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Quantitative assessment of the development of the offshore oil and gas industry in the North Sea

1996
Open Access Journal Article

ICES Journal of Marine Science

de Groot, S. J.

An overview is given of the development of the offshore oil and gas industry in the North Sea and the possible physical impact on the ecosystem...
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Keywords: Drilling, Hdyrocarbon industry, North Sea, Pipelines, Seismic exploration

Effects of sound exposure from a seismic airgun on heart rate, acceleration and depth use in free-swimming Atlantic cod and saithe

2019
Open Access Article

Conservation Physiology

Davidsen, Jan G., Dong Hefeng, Linné Markus, Andersson Mathias H., Piper Adam, Prystay Tanya S., Hvam Eivind B., Thorstad Eva B., Whoriskey Frederick, Cooke Steven J., Sjursen Aslak D., Rønning Lars, Netland Tim C., and Hawkins Anthony D.

Airguns used for offshore seismic exploration by the oil and gas industry contribute to globally increasing anthropogenic noise levels in the marine environment. There is concern...
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Keywords: Airguns, Anthropogenic noise, Atlantic cod, Fish behaviour, Marine environment, Oil and gas, Particle motion, Saithe, Seismic exploration, Sound pressure, Stress