Marine animals rely on the acoustic scene for collecting information of biotic or abiotic origin.
The exposure to increasing levels of underwater noise pollution cause adverse effects on marine organisms over different timescales (acute vs. chronic effects) and extents, ranging from temporary
reduction in hearing sensitivity and behavioural effects to more dramatic effects such as death (Slabbekoorn et al., 2010; van der Sluijs et al., 2010; Radford et al., 2014).