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Effect of pile-driving playback sound level on fish-catching efficiency in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

2019
Pay-walled Article

Aquatic Mammals

Kastelein, Ronald A., Huijser Léonie A. E., Cornelisse Suzanne, Helder-Hoek Lean, Jennings Nancy, and De Jong Christ A. F.

The foundations of offshore wind turbine parks are often constructed by means of percussion pile driving. Broadband impulsive sounds generated by pile driving may disturb and...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic sounds, Harbour porpoise, Marine mammals, Offshore wind turbine, Pile driving

Abatement of underwater noise pollution from pile-driving and explosions in UK waters

2020
Open Access Report

Report of the UKAN workshop held on Tuesday 12 November 2019 at The Royal Society, London

Nathan D. Merchant & Stephen P. Robinson

Underwater noise pollution from the installation of offshore wind turbine foundations and the detonation of unexploded ordnance (UXO) is recognised as an issue of growing concern...
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Keywords: Noise abatement, Offshore wind turbine, Under water noise pollution