Anthropogenic noise in marine
ecosystems can affect the fitness of fish species
by masking important acoustic signals as well as
causing immediate physiological and behavioral
changes. Although all fish are capable of detecting
the particle motion component of a sound field and
only species possessing a swim bladder can detect
the pressure component, a majority of experiments
examining the effect of anthropogenic noise on fish
have focused exclusively on reporting pressure. In
small aquarium acoustic experiments, due to the
unique acoustic characteristics of these tanks, the
relationship between particle motion and pressure
may not be representative of open water conditions.
