Publications by authors named "Ashley Dilley"

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  • There is growing concern about how noise pollution from human activities, especially naval sonar, affects marine life, particularly marine mammals like beaked whales.
  • Researchers developed the first empirical risk function for Blainville's beaked whales by studying their vocalizations and sonar operations, using a hydrophone array in the Bahamas to gather data.
  • The findings suggest a 50% chance of behavioral changes, such as stopping foraging, at a sound level of 150 dBrms re µPa, which is lower than the US Navy's historical risk assessment levels but higher than their current guidelines.
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