Managing the effects of noise from ship traffic, seismic surveying and construction on marine mammals in Antarctica
The Protocol on Environmental Protection of the Antarctic Treaty stipulates that the protection of the Antarctic environment and associated ecosystems be considered in the planning and conducting of all activities in the Antarctic Treaty area. One of the key pollutants created by human activities in...
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The Protocol on Environmental Protection of the Antarctic Treaty stipulates that the protection of the Antarctic environment and associated ecosystems be considered in the planning and conducting of all activities in the Antarctic Treaty area. One of the key pollutants created by human activities in the Antarctic is noise, primarily caused by ship traffic (from tourism, fisheries, and research), but also by geophysical research (e.g., seismic surveys) and by research station support activities (including construction). Arguably, amongst the species most vulnerable to noise are marine mammals since they specialise in using sound for communication, navigation and foraging, and therefore have evolved the highest auditory sensitivity among marine organisms. Reported effects of noise on marine mammals in lower-latitude oceans include stress, behavioural changes such as avoidance, auditory masking, hearing threshold shifts, and—in extreme cases—death. Eight mysticete species, 10 odontocete species, and six pinniped species occur south of 60OS (i.e., in the Southern Ocean). For many of these, the Southern Ocean is a key area for foraging and reproduction. Yet, little is known about how these species are affected by noise. We review the current prevalence of anthropogenic noise and the distribution of marine mammals in the Southern Ocean, and the current research gaps that prevent us from accurately assessing noise impacts on Antarctic marine mammals. A questionnaire given to 29 international experts on marine mammals revealed a variety of research needs. Those that received the highest rankings were 1) improved data on abundance and distribution of Antarctic marine mammals, 2) hearing data for Antarctic marine mammals, in particular a mysticete audiogram, and 3) an assessment of the effectiveness of various noise mitigation options. The management need with the highest score was a refinement of noise exposure criteria. Environmental evaluations are a requirement before conducting activities in the Antarctic. Because of ... |
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University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute University of St Andrews. School of Biology University of St Andrews. Sea Mammal Research Unit University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution University of St Andrews. Bioacoustics group |
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Erbe, Christine Dähne, Michael Gordon, Jonathan Herata, Heike Houser, Dorian Koschinski, Sven Leaper, Russell McCauley, Robert Miller, Brian Müller, Mirjam Murray, Anita Oswald, Julie Scholik-Schlomer, Amy Schuster, Max van Opzeeland, Ilse Janik, Vincent M. |
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Managing the effects of noise from ship traffic, seismic surveying and construction on marine mammals in Antarctica |
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Managing the effects of noise from ship traffic, seismic surveying and construction on marine mammals in Antarctica |
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Managing the effects of noise from ship traffic, seismic surveying and construction on marine mammals in Antarctica |
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Copyright © 2019 Erbe, Dähne, Gordon, Herata, Houser, Koschinski, Leaper, McCauley, Miller, Müller, Murray, Oswald, Scholik-Schlomer, Schuster, Van Opzeeland and Janik. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
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ftstandrewserep:oai:research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk:10023/18861 2023-07-02T03:30:12+02:00 Managing the effects of noise from ship traffic, seismic surveying and construction on marine mammals in Antarctica Erbe, Christine Dähne, Michael Gordon, Jonathan Herata, Heike Houser, Dorian Koschinski, Sven Leaper, Russell McCauley, Robert Miller, Brian Müller, Mirjam Murray, Anita Oswald, Julie Scholik-Schlomer, Amy Schuster, Max van Opzeeland, Ilse Janik, Vincent M. University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute University of St Andrews. School of Biology University of St Andrews. Sea Mammal Research Unit University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution University of St Andrews. Bioacoustics group 2019-11-06T13:30:05Z 21 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18861 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00647 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00647/full eng eng Frontiers in Marine Science Erbe , C , Dähne , M , Gordon , J , Herata , H , Houser , D , Koschinski , S , Leaper , R , McCauley , R , Miller , B , Müller , M , Murray , A , Oswald , J , Scholik-Schlomer , A , Schuster , M , van Opzeeland , I & Janik , V M 2019 , ' Managing the effects of noise from ship traffic, seismic surveying and construction on marine mammals in Antarctica ' , Frontiers in Marine Science , vol. 6 , 647 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00647 2296-7745 PURE: 261950244 PURE UUID: a731bbc8-04a5-4e2e-ab90-4644229bbc96 ORCID: /0000-0002-1524-9592/work/64361434 ORCID: /0000-0001-7894-0121/work/64361496 Scopus: 85074260674 WOS: 000494735900001 http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18861 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00647 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00647/full Copyright © 2019 Erbe, Dähne, Gordon, Herata, Houser, Koschinski, Leaper, McCauley, Miller, Müller, Murray, Oswald, Scholik-Schlomer, Schuster, Van Opzeeland and Janik. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Underwater noise Antarctic Treaty Seismic survey Noise management Ship noise Marine mammal ecology Antarctica - coastal ecology QH301 Biology NDAS SDG 14 - Life Below Water QH301 Journal article 2019 ftstandrewserep https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00647 2023-06-13T18:27:21Z The Protocol on Environmental Protection of the Antarctic Treaty stipulates that the protection of the Antarctic environment and associated ecosystems be considered in the planning and conducting of all activities in the Antarctic Treaty area. One of the key pollutants created by human activities in the Antarctic is noise, primarily caused by ship traffic (from tourism, fisheries, and research), but also by geophysical research (e.g., seismic surveys) and by research station support activities (including construction). Arguably, amongst the species most vulnerable to noise are marine mammals since they specialise in using sound for communication, navigation and foraging, and therefore have evolved the highest auditory sensitivity among marine organisms. Reported effects of noise on marine mammals in lower-latitude oceans include stress, behavioural changes such as avoidance, auditory masking, hearing threshold shifts, and—in extreme cases—death. Eight mysticete species, 10 odontocete species, and six pinniped species occur south of 60OS (i.e., in the Southern Ocean). For many of these, the Southern Ocean is a key area for foraging and reproduction. Yet, little is known about how these species are affected by noise. We review the current prevalence of anthropogenic noise and the distribution of marine mammals in the Southern Ocean, and the current research gaps that prevent us from accurately assessing noise impacts on Antarctic marine mammals. A questionnaire given to 29 international experts on marine mammals revealed a variety of research needs. Those that received the highest rankings were 1) improved data on abundance and distribution of Antarctic marine mammals, 2) hearing data for Antarctic marine mammals, in particular a mysticete audiogram, and 3) an assessment of the effectiveness of various noise mitigation options. The management need with the highest score was a refinement of noise exposure criteria. Environmental evaluations are a requirement before conducting activities in the Antarctic. Because of ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Southern Ocean University of St Andrews: Digital Research Repository Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Frontiers in Marine Science 6 |