Research and Media Outputs

Notable Media Releases

Grants and Funding

FishSounds Fisheries: developing the capacity and cyberinfrastructure required to passively monitor fish populations
Ecosystems and Ocean Science Contribution Framework administered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada
2023 - 2026 | $234,600 (CAD)
FishSounds Educate: conserving Canada’s marine ecosystems through engagement, education, and ocean literacy
Ocean Management Fund administered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada
2022 - 2024 | $218,500 (CAD)
FishSounds: documenting the occurrence and ecological importance of sound production of fishes
Mitacs Globalink Research Internship
2021 - 2024

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Looby A, Bravo S, Cox KD, Davies HL, Di Iorio L, Erbe C, Juanes F, Martin CW, Mooney TA, Radford C, et al. 2023. Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10: 892. 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4.

Looby A, Bravo S, Juanes F, Rountree R, Riera A, Davies HL, Spriel B, Vela S, Reynolds LK, Martin CW, et al. 2023. The importance of context in the acoustic behaviors of marine, subtropical fish species. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 154: 3252-3258. 10.1121/10.0022412.

Looby A, Vela S, Cox K, Riera A, Bravo S, Davies HL, Rountree R, Reynolds LK, Martin CW, Matwin S, et al. 2023. FishSounds version 1.0: a website for the compilation of fish sound production information and recordings. Ecological Informatics. 74(101953). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101953.

Looby A, Cox K, Bravo S, Rountree R, Juanes F, Reynolds LK, Martin CW. 2022. A quantitative inventory of global soniferous fish diversity. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 32:581–595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-022-09702-1.

Parsons MJG, Lin T-H, Mooney TA, Erbe C, Juanes F, Lammers M, Li S, Linke S, Looby A, et al. 2022. Sounding the call for a global library of biological underwater sounds. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10(810156). https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.810156.

Editor-Reviewed Publications

Parsons MJ, Looby A, Chanda K, Di Iorio L, Erbe C, Frazao F, Havlik M, Juanes F, Lammers M, Li S, et al. 2024. A Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds: an online platform with multiple passive acoustic monitoring applications. In: Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life: Principles and Practical Considerations. New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media. 10.1007/978-3-031-10417-6_123-1.

Spriel B, Davies HL, Looby A, Shafer H, Vela S, Juanes F, Cox KD. 2024. Fish sounds as an effective tool in marine science communication. Fisheries Photo Diary Column. 49: 28-34. 10.1002/fsh.11022.

Cox K, Looby A, Vela S, Riera A, Bravo S, Davies HL, Rountree R, Spriel B, Reynolds LK, Martin CW, et al. 2023. FishSounds Version 1.1: data archive, user experience, and online resources. In: Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life: Principles and Practical Considerations. New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media. 10.1007/978-3-031-10417-6_35-1.

Looby A, Cox K, Bravo S, Rountree R, Juanes F, Riera A, Vela S, Davies HL, Reynolds LK, Martin CW. 2023. Fish sound production research: a quantitative evaluation of historical practices and ongoing challenges. In: Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life: Principles and Practical Considerations. New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media. 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101953.

Select Presentations

Cox KD. 2024. Something sounds fishy: bioacoustics, conservation, and policy in the Northeast Pacific. Simon Fraser University, School of Environmental Science, Coastal Marine Science and Management, Vancouver, BC.

Cox KD. 2023. Engaging the bioacoustics community. Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds Workshop, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA.

Cox KD. 2023. Marine habitats conserve ocean soundscapes through the attenuation of noise pollution. World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Penang, Malaysia.

Cox KD. 2023. Sound management: integrating bioacoustics into the conservation of Canada’s aquatic ecosystems. Delta Nature Society, Vancouver, BC.

Cox KD. 2023. Sound management: the nexus of marine bioacoustics, habitat protection, and policy. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Marine Environmental Quality Program Noise Hub, Vancouver, BC.

Cox KD. 2023. Sound marine management: integrating marine bioacoustics into habitat protection, spatial planning, and policy. Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON.

Davies H. 2023. Advancing ocean literacy using fish sounds. Global Ocean Science Education Workshop - Sound in the Ocean, Rhode Island.

Holloway K. 2023. Society's interaction with Soniferous Fish of the Temperate Pacific NorthEast. Department of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Studies Independent Study Semester Thesis Defence, Simon Fraser University.

Looby A. 2023. FishSounds Educate: bridging the gap between scientists and educators to promote ocean literacy. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Portland, OR.

Looby A. 2023. FishSounds: a bioacoustics library benchmark. Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds Workshop, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA.

Looby A. 2023. FishSounds: a data-sharing website of global soniferous fish diversity. Acoustics 2023 Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Looby A. 2023. Knocks, chatters, grunts, and boops: fish sounds and their many uses. Invited public seminar presented at the Cedar Key Library Lecture Series, Cedar Key, FL.

Spriel B. 2023. Promoting ocean literacy and inspiring marine conservation through fish sounds. Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Spriel B. 2023. “Do fish talk?” and other important questions marine scientists ask! Early Career Ocean Professionals Virtual Seminar Series hosted by Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants and the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition, online.

Cox KD. 2022. FishSounds version 1.0: a website for the compilation of fish sound production information and recordings. Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life, Berlin, Germany.

Cox KD. 2022. Integrating bioacoustics into the conservation of Canada’s aquatic ecosystems. Nature Vancouver, Vancouver, BC.

Cox KD. 2022. Unravelling ocean noise: insights into fish sounds, noise pollution, and managing soundscapes. Simon Fraser University, Les Écologistes, Vancouver, BC.

Looby A. 2022. A quantitative inventory of fish sound production research: historical practices and ongoing challenges. Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life, Berlin, Germany.

Looby A. 2022. FishSounds: a global inventory of soniferous fish diversity and data-sharing website. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Portsmouth, NH.

Looby A. 2021. FishSounds: A Global Review and Website on Sound Production in Fishes. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, Gainesville, FL.

Looby A. 2021. Soundscape ecology in the Gulf of Mexico. UF Field Ecology of Aquatic Organisms, undergraduate class, Cedar Key, FL.

Looby A, Riera A. 2020. FishSounds: a Website to Compile and Disseminate Research on Fish Sound Production. MERIDIAN webinar, online.

Looby A. 2020. The ecological importance and remote sensing applications of fish sounds. North Florida Marine Science Symposium, St. Augustine, FL.

Looby A. 2020. The prevalence of soniferous fishes globally and in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting, online.

Looby A. 2019. A global review of tested and reported sound production in fishes. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, Mobile, AL.