Sentences with phrase «underwater noise pollution»

The petition also asserts that the requested speed reduction would mitigate underwater noise pollution and air pollution, including greenhouse gas emissions, from vessel traffic.

Prior to this she studied at the University of St Andrews and Scottish Association for Marine Science, assessing the extent of underwater noise pollution from Acoustic Deterrent Devices used at fish farms on the west coast of Scotland.

Lindy Weilgart has specialized in underwater noise pollution and its effects on cetaceans since 1994.

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Their goal is to minimize the amount of sound the surveys produce and reduce risks the surveys and other underwater human noise pollution poses to vulnerable marine life.

The study is the first to give a global overview of all current plans to mine the seabed, in both national and international waters, and looks at the potential impacts including physical destruction of seabed habitats, creation of large underwater plumes of sediment and the effects of chemical, noise and light pollution arising from mining operations.

Humpback whales are still at risk from indirect threats such as pollution, fishing gear entanglement, shipping, and underwater noise.

A speed limit also would cut back on air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions and underwater noise, which can harm whales.