Effects of underwater noise on marine mammals

Public concern about the effects of underwater noise on marine mammals has steadily increased over the past few decades. Research programs have been developed around the globe to investigate noise impacts. Government departments in many countries regulate underwater noise emission. Industries, in pa...

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Main Author: Erbe, Christine
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer New York LLC 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18136
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description Public concern about the effects of underwater noise on marine mammals has steadily increased over the past few decades. Research programs have been developed around the globe to investigate noise impacts. Government departments in many countries regulate underwater noise emission. Industries, in particular the oil and gas industry, undertake environmental impact assessments of underwater noise expected from planned marine activities and submit these to regulatory agencies as part of a permit application process. Lawsuits have been brought against the Navy in an attempt to protect marine mammals from sonar testing. The number and diversity of stakeholders in the management of noise and marine animals is great. Marine Mammals and Noise (Richardson et al. 1995) was the first book to review and synthesize research on the noise effects on marine mammals. In the 15 years since then, a handful of review projects have been undertaken, with focus on specific aspects (e.g., Committee on Characterizing Biologically Significant Marine Mammal Behavior 2005; Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals 2003; National Research Council 2000; Nowacek et al. 2007; Southall et al. 2007).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-181362017-09-13T13:46:02Z Effects of underwater noise on marine mammals Erbe, Christine noise emission marine mammals underwater noise Public concern about the effects of underwater noise on marine mammals has steadily increased over the past few decades. Research programs have been developed around the globe to investigate noise impacts. Government departments in many countries regulate underwater noise emission. Industries, in particular the oil and gas industry, undertake environmental impact assessments of underwater noise expected from planned marine activities and submit these to regulatory agencies as part of a permit application process. Lawsuits have been brought against the Navy in an attempt to protect marine mammals from sonar testing. The number and diversity of stakeholders in the management of noise and marine animals is great. Marine Mammals and Noise (Richardson et al. 1995) was the first book to review and synthesize research on the noise effects on marine mammals. In the 15 years since then, a handful of review projects have been undertaken, with focus on specific aspects (e.g., Committee on Characterizing Biologically Significant Marine Mammal Behavior 2005; Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals 2003; National Research Council 2000; Nowacek et al. 2007; Southall et al. 2007). 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18136 10.1007/978-1-4419-7311-5_3 Springer New York LLC restricted
spellingShingle noise emission
marine mammals
underwater noise
Erbe, Christine
Effects of underwater noise on marine mammals
title Effects of underwater noise on marine mammals
title_full Effects of underwater noise on marine mammals
title_fullStr Effects of underwater noise on marine mammals
title_full_unstemmed Effects of underwater noise on marine mammals
title_short Effects of underwater noise on marine mammals
title_sort effects of underwater noise on marine mammals
topic noise emission
marine mammals
underwater noise
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18136