industrial sources of sound such as seismic surveys and commercial shipping, it is relatively straightforward to design studies that use motorboats in controlled experiments to test impacts of sound on aquatic organisms (Boussard, 1981; Whitfield & Becker, 2014).…”