Research products of the JIP

Published Works

• Stock assessment
• Electrophysiological[RG2] Measures of Hearing in Marine Mammals:
  André, M. and P.E. Nachtigall (Eds.). 2007. Electrophysiological Measures of Hearing in Marine Mammals. Special issue of Aquatic Mammals 33(1); 144 pages. Includes introduction plus 14 original papers.
• Comparative Liability for Hearing Loss in Sea Turtles, Birds, and Mammals:
  Ketten, D.R. 2007. Underwater Ears and the Physiology of Impacts: Comparative Liability for Hearing Loss in Sea Turtles, Birds, and Mammals, (Bioacoustics; in press) The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life, Nyborg, Denmark, August 13-17, 2007. (book chapter in press)
• The Influence of Cochlear Shape on Low-Frequency Hearing:
  Manoussaki, D., R.S. Chadwick, D.R. Ketten, J. Arruda, D. Dimitriadis, and J.T. O’Malley. 2007. The Influence of Cochlear Shape on Low-Frequency Hearing. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.) in press)
• Workshop on technology requirements to investigate the effects of sound on marine wildlife. St Andrews, 20-22 March 2007.
• Review of existing and future potential treatments for reducing underwater sound from oil & gas industry activities. Noise Control Engineering, December 31 2007.
• Hawkins, A., A.N. Popper, and M. Wahlberg (eds). 2008. International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Bioacoustics 17(1-3). The Sound and Marine Life JIP provided general support funds for the conference. It also provided funds or other support to the following papers published in this issue of Bioacoustics.
  • Mountain et al. page 77. Predicting cetacean audiograms
  • Yamato et al., page 100. Biomechanical and structural modeling of hearing in baleen whales
  • Smies and Gentry, page 270, Oil and gas activities and Sound and Marine Life; an International Joint Industry Project and Development Program
  • Houser et al., page 310. Ultrasound inspection for intravascular bubbles in a repetitively diving dolphin
  • Ketten, page 312. Underwater ears and the physiology of impacts: comparative liability for hearing loss in sea turtles, birds, and mammals
  • Knudsen et al., page 327. Evaluation of fisheries sonar for whale detection in relation to seismic survey operations
• Joint Industry Programme on Sound and Marine Life Review of Existing Data on Underwater Sounds Produced by the Oil & Gas Industry, Issue 1. Seiche. August 2008.
• Cetacean Stock Assessments in Relation to Exploration and Production Industry Activity and Other Human Pressures: Review and Data Needs: Aquatic Mammals, Volume 37, Number 1, 2011 : ISSN 0167-5427 : Frank Thomsen, Sophy R. McCully, Laura R. Weiss, Daniel T. Wood, Karema J. Warr, John Barry and Robin J. Law.
• An inventory and evaluation of unmanned aerial systems for offshore surveys of marine mammals; W.R. Koski, P. Abgrall and S.B. Yazvenko; J. Cetaceans Res. Manage 11(3):239-247, 2010.

Conference talks, posters and workshops

• Abstracts from the 2008 Programme Review Meeting
• Current Models of Baleen and Odontocete Whale Hearing: Evidence for Differences in Noise Impacts:
  Ketten, D.R. 2007. Current Models of Baleen and Odontocete Whale Hearing: Evidence for Differences in Noise Impacts. NATO Intergovernmental Conference on The Effects of Sound in the Ocean on Marine Mammals, Lerici, Italy, June 11-14, 2007.
• Anatomical Studies of Mysticete Hearing: A Key to Understanding How and What Whales Hear:
  Yamato, M., D.R. Ketten, J. Arruda, and S. Cramer. 2007. Anatomical Studies of Mysticete Hearing: A Key to Understanding How and What Whales Hear. ASLO’. Also a poster at conference on The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life, Nyborg, Denmark, August 13-17, 2007.
• Predicting Cetacean Audiograms:
  Mountain, D.A, A.L. Zosuls, S.O. Newburg, and D.R. Ketten. 2007. Predicting Cetacean Audiograms. The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life, Nyborg, Denmark, August 13-17, 2007.
  
• Ultrasound Inspection for Intravascular Bubbles in a Repetitively Diving Dolphin.:
  Houser, D. S., L.A. Dankiewicz, T.K. Stockard, and P.J. Ponganis. 2007. Ultrasound Inspection for Intravascular Bubbles in a Repetitively Diving Dolphin. Poster B12, Nyborg International Conference on The effects of Noise on Aquatic life, Nyborg Denmark, August 13-17, 2007.
• Comparative Liability for Hearing Loss in Sea Turtles, Birds, and Mammals:
  Ketten, D.R. 2007. Underwater Ears and the Physiology of Impacts: Comparative Liability for Hearing Loss in Sea Turtles, Birds, and Mammals, Invited plenary paper The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life, Nyborg, Denmark, August 13-17, 2007.
• “Lopsided” odontocetes:  a CT investigation of structural and  functional asymmetry in the upper respiratory tract:
  Arruda, J, J.S. Reidenberg, S. Cramer, D.R. Ketten, and J.T. Laitman. 2007. “Lopsided” odontocetes:  a CT investigation of structural and  functional asymmetry in the upper respiratory tract. 17th Biennial  Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.  Cape Town, South Africa, November 29-Decembr 3, 2007.
• Biomechanical and Structural Modeling of Hearing in Baleen Whales:
  Yamato, M., D.R. Ketten, J. Arruda, and S. Cramer. 2007. Biomechanical and Structural Modeling of Hearing in Baleen Whales. 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.  Cape Town, South Africa, November 29-Decembr 3, 2007.
• How Low Can They Go: Functional analyses of the largest land and marine mammal ears:
  Ketten, D. R., J. Arruda, S. Cramer, M. Yamato, M., Zosuls, D. Mountain, R.S. Chadwick, E.K, Dimitriadis, J. Shoshani, and C. O'Connell-Rodwell. 2007. How Low Can They Go: Functional analyses of the largest land and marine mammal ears. 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Cape Town, South Africa, November 29-Decembr 3, 2007
• Elementary, My Dear Watson! Biomedical imaging techniques for forensic analyses of trauma, defects, and disease in marine mammals:
  Cramer, S., J. Arruda, D.R. Ketten, E. Montie, S. Prahl, S.R. Williams, B. Dunnigan, T. Romano, R. Campbell-Malone, and N. Young. 2007. Elementary, My Dear Watson! Biomedical imaging techniques for forensic analyses of trauma, defects, and disease in marine mammals. 17th Biennial  Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.  Cape Town, South Africa, November 29-Decembr 3, 2007.
• CT and MRI Techniques for Analysis of Trauma and Disease in Marine Mammals:
  Ketten, D. R., S. Cramer, S., J. Arruda, S. Prahl, S.R. Williams, and B. Dunnigan. 2008. CT and MRI Techniques for Analysis of Trauma and Disease in Marine Mammals, Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference, Gainesville, Fla.
• AFM and BSEM: Novel approaches to the Basilar Membrane:
  Ketten, D.R., E. K Dimitriadis, R. S Chadwick and D. Mountain. 2008. AFM and BSEM: Novel approaches to the Basilar Membrane. Acoustical Society of America, ACOUSTICS 2008, Paris, France.
• Workshop on fish behaviour, April 2009, Stavanger
  • Workshop summary
  • JIP overview
  • Fish behavious and sound disturbance; notes for the fish behaviour workshop
  • Scottish studies
  • Aqautic telemetry - a tool for aquatic management and research
  • Synthesis of post-smolt migration studies in Norway
  • Scaring effects in fish by offshore seismic explorations
  • Effects of seismic air gun sound on commercial catch rates
  • Acoustic mapping of pelagic fish distribution and density in relation to a seismic exploration area off the Norwegian west coast
  • E&P Sound and fish; authrities requirements as seen from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
  • Regulation of seismic surveys in Brazilian waters
  • Brief overview of ESRF SeiFish Proposal
  • Effects of Seismic Shooting on Longline and Gillnet Fisheries
    

Unpublished products

• Cetacean stock assessment in relation to exploration and production industry sound, LGL Ltd.
• Environmental assessment of marine vibreoseis, LGL Ltd., environmental research associates & Marine Acoustics Inc.
• SRS Report
• Identification of Potential Utility of & Collation of Existing Marine Mammal Observer Data:
  Barton, C.J.S., Jacques R., Mason, M. 2008.
• Fish hearing and the effects of sound on fish:
  Popper, A. 2007. Searchable spreadsheet with entries for over 300 papers on fish hearing and the effects of sound on fish. (Unpublished report for sole use of ASA Working Group on noise exposure criteria for fish and turtles).
• Assessing the hearing capabilities of mysticete whales: a proposed research strategy for the Joint Industry Program on Sound and marine life.
• Evaluation of Fisheries Sonar’s for whale detection in relation to seismic survey operations
• Web site for improved marine mammal observer data:
  The following web site was established following a 2007 Workshop on the Utility of Marine Mammal Observer Data held in Oxford: http://clientzone.extranet.rsk.co.uk/clients/mmodata with password access.

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