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EIA Database

The relationships between fish size and their response to underwater blast.

1975
Open Access Report

Defense Nuclear Agency

Yelverton, J.T., Richmond, D.R., Hicks, W., Saunders, K. and Fletcher, E.R.,

Fish were exposed to underwater blasts in an artificial pond, 220 x 150 ft, that was 30 ft deep. The underwater-blast impulse levels required for 50-percent...
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Keywords: Explosions, Fish

Physical effects of sound exposure from underwater explosions on Pacific sardines (Sardinops sagax)

2020
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Dahl, P. H., Jenkins, A. K., Casper, B., Kotecki, S. E., Bowman, V., Boeger, C., Dall'Osto, D. R., Babina, M. A., Popper, A. N.

Explosions from activities such as construction, demolition, and military activities are increasingly encountered in the underwater soundscape. However, there are few scientifically rigorous data on the...
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Keywords: Explosions, Pacific sardine