In situ behavioural responses to boat noise exposure of Gobius cruentatus (Gmelin, 1789; fam. Gobiidae) and Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758; fam. Pomacentridae) living in a Marine Protected Area

How boat noise affects an ecologically crucial behaviour: the case of territoriality in Gobius cruentatus (Gobiidae)

“…This kind of noise causes cessation of activities, provokes the so-called 'startle response', induces modification in the fish position in water column as well flight behaviour (Slabbekoorn et al 2010) and has the potential to impair detection of relevant signals by reducing the extent of signal propagation and therefore signalling efficiency between individuals (Amoser et al 2004;Vasconcelos et al 2007). Recently a time budget analysis, applied for the first time on a fish species, revealed less overt behavioural changes due to boat noise exposure (Picciulin et al 2010). Despite these studies, little is known about the noise effect on biologically relevant behaviours such as reproduction and territory defence.…”

The impact of experimental impact pile driving on oxygen uptake in black seabream and plaice

“…Other studies that have tested multiple fish species using identical acoustic regimes have found both different outcomes between species (Popper et al, 2005;Picciulin et al, 2010;Voellmy et al, 2014b), as well as similar results (Amoser and Ladich, 2003;Voellmy et al, 2014a;Bruintjes et al, 2016).…”

Nocturnal Acoustic Activity in the Shallow Waters of the WWF-Miramare Natural Marine Reserve (Trieste, Italy)

“…Unfortunately, from 20.00 to 24.00, we also found the highest frequency of occurrence of boat noises during the night. This is a cause of concern because boat noises recorded within the Reserve may diminish fish hearing ability, mask intraspecific relevant signals (Codarin et al 2009 ) , and cause behavioral changes in local soniferous fish species (Picciulin et al 2010 ) .…”