Underwater noise and Arctic marine mammals: review and policy recommendations
Underwater noise is an important issue globally. Underwater noise can cause auditory masking, behavioural disturbance, hearing damage, and even death for marine animals. While underwater noise levels have been increasing in nonpolar regions, noise levels are thought to be much lower in the Arctic wh...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/er-2019-0033 2024-06-23T07:49:00+00:00 Underwater noise and Arctic marine mammals: review and policy recommendations Halliday, William D. Pine, Matthew K. Insley, Stephen J. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/er-2019-0033 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/er-2019-0033 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/er-2019-0033 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Environmental Reviews volume 28, issue 4, page 438-448 ISSN 1181-8700 1208-6053 journal-article 2020 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2019-0033 2024-06-13T04:10:53Z Underwater noise is an important issue globally. Underwater noise can cause auditory masking, behavioural disturbance, hearing damage, and even death for marine animals. While underwater noise levels have been increasing in nonpolar regions, noise levels are thought to be much lower in the Arctic where the presence of sea ice limits anthropogenic activities. However, climate change is causing sea ice to decrease, which is allowing for increased access for noisy anthropogenic activities. Underwater noise may have more severe impacts in the Arctic compared with nonpolar regions due to a combination of lower ambient sound levels and increased sensitivity of Arctic marine animals to underwater noise. Here, we review ambient sound levels in the Arctic, as well as the reactions of Arctic and sub-Arctic marine mammals to underwater noise. We then relate what is known about underwater noise in the Arctic to policies and management solutions for underwater noise and discuss whether Arctic-specific policies are necessary. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic marine mammals Arctic Climate change Sea ice Canadian Science Publishing Arctic Environmental Reviews 28 4 438 448 |
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Underwater noise is an important issue globally. Underwater noise can cause auditory masking, behavioural disturbance, hearing damage, and even death for marine animals. While underwater noise levels have been increasing in nonpolar regions, noise levels are thought to be much lower in the Arctic where the presence of sea ice limits anthropogenic activities. However, climate change is causing sea ice to decrease, which is allowing for increased access for noisy anthropogenic activities. Underwater noise may have more severe impacts in the Arctic compared with nonpolar regions due to a combination of lower ambient sound levels and increased sensitivity of Arctic marine animals to underwater noise. Here, we review ambient sound levels in the Arctic, as well as the reactions of Arctic and sub-Arctic marine mammals to underwater noise. We then relate what is known about underwater noise in the Arctic to policies and management solutions for underwater noise and discuss whether Arctic-specific policies are necessary. |
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