Fran Felix Zarzuela

PhD student

I aim to create a global application framework tool for assessing the exposure and potential effects of underwater radiated noise from shipping on various marine taxa. I aim to incorporate varying levels of complexity depending on data availability and requirements of specific simulations. I'll do it studying: underwater sound propagation, horizontal and vertical movements of animals (incorporating behavioural responses) and exposure assessment. I'll test it using examples involving Azores' cetacean species.

Supervisors: Mónica A. Silva and Guilherme Beleza Vaz