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Research Expertise
I am interested in marine acoustic ecology and most of my work has been focused on the acoustic behaviour of marine mammals, from ice-breeding seals to baleen whales. In addition, I have a particular interest in assessing and understanding the impacts of anthropogenic noise on the marine environment. I am also excited by the development and application of new tools for the study of natural soundscapes and the assessment of biodiversity and species richness using passive acoustics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Industrial Impacts on Oceans
- Anthropogenic noise
- Marine Renewable Energy
- QL Zoology
- Marine mammals
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Collaborations from the last five years
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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MERIKA: Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator
Vögler, A. (PI), Kenter, J. O. (PI), Billing, S.-L. (PI), Greenwood, C. (Researcher), Morrison, J. (Researcher), Bremner, B. (Researcher), Loxton , J. (Researcher), Schläppy, M.-L. (Researcher), del Villar-Guerra, D. (Researcher), Nall, C. (Researcher), Greenhill, L. (Researcher), Risch, D. (Researcher), Billing, S.-L. (Researcher) & Martino, S. (Researcher)
1/01/14 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Sounds of the deep: How input representation, model choice, and dataset size influence underwater sound classification performance
Olcay, A., White, P. R., Bull, J. M., Risch, D., Dell, B. & White, E. L., 1 Apr 2025, In: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 157, 4, p. 3017-3032 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Suitability of assessing population-level impacts from construction of a single wind farm – a case study on North Sea harbour porpoises
van Geel, N. C. F., Benjamins, S., Marmo, B., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Wittich, A., Risch, D., Todd, V. L. G. & Wilson, B., 15 May 2025, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 12, 17 p., 1539143.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the potential of acoustic telemetry to underpin the regional management of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus)
Thorburn, J., Collins, P. C., Garbett, A., Vance, H., Phillips, N., Drumm, A., Cooney, J., Waters, C., Ó’maoiléidigh, N., Johnston, E., Dolton, H. R., Berrow, S., Hall, G., Hall, J., Delvillar, D., Mcgill, R., Whoriskey, F., Fangue, N. A., Mcinturf, A. G. & Rypel, A. L. & 14 others, , 12 Jul 2024, In: Animal Biotelemetry. 12, 1, 13 p., 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a machine learning detector for North Atlantic humpback whale song
Kather, V., Seipel, F., Berges, B., Davis, G., Gibson, C., Harvey, M., Henry, L.-A., Stevenson, A. & Risch, D., 13 Mar 2024, In: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 155, 3, p. 2050-2064 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Harbour porpoises respond to chronic acoustic deterrent device noise from aquaculture
Findlay, C. R., Coomber, F. G., Dudley, R., Bland, L., Calderan, S. V., Hartny-Mills, L., Leaper, R., Tougaard, J., Merchant, N. D., Risch, D. & Wilson, B., 5 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Biological Conservation. 293, 9 p., 110569.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Major soundscape differences in the west coast of Scotland are reflected in acoustic indices
Dell, B. L., White, P. R., Bull, J. M. & Risch, D., 2024, International Conference on Underwater Acoustics, ICUA 2024. 1 ed. Institute of Acoustics, Vol. 46. (Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics; vol. 46).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Spatial Impact of Wind Farm Constructionon Harbor Porpoise Detectability
van Geel, N. C. F., Benjamins, S., Marmo, B., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Wittich, A., Risch, D., Jameson, D., Todd, V. L. G., Todd, I. B., Cox, S. E. & Wilson, B., 4 Oct 2024, The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life: Principles and Practical Considerations. Popper, A. N., Sisneros, J. A., Hawkins, A. D. & Thomsen, F. (eds.). Springer International Publishing AG, p. 1523-1546 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
- 1 Participation in conference
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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) Marine Forum 2022
Risch, D. (Participant) & Benjamins, S. (Participant)
26 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Watch: Kayaker Witnesses Whale Ritual Rarely Seen by Humans
15/08/23
22 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Learn to Grunt and Growl like an Antarctic Minke Whale
26/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Research could help get island’s waters international status for whales
29/09/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Marine scientists capture whale and dolphin songs in Scottish waters using underwater microphones
6/09/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Whale and dolphin songs recorded in Scottish waters
4/09/22
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research