Anthropogenic Noise Impacts on Marine Fauna: from Mechanisms to Conservation

Human-generated underwater noise, from shipping, seismic surveys, sonar, offshore construction, and marine renewable energy, is now recognised as a pervasive and growing pollutant of the world’s oceans. As the acoustic footprint of human activity expands, so does concern about its consequences for marine life, which relies on sound for communication, orientation, foraging, predator avoidance, and reproduction. Understanding how noise affects marine fauna, and how those effects can be measured, regulated, and mitigated, has become a central challenge for marine ecology and conservation.This Research Topic aims to bring together current advances on the biological and ecological impacts of anthropogenic noise across marine taxa, from invertebrates to fish, cetaceans and other marine mammals. We seek to connect mechanistic understanding with population- and ecosystem-level consequences, and to bridge fundamental science with the assessment frameworks and mitigation strategies needed for effective management.We welcome Original Research, Reviews, Methods, and Perspective articles addressing, but not limited to:Physiological, sensory, and behavioural responses to noise exposurePopulation- and ecosystem-level effects, including masking, displacement, and cumulative impactsExposure thresholds, indicators, and methods for impact assessment and monitoringMitigation approaches, management practices, and regulatory frameworks for underwater noiseBy integrating ecology, physiology, and applied conservation, this collection seeks to advance the evidence base needed to safeguard marine biodiversity in an increasingly noisy ocean. Topic editors: Marta Solé, Raquel O. Vasconcelos Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/84349/anthropogenic-noise-impacts-on-marine-fauna-from-mechanisms-to-conservation