Dear Colleagues, We provide a summary for the importance behind reducing boat noise in the whale-watching industry, and highlight the need for incorporation of a boat noise emission threshold into whale-watching guidelines: https://theconversation.com/whale-watching-guidelines-dont-include-boat-nois.... Perhaps your local or National government would be interested in considering whale-watch boat noise (e.g., by only using quieter boats)? Authors: Dr Kate Sprogis, Associate Prof. Fredrik Christiansen and Dr Patricia Arranz. Kind regards, Kate Sprogis, PhD Marine Mammal Researcher Great Southern Marine Research Facility Albany campus WA 6330 Australia +61 8 9842 0881 * kate.sprogis@uwa.edu.au [UWA on Twitter]<https://twitter.com/KateSprogis>[UWA on Instagram]<https://www.instagram.com/katesprogis/>[UWA on Linked In]<linkedin.com/in/kate-sprogis-23abb58b>[cid:image005.png@01D976A2.0F66DFC0]<http://www.katesprogis.wordpress.com/> [cid:image006.png@01D976A2.0F66DFC0] [cid:image007.jpg@01D976A2.0F66DFC0] Recent publications: * Sprogis, K.R., and Parra, G.J. 2022. Coastal dolphins and marine megafauna in Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia: informing conservation management actions in an area under increasing human pressure. Wildlife Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR22023 * Sprogis, K. R., D. Holman, P. Arranz, and F. Christiansen. 2023. Effects of whale-watching activities on southern right whales in Encounter Bay, South Australia. Marine Policy. 150:105525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105525
