MARMAM readers, On behalf of my colleagues and co-authors, I would like to bring to your attention a new publication in Endangered Species Research. This paper is a contribution to the Theme Section ‘21st century paradigms for measuring and managing the effects of anthropogenic ocean noise’ that has been developed and edited by Doug Nowacek, Wendy Dow-Peniak, and myself. The citation and abstract of the article are given below. The full text is available Open Access at <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v32/> or by personal request to Brandon.Southall@sea-inc.net. *Forney, K.A., Southall, B.L., Slooten, E., Dawson, S., Read, A.J., Baird, R.W. and Brownell, R.L., 2017. Nowhere to go: Noise impact assessments for marine mammal populations with high site fidelity. /Endangered Species Research/.* ABSTRACT. As awareness of the effects of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals has grown, research has broadened from evaluating physiological responses, including injury and mortality, to considering effects on behavior and acoustic communication. Most mitigation efforts attempt to minimize injury by enabling animals to move away as noise levels are increased gradually. Recent experiences demonstrate that this approach is inadequate or even counterproductive for small, localized marine mammal populations, for which displacement of animals may itself cause harm. Seismic surveys within the ranges of harbor porpoise /Phocoena phocoena/ in California and Ma¯ui dolphin /Cephalorhynchus hectori maui/ in New Zealand highlight the need to explicitly consider biological risks posed by displacement during survey planning, monitoring, and mitigation. Consequences of displacement are poorly understood, but likely include increased stress and reduced foraging success, with associated effects on survival and reproduction. In some cases, such as the Critically Endangered Ma¯ui dolphin, displacement by seismic activities risks exposing the remaining 55 dolphins to bycatch in nearby fisheries. Similar concerns about military and industrial activities exist for island-associated species such as melon-headed whales /Peponocephala electra/ in Hawai’i; shelf-break associated species such as Cuvier’s beaked whales /Ziphius cavirostris/ off the US Atlantic coast, and whales foraging in coastal habitats, such as the Critically Endangered western gray whale /Eschrichtius robustus/. We present an expanded framework for considering disturbance effects that acknowledges scientific uncertainty, providing managers and operators a more robust means of assessing and avoiding potential harm associated with both displacement and direct effects of intense anthropogenic noise exposure. -- Brandon L. Southall, Ph.D. President, Senior Scientist, SEA, Inc. Research Associate, University of California, Santa Cruz 9099 Soquel Drive, Suite 8, Aptos, CA 95003, USA 831.332.8744 (mobile); 831.661.5177 (office); 831.661.5178 (fax) Brandon.Southall@sea-inc.net; www.sea-inc.net http://www.fastpencil.com/publications/4263-Ocean-Journeys-Beginnings