Sentences with phrase «ocean noise»

So when you add in the issue of ocean noise pollution it's just an organic issue.

The increase in ocean noise they cause can mask sounds whales and other species rely on to communicate, navigate, find food or avoid predators.

If ocean noise continues to increase as a result of human activities, whales may soon have nowhere to go.

Of particular concern are the ever increasing levels of ocean noise and toxic contaminants which for the most part remain poorly measured let alone managed.

The rise in ocean noise is due mostly to the rising number of ships in the sea.

This is a follow - on article to his 2 November 2015 article on ocean noise, focusing on some of the world - leading research being conducted by local Monterey Bay researchers.

Human - caused ocean noises cause clams to clam up and lobsters to scurry for cover, which could wreak havoc with nutrient cycling.

It's on a major thoroughfare, so there is a decent amount of traffic noise, but it almost sounds more like ocean noise — that constant whooshing — which I actually find very soothing.

The growing scientific and societal concern about the effects of underwater sound on marine ecosystems has been recently recognized through the introduction of several international initiatives aiming at measuring the environmental impact of ocean noise at large spatial and temporal scales.

OCEAN NOISE WORKSHOP REPORT — APRIL 11, 2016 At the Center for Biological Diversity Conference Room, Oakland, California.

Past research has assessed ocean noise sources individually.

Although sonar and air guns have grabbed headlines, researchers say the cacophony from ships creates far more ocean noise.

This will allow the establishment of consistent, scientifically based standards and monitoring programs for ocean noise levels, Nowacek said.

-- Anthony Eller, OASIS, Inc., USA, Selecting Statistics from Ocean Noise Data for Archiving and Mapping

Yet in recent decades, anthropogenic ocean noise levels have risen markedly — doubling every decade for the past 50 years, according to research by scientists at Scripps Whale Acoustic Lab.

«New international standards needed to manage ocean noise: Growing use of high - decibel seismic surveys to explore the ocean for resources poses increased risks to vulnerable marine life, experts say.»

«AIS can be used to identify regions where shipping lanes and important marine mammal habitats and migrations overlap, as well as areas where ocean noise may be impacting acoustically sensitive species.»

She is currently an Adjunct (Biology Dept., Dalhousie) and serves as Scientific Advisor for the International Ocean Noise Coalition and OceanCare.

This was a long and intense week, though an extremely rewarding time, but we believe we managed to take the objectives to the right port and contribute to build up a community around ocean noise issues.

A rhythmic thumping provides the beat for an otherwise ambient ocean noise track.

WWF is working to minimize ocean noise pollution from offshore oil and gas exploration and increased Arctic shipping.

My question is: Is it getting close to when the SOI can be used to automatically remove the pseudo-oscillatory ocean noise?

It's one of the issues that's made it very difficult to find «52» — as we're out there listening through hydrophones we're hearing all of this other ocean noise pollution.

I knew nothing about ocean noise pollution before I started this documentary and so much of this film is about sound in the ocean and how fascinating it is whether it's the deep - water channel where sounds can travel thousands of miles across the ocean, and especially with regard to whale songs.

Earlier this year, filmmaker Volker Barth made the question not if ocean noise hurts whales, but how, in his film Sounds of the Sea.

«You can only mitigate other manmade stressors — like ocean noise, pollution, and hunting.»

oceanoise2017 format aims at favouring a dynamic exchange of the latest findings in the field of ocean noise in order to assist in providing ocean users with the best scientific knowledge and technical solutions to address operational and environmental issues.

She provides technical support for the growth of passive acoustic science and ocean noise impact management capacity throughout US sanctuaries.

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SEA Senior Scientist Dr. Brandon Southall contributed to a recent feature story on ocean noise and some of the monitoring in the Cordell Bank NMSanctuary.

Ocean noise pollution caused by shipping, oil and gas development, and other human activities is making...

Furthermore, continuous sounds, like the sound of a hair dryer or raindrops are much more effective than sounds like heartbeats or ocean noises.

The show includes reassortment of the H1N1 / 2009 influenza virus in swine, ocean noise, the physics of old violins, and more.

Malakoff (p. 1502) takes on ocean noise, which is increasing because of ever - expanding ship traffic.

To reduce these risks, the new paper recommends that ocean noise be recognized globally as a pollutant — something the European Union already recognizes — and managed through a revision to the existing International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.

Ocean noise pollution is a known problem for many marine mammals, which use their hearing for survival tasks like navigation and finding food.

University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science's Dr Rebecca Dunlop said one of the main sources of ocean noise was oil and gas exploration, due to geologists firing off loud acoustic air guns to probe the structure of the ocean floor in search of fossil fuels.

With her colleagues from NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, she co-leads NOAA's Ocean Noise Strategy initiative which seeks to improve the agency's ability to address ocean noise impacts to the species and habitats in its trust.