Noise results in lower quality of an important forage fish the Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes personatus

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dc.contributor.authorCarlson, Nora V.
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Meredith A.V.
dc.contributor.authorTavera, Jose
dc.contributor.authorO'Hara, Patrick D.
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Matthew R.
dc.contributor.authorBertram, Douglas F., Summers, Adam
dc.contributor.authorFifield, David A.
dc.contributor.authorJuanes, Francis
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-12T21:25:32Z
dc.date.available2026-03-12T21:25:32Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractAnthropogenic noise is a pervasive environmental pollutant that continues to expand and increase globally, especially in marine environments, affecting many marine animals, especially fish. Although interest and concern regarding the effects of noise on fish has increased, most studies still focus on the effects noise has on individual species, often overlooking wider system-level consequences. This is particularly true of trophically important species such as forage fish. We investigated how different types of anthropogenic noise affect the quality of an important forage fish species, Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes personatus, which could impact the many species that rely on them. We found that, compared to controls, fish in noisy environments had lower energy density and lower weight at a given length. These results suggest that even over shorter periods of time the anthropogenic noise could reduce sand lance quality, which in-turn could cascade up the food chain causing drastic ecosystem-level consequences.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipMitacs Inc
dc.identifier.citationCarlson, N. V., White, M. A., Tavera, J., O'Hara, P. D., Baker, M. R., Bertram, D. F., Summers, A., Fifield, D. A., & Juanes, F. (2025). Noise results in lower quality of an important forage fish, the Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes personatus. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 213, 117664. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117664
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117664
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/23484
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMarine Pollution Bulletin
dc.rightsCC BY
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectanthropogenic noise
dc.subjectforage fish
dc.subjectammodytes personatus
dc.subjectPacific sand lance
dc.subjectenergy density
dc.subjectpredator-prey relationships
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Biology
dc.titleNoise results in lower quality of an important forage fish the Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes personatus
dc.typeArticle

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