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Approaches to reduce noise from ships operating in important killer whale habitats

2019
Pay-walled Article

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Williams, Rob, Veirs Scott, Veirs Val, Ashe Erin, and Mastick Natalie

Shipping is key to global trade, but is also a dominant source of anthropogenic noise in the ocean. Chronic noise from ships can affect acoustic quality...
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Keywords: Endangered species, Killer whale, Noise, Noise pollution, Ship

Source specific sound mapping: Spatial, temporal and spectral distribution of sound in the Dutch North Sea

2019
Pay-walled Article

Environmental Pollution

Sertlek, Hüseyin özkan, Slabbekoorn Hans, Cate Carel ten, and Ainslie Michael A.

Effective measures for protecting and preserving the marine environment require an understanding of the potential impact of anthropogenic sound on marine life. A crucial component is...
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Keywords: Noise pollution, Sound maps, Underwater sound

Distracted decision makers: ship noise and predation risk change shell choice in hermit crabs

2019
Pay-walled Article

Behavioural Ecology

Tidau, Svenja, and Briffa Mark

Human-induced rapid environmental change such as noise pollution alters the ability of animals to integrate information cues. Many studies focus on how noise impacts single sensory...
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Keywords: Hermit crabs, Noise impacts, Noise pollution, Predator cue, Shell size, Ship

Validated shipping noise maps of the Northeast Atlantic

2020
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Science of The Total Environment

Adrian Farcas, Claire F.Powell, Kate L.Brookes, Nathan D.Merchanta

Shipping noise is globally pervasive and impacts marine species which rely on sound. International bodies including United Nations agencies, the Arctic Council, and the European Union...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic, Marine policy, Marine spatial planning, Noise pollution, Shipping