Boat noise disrupts orientation behavior in larval coral reef fish, according to new research. Reef fish are normally attracted by reef sound but the study, conducted in French Polynesia, found that ...

Damselfish had trouble learning to avoid predators, when that lesson was accompanied by a soundtrack of buzzing boat engines. Christopher Intagliata reports. If you've ever gone snorkeling or scuba ...

Researchers measure impacts of boat noise on a humpback whale. The waters of Alaska's Inside Passage are abuzz. They hum with vessel sounds, ranging from the puttering of fishing boats to the rumble ...

Lake Tahoe Basin planners this week are seeking additional, more restrictive ways to measure noise generated on the water so it can enforce existing regulations. The proposed change, according to the ...

Noise from motorboats changes the behavior of cleaner fish and the species they help, outlines a new report. Noise from motorboats changes the behaviour of cleaner fish and the species they help.

Sophie Holles, a PhD researcher at the University of Bristol and one of the study's authors, said: "Natural underwater sound is used by many animals to find suitable habitat, and traffic noise is one ...