Human activities have changed underwater sound environments dramatically, especially through boat traffic. This noise impacts fish, but the effects vary based on the behavior and lifestyle of the species.A chapter authored by FISHBIOACOUSTICS lab researchers Manuel Vieira, Paulo Fonseca, and Clara Amorim (2026) examines the effects of boat noise on both sedentary and mobile soniferous fish.This work also highlights the challenges researchers face when studying these effects

New Publication on Flying Gurnard Bioacoustics A recent study has unveiled insights into the acoustic behavior of the flying gurnard ( Dactylopterus volitans ), a species known for its distinctive visual displays and now for its unique sounds. The research highlights two distinct types of short, repeated grunt-like sounds produced by these fish, which vary in duration, frequency, and rhythm. Notably, these sounds are often accompanied by the opening of their large pectoral fi

Research team from the FishBioacoustics lab, including Raquel Vasconcelos and Clara Amorim from MARE and Daniel Alves and Paulo Fonseca from CE3C, has conducted the first study to demonstrate how the auditory processing of vocalizations develops alongside sound production in a fish species. The study, titled Auditory representation of conspecific calls improves throughout ontogeny in a singing fish , was published in Biology Letters (2025). The article can be accessed here .

Our latest publication, co-authored by Raquel O. Vasconcelos and colleagues, in Marine Environmental Research . The article, titled...

New Paper by Daniel Alves Sheds Light on Hearing Mechanisms in the Lusitanian Toadfish. We’re excited to announce a new publication by...

For the first time passive acoustic monitoring data from all ecological realms have been catalogued on a global scale in a collective...

A new study conducted a pioneering investigation revealing the acoustic diversity of fish communities in the Professor Luiz Saldanha...

New Study Reveals Blue Shark Behavioural Patterns and Impact of Boat Noise in the Portuguese Coast. A shark swims past a baited remote...

We are excited to announce the publication of our latest research article, " Exploring freshwater soundscapes of tropical marshland...

Our group has published a new article titled "Reaction of two sciaenid species to passing boats: Insights from passive acoustic...

Detection of invasive fish species with passive acoustics: Discriminating between native and non-indigenous sciaenids [more information]....

Boat noise impacts Lusitanian toadfish breeding males and reproductive outcome [more information]. Study funded by the FishNoise project.

Voice-mediated interactions in a megaherbivore [more information]. Study on the hippopotamus vocal recognition between territorial...

Boat noise impacts early life stages in the Lusitanian toadfish: A field experiment [more information]. Study funded by the FishNoise...