Light pollution extends beyond our cities, casting a disruptive glow over coastal waters and threatening marine ecosystems. At GOALANN, we’re shedding light on how artificial illumination affects ocean life, from the smallest plankton to the great whales, disrupting natural behaviours and endangering vital habitats.
2023
Nature Communications
Authors:
Thomas W. Davies 1, Oren Levy 2,3, Svenja Tidau1 , Laura Fernandes de Barros Marangoni 4, Joerg Wiedenmann 5, Cecilia D’Angelo5 & Tim Smyth 6
2021
ELEMENTA: Science of the Anthropocene
Authors:
T. J. Smyth, A. E. Wright, D. McKee, S. Tidau, R. Tamir, Z. Dubinsky, D. Iluz, T. W. Davies
2022
Global Change Biology
Authors:
Laura F. B. Marangoni , Thomas Davies, Tim Smyth, Airam Rodríguez, Mark Hamann, Cristian Duarte, Kellie Pendoley, Jørgen Berge, Elena Maggi, Oren Levy
2023
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
Authors:
Svenja Tidau, Fraser T. Brough, Luis Gimenez, Stuart R. Jenkins and Thomas W. Davies
GOALANN is an international network of the world’s leading experts in marine light pollution. Our mission is to conserve the oceans by improving knowledge and awareness of marine light pollution, its ecological and societal impacts, and management options.
The initiative unifies research groups from around the world to provide a central resource of marine light pollution expertise, projects and tools for policy makers, environmental managers, maritime industries, the media and the public.