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Possenti L, Reichart GJ, de Nooijer L, Lam FP, de Jong C, Colin M, Binnerts B, Boot A, von der Heydt A. Predicting the contribution of climate change on North Atlantic underwater sound propagation. PeerJ 2023; 11:e16208. [PMID: 37842042 PMCID: PMC10573315 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Since the industrial revolution, oceans have become substantially noisier. The noise increase is mainly caused by increased shipping, resource exploration, and infrastructure development affecting marine life at multiple levels, including behavior and physiology. Together with increasing anthropogenic noise, climate change is altering the thermal structure of the oceans, which in turn might affect noise propagation. During this century, we are witnessing an increase in seawater temperature and a decrease in ocean pH. Ocean acidification will decrease sound absorption at low frequencies (<10 kHz), enhancing long-range sound propagation. At the same time, temperature changes can modify the sound speed profile, leading to the creation or disappearance of sound ducts in which sound can propagate over large distances. The worldwide effect of climate change was explored for the winter and summer seasons using the (2018 to 2022) and (2094 to 2098, projected) atmospheric and seawater temperature, salinity, pH and wind speed as input. Using numerical modelling, we here explore the impact of climate change on underwater sound propagation. The future climate variables were taken from a Community Earth System Model v2 (CESM2) simulations forced under the concentration-driven SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5 scenarios. The sound modeling results show, for future climate change scenarios, a global increase of sound speed at different depths (5, 125, 300, and 640 m) except for the North Atlantic Ocean and the Norwegian Sea, where in the upper 125 m sound speed will decrease by as much as 40 m s-1. This decrease in sound speed results in a new sub-surface duct in the upper 200 m of the water column allowing ship noise to propagate over large distances (>500 km). In the case of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, this sub-surface duct will only be present during winter, leading to similar total mean square pressure level (SPLtot) values in the summer for both (2018 to 2022) and (2094 to 2098). We observed a strong and similar correlation for the two climate change scenarios, with an increase of the top 200 m SPLtot and a slowdown of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) leading to an increase of SPLtot at the end of the century by 7 dB.
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- Luca Possenti
- Ocean Systems (OCS), Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, The Netherlands
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- Ocean Systems (OCS), Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, The Netherlands
- Department of Earth Sciences—Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Ocean Systems (OCS), Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, The Netherlands
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- Acoustics & Sonar, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Acoustics & Sonar, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Acoustics & Sonar, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Acoustics & Sonar, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU)—Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU)—Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Centre for Complex Systems Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Murchy KA, Vagle S, Juanes F. Anchored bulk carriers have substantial impacts on the underwater soundscape in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia. Mar Pollut Bull 2022; 182:113921. [PMID: 35905701 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In recent decades shipping traffic has increased, leading to elevated underwater ambient noise levels. Research has been conducted on the noise generated by ships underway, however little is known about potential noise from ships at anchor. In coastal regions, commercial vessels can seek anchorages prior to entering port, leading to concern regarding the impacts on the soundscape and marine ecosystems. Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, a coastal region (800 Ha) 70 km away from the Port of Vancouver, was examined as a case study to understand the possible soundscape contribution from anchored bulk carriers. When a carrier anchored, sound pressure levels (SPL: 20-24,000 Hz) were elevated 2-8 dB re: 1 μPa throughout the bay. These results demonstrate the change anchored carriers can have on underwater soundscapes and is an important step in understanding the potential impact these vessels may have on marine organisms and important ecosystems.
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- Kelsie A Murchy
- Biology Department, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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- Biology Department, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Chion C, Bonnell TR, Lagrois D, Michaud R, Lesage V, Dupuch A, McQuinn IH, Turgeon S. Agent-based modelling reveals a disproportionate exposure of females and calves to a local increase in shipping and associated noise in an endangered beluga population. Mar Pollut Bull 2021; 173:112977. [PMID: 34583251 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Vessel underwater noise (VUN) is one of the main threats to the recovery of the endangered St. Lawrence Estuary Beluga population (SLEB). The 1% yearly population decline indicates that the cumulative threats are already beyond sustainable limits for the SLEB. However, a potential threefold increase in shipping traffic is expected within its critical habitat in the coming years resulting from proposed port-industrial projects in the Saguenay River. Current data indicate that SLEB typically use multiple sectors within their summer range, likely leading to differential VUN exposure among individuals. The degree of displacement and spatial mixing among habitats are not yet well understood but can be simulated under different assumptions about movement patterns at the individual and population levels. Here, we propose using an agent-based model (ABM) to explore the biases introduced when estimating exposure to stressors such as VUN, where individual-centric movement patterns and habitat use are derived from different spatial behaviour assumptions. Simulations of the ABM revealed that alternative behavioural assumptions for individual belugas can significantly alter the estimation of instantaneous and cumulative exposure of SLEB to VUN. Our simulations also predicted that with the projected traffic increase in the Saguenay River, the characteristics making it a quiet zone for SLEB within its critical habitat would be nullified. Whereas spending more time in the Saguenay than in the Estuary allows belugas to be exposed to less noise under the current traffic regime, this relationship is reversed under the increased traffic scenario. Considering the importance of the Saguenay for SLEB females and calves, our results support the need to understand its role as a possible acoustic refuge for this endangered population. This underlines the need to understand and describe individual and collective beluga behaviours using the best available data to conduct a thorough acoustic impact assessment concerning future increased traffic.
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- Clément Chion
- Université du Québec en Outaouais, Département des Sciences naturelles, Gatineau, QC J8X 3X7, Canada.
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- Université du Québec en Outaouais, Département des Sciences naturelles, Gatineau, QC J8X 3X7, Canada; University of Lethbridge, Department of Psychology, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
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- Université du Québec en Outaouais, Département des Sciences naturelles, Gatineau, QC J8X 3X7, Canada.
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- Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM), Tadoussac, QC G0T 2A0, Canada.
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, QC G5H 3Z4, Canada.
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- Université du Québec en Outaouais, Département des Sciences naturelles, Gatineau, QC J8X 3X7, Canada.
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, QC G5H 3Z4, Canada.
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- Parks Canada, Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, Tadoussac, QC G0T 2A0, Canada.
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Kinda GB, Le Courtois F, Stéphan Y. Ambient noise dynamics in a heavy shipping area. Mar Pollut Bull 2017; 124:535-546. [PMID: 28755811 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The management of underwater noise within the European Union's waters is a significant component (Descriptor 11) of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The indicator related to continuous noise, is the noise levels in two one-third octave bands centered at 63Hz and 125Hz. This paper presents an analysis of underwater noise in the Celtic Sea, a heavy shipping area which also hosts the seasonal Ushant thermal front. In addition to the MSFD recommended frequency bands, the analysis was extended to lower and upper frequency bands. Temporal and spatial variations as well as the influence of the properties of the water column on the noise levels were assessed. The noise levels in the area had a high dynamic range and generally exceeded 100dB re 1μPa. Finally, the results highlighted that oceanic mooring must be designed to minimize the pseudo-noise and consider the water column physical properties.
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- G Bazile Kinda
- Shom, 13, rue du Chatellier, CS 92803, 29228 Brest cedex 2, France.
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- Shom, 13, rue du Chatellier, CS 92803, 29228 Brest cedex 2, France
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Viola S, Grammauta R, Sciacca V, Bellia G, Beranzoli L, Buscaino G, Caruso F, Chierici F, Cuttone G, D'Amico A, De Luca V, Embriaco D, Favali P, Giovanetti G, Marinaro G, Mazzola S, Filiciotto F, Pavan G, Pellegrino C, Pulvirenti S, Simeone F, Speziale F, Riccobene G. Continuous monitoring of noise levels in the Gulf of Catania (Ionian Sea). Study of correlation with ship traffic. Mar Pollut Bull 2017; 121:97-103. [PMID: 28559054 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Acoustic noise levels were measured in the Gulf of Catania (Ionian Sea) from July 2012 to May 2013 by a low frequency (<1000Hz) hydrophone, installed on board the NEMO-SN1 multidisciplinary observatory. NEMO-SN1 is a cabled node of EMSO-ERIC, which was deployed at a water depth of 2100m, 25km off Catania. The study area is characterized by the proximity of mid-size harbors and shipping lanes. Measured noise levels were correlated with the passage of ships tracked with a dedicated AIS antenna. Noise power was measured in the frequency range between 10Hz and 1000Hz. Experimental data were compared with the results of a fast numerical model based on AIS data to evaluate the contribution of shipping noise in six consecutive 1/3 octave frequency bands, including the 1/3 octave frequency bands centered at 63Hz and 125Hz, indicated by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC).
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- S Viola
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS), Via S. Sofia, 62, Catania 95123, Italy.
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- Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero U.O.S. di Capo Granitola-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IAMC-CNR), Via del Mare 3, Granitola 91021, Trapani, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS), Via S. Sofia, 62, Catania 95123, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, University of Messina, Viale F. Stagno D'Alcontres, 31, Messina 98166, Italy; Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS), Via S. Sofia, 62, Catania 95123, Italy; Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, University of Catania, via Santa Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) - Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero U.O.S. di Capo Granitola-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IAMC-CNR), Via del Mare 3, Granitola 91021, Trapani, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS), Via S. Sofia, 62, Catania 95123, Italy; Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero U.O.S. di Capo Granitola-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IAMC-CNR), Via del Mare 3, Granitola 91021, Trapani, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) - Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy; Istituto di Scienze Marine - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISMAR-CNR), Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; Istituto di Radioastronomia - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (IRA-INAF), Via Gobetti, 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS), Via S. Sofia, 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- NIKHEF, Science Park 105 1098 XG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS), Via S. Sofia, 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) - Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) - Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) - Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy; Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), via Enrico Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Roma, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) - Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero U.O.S. di Capo Granitola-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IAMC-CNR), Via del Mare 3, Granitola 91021, Trapani, Italy
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- Istituto per l' Ambiente Marino Costiero U.O. di Messina - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IAMC-CNR), Spianata S. Raineri 86, 98122 Messina, Italy
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- Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy; Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali (CIBRA), Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 24, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) - Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat, 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat, 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS), Via S. Sofia, 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) - Sezione di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro, 2,00185 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS), Via S. Sofia, 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS), Via S. Sofia, 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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Garrett JK, Blondel P, Godley BJ, Pikesley SK, Witt MJ, Johanning L. Long-term underwater sound measurements in the shipping noise indicator bands 63Hz and 125Hz from the port of Falmouth Bay, UK. Mar Pollut Bull 2016; 110:438-448. [PMID: 27393210 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Chronic low-frequency anthropogenic sound, such as shipping noise, may be negatively affecting marine life. The EU's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) includes a specific indicator focused on this noise. This indicator is the yearly average sound level in third-octave bands with centre frequencies at 63Hz and 125Hz. These levels are described for Falmouth Bay, UK, an active port at the entrance to the English Channel. Underwater sound was recorded for 30min h(-1) over the period June 2012 to November 2013 for a total of 435days. Mean third-octave levels were louder in the 125-Hz band (annual mean level of 96.0dB re 1μPa) than in the 63-Hz band (92.6dB re 1 μPa). These levels and variations are assessed as a function of seasons, shipping activity and wave height, providing comparison points for future monitoring activities, including the MSFD and emerging international regulation.
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- J K Garrett
- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, TR10 9FE, UK.
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- Department of Physics, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, TR10 9FE, UK; Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, TR10 9FE, UK.
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, TR10 9FE, UK.
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, TR10 9FE, UK.
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- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, TR10 9FE, UK.
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A setup for measuring spectral source levels (SSLs) of ships transiting along a seaway, the traffic density and shipping noise, is presented. The results feed shipping-noise modeling that reproduces the actual in situ observations to map shipping-noise variability over space and time for investigating its effects on aquatic organisms. The ship's SSL databank allows sorting the different contributors to total shipping noise for assisting in exploring mitigation approaches (e.g., fleet composition, rerouting). Such an acoustic observatory was deployed since November 2012 for a complete annual cycle of measurements in the deep downstream part of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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Sertlek HÖ, Aarts G, Brasseur S, Slabbekoorn H, ten Cate C, von Benda-Beckmann AM, Ainslie MA. Mapping Underwater Sound in the Dutch Part of the North Sea. Adv Exp Med Biol 2015; 875:1001-6. [PMID: 26611061 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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The European Union requires member states to achieve or maintain good environmental status for their marine territorial waters and explicitly mentions potentially adverse effects of underwater sound. In this study, we focused on producing maps of underwater sound from various natural and anthropogenic origins in the Dutch North Sea. The source properties and sound propagation are simulated by mathematical methods. These maps could be used to assess and predict large-scale effects on behavior and distribution of underwater marine life and therefore become a valuable tool in assessing and managing the impact of underwater sound on marine life.
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- H Özkan Sertlek
- Department of Behavioural Biology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, RA, 2300, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), Wageningen UR, AD Den Burg, 1790, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), Wageningen UR, AD Den Burg, 1790, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Behavioural Biology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, RA, 2300, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Behavioural Biology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, RA, 2300, The Netherlands.
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- Acoustics and Sonar Group, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The Hague, JG, 2509, The Netherlands.
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- Acoustics and Sonar Group, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The Hague, JG, 2509, The Netherlands. .,Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR), University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
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